March 31- April 2, 2007

Top News of the Day
Olympics
4 Dead in Beijing Olympic Subway Cave-in
Associated Press (via YahooNews), April 01, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070401/ap_on_re_as/chin
a_subway_collapse_1;_ylt=AlgJRZXLOzlzBIonjFXkBttPz
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A cave-in along a subway line being built for the 2008 Olympic Games killed four construction workers, and two others remain missing. The construction company has been accused of sealing the site immediately after the accident, confiscating employees' mobile phones and ordering people not to talk to police or media - it waited eight hours to report the accident. Police have detained 10 people, including the project supervisor and the tunnel's designers.

News
Environment
Dirty Firms Named in Shame List
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ6WQQZTZE.html

Gender
Cruel Trade
South China Morning Post, April 02, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZWPQWTYZE.html

Government
为什么紧急通知总赶不上瞒报的步伐 (Commentary: Why Are Emergency Notices Insufficient to Prevent Concealment of Disasters?)
China Youth Daily, April 02, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-04/02/content_1718896
.htm

Human Rights Defenders
襄樊访民在北京被截回后遭关押 (Petitioner Detained in Hubei for 2 Weeks After Being Sent Back from Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/30/china_
petition_detain/

前往解除官洲岛村民的北京律师失踪 (Whereabouts Unknown of Beijing Lawyer Who Advised Victims of Land Grabs in Guangzhou)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/30/china_
rights_rural/

Labor
时薪低于官方标准 麦当劳肯德基受查 (MacDonald's and KFC to Be Investigated over Underpayment Allegations)
Ming Pao, April 02, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070402/cae1.htm

Land Policy
法学家解读"钉子户"事件:拆迁条例与物权法冲突 (Jurists Argue the "Nail House" Incident Reflects a Conflict Between Eviction Regulations and Property Rights Law)
EastDay.com, April 02, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070402/u1a2729453.html

Law
河南法官湖北遭打的前因后果 (The Cause and Result of the Beatings of Hunan Judges)
Legal Daily, April 02, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-04/02/content_57
7734.htm

Media
Blogging Brings Gift of Free Thought to China's Long-Controlled Masses
South China Morning Post, April 02, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSDNUTYZE.html

中国封锁载文警告中国投资风险的法国国际危机观察网站 (France-Based Website Blocked Due to Article Warning of Investment Risks in China)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/30/china_
internet_freedom/

中国下令禁止网上报道钉子户事件 (China Bans Internet Reports on Eviction of the "Nail House" Residents)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/30/d
ingzhi/

Olympics
China Stands Firms Against Olympic Critics
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), March 30, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070330/wl_asia_afp/oly20
08chnpoliticsrightschinadarfur_070330052145;_ylt=AiDUW
.OIiuAwhQ8Fgk_jKq5PzWQA

北京奥运前努力美化环境为面子? (Is Beijing's Environmental Work Ahead of the Games Only to Save Face?)
Voice of America, March 30, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-03-30-voa34.cfm

Police
中国公安部门年内和旅馆业信息联网 (Chinese Police to Have Online Access About Information of Hotel Visitors This Year)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/31/
lianwang/

Politics
Beijing Looks to Expand Party's Ruling Bodies
South China Morning Post, April 02, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZPUOUTYZE.html

Protests and Petitions
公安部称未下达控制两会期间上访人员进京指令 (Ministry of Public Security Denies Having Ordered the Control of Petitioners During the Two Sessions)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/31/l
ianghui/

武汉医疗事故亲属抗议遭殴打 (Relatives Beaten and 1 Taken Away in Wuhan After Protesting Death of Woman Due to Delayed Treatment)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/30/s
higu/

官洲事件后 伤者村民四人被抓 (Victims of Land Grabs in Guangzhou Detained After Being Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/30/
guangzhou/

北海政府暴力强迁禁媒体报道 网友热议“钉子户”的不同待遇 (Website Ordered to Pull Reports on Violent Eviction in Guangxi)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/30/nail/

Religion
辽宁地下基督教会传教人被劳教 (Two Propagators of Christian Family Church in Liaoning Sent to Reeducation-Through-Labor Camp for 1 Year)
Radio Free Asia, April 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/01/li
aoning/

Society - Ethnic Minorities
中国将制订少数民族突发事件应急预案 (China to Formulate Emergency Response Policy Concerning Ethnic Minorities)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/30/
tufa/

Tibet
Amnesty Queries China over Panchen Lama in Rare Talks
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), March 30, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070330/wl_asia_afp/uschi
natibetrights_070330224643;_ylt=Al5mwsPPaSDKFlPpjAQ
wvSdPzWQA