Friday, September 28, 2007

September 28, 2007

News
Corruption

Five Sentenced for Looting Shanghai Pension Fund
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2007
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Former Medical Chief Pleads Guilty to Graft
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2007
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深圳處長受賄囚10年 (Shenzhen Environmental Protection Bureau Chief Sentenced to 10 Years for Bribery)
Ming Pao, September 28, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070928/cce1.htm

Death Penalty
Three sentenced to death for poisoning their partners
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2007
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Education
中国将用3年左右优先化解 500亿元农村义务教育巨债 (China to Invest RMB 50 Billion to Tackle Rural Education in Three Years)
Xinhuanet, September 28, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/edu/2007-09/28/content_6805
623.htm


Environment
Beneath Booming Cities, China’s Future Is Drying Up
New York Times, September 28, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/28/world/asia/28water
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Gender
部分条款创新 解读广东妇女权益保障4大突破 (Breakthroughs in Guangdong Women's Rights and Protection Law)
Legal Daily, September 27, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-09/27/content_
709353.htm


Human Rights Defenders
大陆各地政府继续打压维权人士 (Human Rights Defenders Harassed by Local Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/27/
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Human Rights Defenders - Ouyang Xiaorong (欧阳小戎)
独立中文笔会成员欧阳小戎被公安带走 (Internet Writer Ouyang Xiaorong Taken Away by Police)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/27/gao/

Land Policy
16 Cases of Illegal Land Use Revealed
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2007
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Media
河南濮阳发生两次大爆炸 (Cover-up of Two Large-Scale Explosions in Henan)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/09/27/china_
explosion/


云南文山草根论坛因发布警察打人的帖子被关闭 (Yunnan Online Forum Closed After Posting "Sensitive" Articles)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/27/
wenshan/


Protests and Petitions
几十名昔日抗非典医务人员在北京市政府上访 (SARS Medical Practitioners Petition the Government over Its Unfulfilled Promises)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/27/
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