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Protests and Petitions
五名被警方打伤的辽宁省访民求助无门 (After Being Beaten by Police, 5 Liaoning Petitioners Kicked Out of Beijing Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/27/china_
petition_abuse/
Five Liaoning petitioners, including three who are disabled, were beaten by 10 police using iron chairs in Beijing on June 26. A petitioner told RFA that a hospital forced them to leave the same day they were admitted. However, the hospital denied the allegation in a phone interview.
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Children
潘小涛﹕山西省长已为「童奴」道歉 胡温呢？ (Commentary: When Will Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao Apologize to Child Slaves in Shanxi?)
Ming Pao, June 28, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070628/fab1.htm
Death Penalty
In Brief: Decorated Police Officer Sentenced to Death for Drugs
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb3
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北京首名经最高法院复核的死刑犯昨被执行死刑 (1st Person from Beijing Executed for Murder After SPC Approves Death Sentence)
China Youth Daily, June 28, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-06/28/content_1807841.
htm
Food Security
Thousands of Foods Found to Be Unsafe
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.
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Labor
Survey: Discrimination in Job Market Common
Xinhuanet, June 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/27/content_
6298895.htm
Media
莫少平律师获准与孑木见面 (Nanjing Journalist Jie Mu Allowed to Meet Defense Lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/27/china_
media_reporter_detain/
报道冤案揭吴志明治下政法黑暗 沪警跨省关网站何权何法？ (What Is the Legal Basis for Shanghai Police to Shut Down Anhui-Based Rights Defense Web Site?)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/27/
hujing/
Olympics
Students Face Own Olympic Test
The Standard, June 28, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&
art_id=47816&sid=14249582&con_type=1&d_str=20070628
Beijing to Assist Overseas Journalists in Olympics 2008
Xinhuanet, June 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/27/content_
6295845.htm
Population
Millions on Move to Make China a Nation of City Dwellers: U.N.
YahooNews (Asia), June 27, 2007
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070627/kyodo/d8q159t81.html
Protests and Petitions
上海访民公开信要人权不要奥运 (800 Shanghai Petitioners Sign "Shanghai Residents Want Human Rights, Not Olympics" Open Letter)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/27/
fangmin/
宁夏警民冲突揭征地惯用伎俩 村民成批被拘还要交钱？ (Mass Detention and Fines Are Regular Techniques for Ningxia Police in Land Disputes)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/27/
jingmin/
Petitioner Killed in Confrontation with Police
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2007
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广州数百名复转军人上访遭警察抓捕并殴打 (Representative of Retired Soldiers Beaten by Police on Way to Petition in Guangzhou, Rib Broken)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/27/
junren/
宜宾大塔又有两名农民维权代表被捕 (Two More Farmer Representatives Arrested in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/27/yibin/
Public Health
近八成外企拒乙肝病毒携带者 包括国际知名公司 (Survey Shows 80 Percent of Foreign Enterprises Reject Workers with Hepatitis B)
Xinhuanet, June 28, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-06/28/content_63010
33.htm
Religion
Group: China Detains 8 Church Leaders
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070627/ap_on_re_as/china_
banned_church_1;_ylt=AloZx1QBxVMUX3pVhyfv9edPzWQA
Xinjiang
China Confiscates Muslims' Passports
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/uyghur/2007/06/27/uyghur_
passports/
