Olympics
Media Muzzled on Olympics Coverage
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2007
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In the week of November 4 the Central Publicity Department reportedly issued a notice ordering China’s editors to steer clear of Olympic-related story ideas that would show the country in a bad light. These story ideas would include food safety and air quality. Shao Shiwei, the deputy chief of the publicity department of the Beijing Committee of the Olympic Game, also reportedly said in a national forum of evening newspaper publishers in September that the press should “be more careful” in their Olympics coverage to safeguard China’s image.
News
Environment
China Pandas Forced to Migrate for Food
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 12, 2007
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Food Security
Six Chinese Reportedly Die After Eating Poison Soup
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 12, 2007
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Human Rights Defender - Runggye Adak
In Brief: Tibetan Convicted over Calling for the Dalai Lama's Return
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 13, 2007
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Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄案拟14日开庭宣判 律师希望排除案外因素公正判决 (Guangzhou Court to Deliver Verdict on Guo Feixiong's Case; Lawyers Call for Independent Decision)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/12/Guo
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Human Rights Defender – Liu Jie (刘杰)
17大万人上书代表刘杰被刑拘 (Heilongjiang Petitioner Placed Under Criminal Detention for a Month for Launching Open Letter Calling for Justice for Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/12/
liujie/
Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
胡佳探望临产的妻子遭国保殴打 (Hu Jia Beaten for Visiting Pregnant Wife)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/12/china_
rights_assault/
Related Information
HRIC Statement: Human Rights in China condemns attack on Hu Jia
Human Rights in China, November 12, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_id=45528
June 4th
Tiananmen Activist Freed from Jail
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 13, 2007
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Labor
Life on the Dark Side
Associated Press (via South China Morning Post), November 13, 2007
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Media
China Under Fire at WTO for Restrictions on Foreign Media
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 13, 2007
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20071112/tbs-wto-china-med
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Chinese TV Artists Urged to Promote Advanced Culture
Xinhuanet, November 12, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/12/content_
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Olympics
China Tracks Summer Olympics Journalists
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 12, 2007
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Protests and Petitions
Shanxi Miners Set to Fight Layoffs
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2007
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湖南教师上访代表被已被拘三月 (Representative of Petitioning Hunan Teachers Detained for 3 Months)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/12/china_
petition_teachers/
Public Health
In Modern China, Eye on Mental Health
Christian Science Monitor, November 13, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1113/p06s01-woap.html
Rules Relaxed for HIV Carriers
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2007
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Society - Ethnic Minorities
Equality Denied
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2007
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