Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
著名维权人士胡佳以“颠覆国家政权”罪被捕 (Prominent Rights Defender Hu Jia Arrested for "Inciting Subversion")
Radio Free Asia, December 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/30/
hu_jia/
On December 27, Beijing police detained rights defender Hu Jia (胡佳) on suspicion of "inciting subversion." Authorities reportedly disconnected his family's telephone, mobile, and Internet lines, as well as seizing a computer and documents from his residence. Hu's wife Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕), also a rights defense activist, remains under house arrest.
Related Information
HRIC Press Statement: Protest the Detention of Hu Jia
Human Rights in China, December 28, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_
id=46164
News
Children
China Ratifies UN Protocol to Safeguard Children from Armed Conflicts
Xinhuanet, December 29, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/29/content_
7335132.htm
Death Penalty
重庆三名厅级干部因受贿被判刑 (Chongqing Court Convicts Three High Ranking Officials on Corruption Charges)
Xinhuanet, December 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-12/30/
content_7341350.htm
抢劫坐台女并杀人抛尸长江 三恶魔一审被判极刑 (Anhui Court Sentences Trio to Death for Murdering Two Sex Workers)
Anhui Commercial News (via Xinhua), December 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/30/content_
7340240.htm
Economic Development
中国城乡居民收入差距继续拉大 (Income Gap Between Urban and Rural Residents Further Widens)
Radio Free Asia, December 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/28/
shouru/
Human Rights
2007年公民维权篇大事记 (Xinhua Selects Top Ten Rights Defense Cases in 2007)
Xinhuanet, December 31, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/31/content_
7343281.htm
Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
China Detains AIDS Activist, Clears Guangdong Protests
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/30/china_
olympics_rights/
Human Rights Defender - Li Guotao (李国涛)
李国涛已被软禁一个半月 (Shanghai Democracy Activist Li Guotao under House Arrest for 1.5 Months)
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/30
/liguotao/
Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
Chinese Rights Lawyer Beaten, Staging Hunger Strike in Prison
Radio Free Asia, December 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/china/2007/12/28/china_template/
Human Rights Defenders
三门峡失地农民代表被关押半月不准家人探视 (Families Barred from Visiting Detained Sanmen Gorge Farmers on State Security Grounds)
Radio Free Asia, December 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/28/china_
rights_rural/
Law
China's Top Legislature Approves Minister Nomination, Adopts a Number of Bills
Xinhuanet, December 31, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/29/content_
7334599.htm
Media
私人短片网上禁播 (New Regulations Require Internet Users to Seek Approval for Posting Audio and Visual Programmes Online)
Ming Pao, December 31, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071231/cac1.htm
North Korea
China to Allow over 40 North Korean Refugees to Leave: Report
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), December 30, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071230/wl_afp/nkoreaskore
achinausrightsrefugees_071230055621;_ylt=Ap5JOU.855JtE
2AKvcBpMbBPzWQA230055621;_ylt=Ap5JOU.855JtE2AKv
cBpMbBPzWQA
Olympics
Beijing’s Olympic Quest: Turn Smoggy Sky Blue
New York Times, December 29, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/29/world/asia/29china.
html?hp
Protests and Petitions
广东掘墓千警民冲突 (One Thousand Guangdong Villagers Clash with Police over Burial Arrangement)
Ming Pao, December 31, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071231/cca1.htm
Three Gorges
China's Massive Dam Project Causes Worry
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 31, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071229/ap_on_re_as/china
_s_troubled_dam_2;_ylt=Ag_VmwnVKhD1JLfP6gDCunRP
zWQAVmwnVKhD1JLfP6gDCunRPzWQA