News
Corruption
Corruption Complaints Crash Chinese Web Site
Washington Post, December 19, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/19/AR2007121900678.html
Death Penalty
天津市检察院原检察长李宝金一审被判处死缓 (Former Tianjin Prosecutor Given Suspended Death Sentence for Receiving Bribes and Embezzling Public Funds)
Legal Daily, December 20, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-12/20/content_766106.htm
Human Rights Defenders - Jing Chu (荆楚)
Chinese Activist Held for Subversion
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 19, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071219/ap_on_re_as/china_dissident_detained_1
Human Rights Defenders - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
法院令张青21日交付四万元罚款 律师吁请关心帮助郭飞雄妻儿 (Jailed Rights Defender's Wife Pressured to Pay Fine)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/19/zhang/
Human Rights Defenders - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
袁伟静再次被拒探监 张青继续写信申冤 (Jailed Rights Defense Activist Chen Guangcheng Denied Family Visits Again)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/19/china_rights_chen/
Human Rights Defenders - Li Jianhong / Xiao Qi (李剑红(小齐))
上海异议人士小乔被国保非法拘禁 (Shanghai Dissident Writer Prevented from Attending Chinese PEN Gathering)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/19/xiaoqiao/
Labor
专家:立法明确"不适合妇女岗位"细化条款是关键 (Listing "Inappropriate Jobs for Women" in Law is Key, Says Expert)
Legal Daily, December 20, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-12/20/content_766095.htm
Squads Deployed to Deter Layoffs
South China Morning Post, December 20, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1932bdc71c2f6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
陕西大荔棉纺职工请愿被防暴警察驱散 (Shaanxi Police Disperse Petitioning Textile Factory Workers)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/19/dali/
Land Policy
Beijing Official Defends Evictions
Reuters, December 19, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK3912020071219
Media
西藏“雪域青年论坛”网被关闭 (Popular Tibetan Online Forum Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/12/19/xinwen/
Police
Displaced Farmers 'Jailed, Tortured'
South China Morning Post, December 20, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=de20bdc71c2f6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
武汉花楼街面临最后清拆 (Wuhan Hualou Street Residents Face Forced Evictions)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/19/china_demolition_clash/
Politics
Politburo Meets to Clarify Party Line on Religion
South China Morning Post, December 20, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1f9bbc9af53f6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Protests and Petitions
王桂兰揭发公安倒卖访民 (Beijing Police Turn Petitioners Over to Local Officials For Money)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/19/china_petitioner/
营房成了关押访民的班房 (Chengdu Military Camps Used to Detain Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/19/yingfang/
东莞白马社区村民抗议官员低价征地被打伤 (Dongguang Villagers Clash with Police over Resettlement Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/19/china_land_clash/
银川复员军官上访被拘留 (Retired Military Official Detained for Criminal Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/19/junguan/
天津农民要求地方镇政府归还良田 (Thousands of Tianjin Farmers Protest Over Land Grab)
Voice of America, December 19, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-12-19-voa60.cfm
Religion
教会领袖指责当局圣诞前夕加紧打压家庭教会 (House Church Leaders Criticize Government for Intensified Crackdowns Before Christmas)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/19/china_religion_christian/
Tibet
Tibetan Monks Held in Wake of Clashes
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/19/tibet_detain/