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Xinjiang
Uygurs Sentenced to Death over Terrorism
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bc2fd5df80f26110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Six Uyghurs arrested during a raid at a training camp in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on January 5, 2007 were sentenced by a Kashgar court on November 10, 2007. Three received death sentences, two death with a two-year suspension and one life imprisonment under charges of separatism, organizing and leading a terrorist organization and manufacturing explosives. The government mouthpiece Xinhua reported that they set up a terrorist organization known as the East Turkestan Islamic Party and believe that the group has links to al-Qaeda and overseas terrorist groups. Critics believe that these are excuses to crack down on the pro-independence movement among Uyghurs.
News
Education
China to Exempt All Urban Students from Compulsory Education Fees
Xinhuanet, November 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/10/content_7044298.htm
Environment
China Sets up Fund Aimed at Reducing Greenhouse Gases
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 09, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071109/sc_afp/chinaenvironmentclimatewarmingfund_071109150747
Government
陕西一民政干部跨县抛弃乞丐致其死亡被起诉 (Shaanxi Civil Affairs Cardre Prosecuted for Negligence over Death of Beggar)
Xinhuanet, November 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-11/11/content_7048754.htm
Human Rights Defenders - Hu Jia (胡佳)
国保试图阻拦胡佳看望住院的妻子 (State Security Guards Bar Hu Jia from Visiting His Hospitalized Wife)
Radio Free Asia, November 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/11/10/xinwen/
June 4th
成都六四受难者母亲唐德英遭到警方监控 (Chengdu Police Put Mother of a June 4th Victim Under Surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, November 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/11/10/xinwen/
六四伤残者齐志勇被再次非法限制出境 (June 4th Victim Qi Zhiyong Prohibited from Leaving China)
Radio Free Asia, November 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/09/xinwen/
Labor
China's Toy Firms Under Scrutiny
BBC World Service, November 11, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7086958.stm
ACFTU: Huawei Agrees to Suspend Controversial Employment Scheme After Union Talks
Xinhuanet, November 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/10/content_7047070.htm
China Coal Mine Death Toll Rises to 35
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071111/wl_asia_afp/chinaminingaccident_071111044705
Law
成都检方联合九部门建救助机制 救助刑事受害人 (Chengdu Launches Assistance Scheme for Victims of Criminal Cases)
Legal Daily, November 12, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-11/12/content_737179.htm
Media
Crackdown on Bogus Reporters
Xinhuanet, November 12, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/12/content_7055146.htm
Officials Shut down HK-linked Newspaper
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4b91d5df80f26110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Military
China's PLA Prevents Illegal Recruitment And Ineligible Recruits
Xinhuanet, November 12, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/11/content_7051983.htm
Olympics
Report: China Issues Broad Olympic Ban
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 09, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071109/ap_on_re_as/china_olympic_ban_1
Protests and Petitions
城管公安打死小贩 上万人围困镇政府 (10,000 Villagers Surround Government Building over Death of a Hawker)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/11/11/xinwen/
重庆上百集体所有制职工要求退休福利 (Over 100 Chongqing Retired Workers Sign Open Letter Urging Better Benefits)
Radio Free Asia, November 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/11/10/xinwen/
广东潮州四千多村民阻工维护土地权益 (4,000 Chaozhou Villagers Block Electric Cable Construction Site over Disputed Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, November 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/09/china_rights_land/
温江失地农民和防暴警察发生流血冲突 (Chengdu Farmers Clash with Police over Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, November 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/09/china_land_clash/
湖北英山垃圾场污染引起群体性事件 (Hubei Garbage Dump Pollution Sets off Mass Incident)
Radio Free Asia, November 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/09/hubei/
湖南6名访民被以“聚众扰乱社会治安”罪名拘押 (Six Hunan Petitioners Detained for "Gathering a Crowd to Disturb Social Order")
Radio Free Asia, November 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/09/fangmin/
上海两名访民控诉当局非法拘禁 (Two Shanghai Petitioners Detained Illegally)
Radio Free Asia, November 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/09/china_petition_shanghai/
Related information:
Detained Petitioners Finally Released After Close of Party Congress, Special Olympics
Human Rights in China Press Release, November 08, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/45493
Public Health
截至9月30日全国参加新型农村合作医疗人口7.26亿 (726 Million Residents Covered Under New Rural Health Insurance Scheme)
Xinhuanet, November 12, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-11/12/content_7055266.htm
截至9月底开展新型农村合作医疗的县市区达2448个 (2448 Counties, Cities and Districts Implemented New Rural Cooperation on Health Insurance)
Xinhuanet, November 12, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-11/12/content_7055226.htm
9套医改方案仍悬而未决 政府主导趋势已经明朗化 (Healthcare Reform to Become Government-Led)
Legal Daily, November 12, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-11/12/content_737823.htm
Aids Threat Spreading: Official
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4aa1d5df80f26110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Tainted-toy Factory Still Making Other Products
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a81fd5df80f26110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
State Security
Crush Leads to New Rules
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b95fd5df80f26110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD