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Human Rights Defenders
China Arrests Environment Activist
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), April 23, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070423/wl_asia_afp/china
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Environmental activist Wu Lihong (吴立红) was taken away by police on April 13 on charges of blackmailing, and subsequently arrested. Wu has been campaigning for years against the pollution of Taihu Lake, which is a major source of drinking water for local residents. He has been threatened repeatedly over the years for his work and was arrested in 2002 and held in detention for 10 days.
News
Death Penalty
撞死民警主犯一审判死刑 (Driver Sentenced to Death for Killing Policeman by Vehicular Manslaughter in Beijing)
The Beijing News, April 24, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0558/2007/04-24/015@25
8122.htm
Environment
Beijing Defers Release of Plan on Warming
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ70ZUTQ0F.html
Government
China Sets Rules for Greater Government Transparency
Reuters (via YahooNews), April 23, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070423/wl_nm/china_tra
nsparency_dc_1;_ylt=AiAa4jKkeqkov8xUR27NJxpPzWQA
Hukou
律师告公安挑战户籍制 (Lawyer Sues Public Security Authorities over Hukou System in Beijing)
Ming Pao, April 24, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070424/caa1h.htm
Human Rights Defender - Yang Jianli (杨建利)
异议人士杨建利即将刑满出狱 (Dissident Yang Jianli to Be Released from Prison on April 27)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/04/23/
Human Rights Defenders
湖北维权教师受打压 (Hubei Teacher to Be Dismissed If Rights Defense Activities Continue)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/23/china_r
ights_hubei/
四川环保人士曾建余诈骗案二审维持原判 (Sichuan Court Turns Down Environmentalist Zeng Jianyu's Appeal Against Fraud Conviction)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/23/china_
rights_court/
June 4th
中国政府查缴<六四诗集>范围扩大 (China Intensifies Efforts to Confiscate Copies of June 4th Poetry Book)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/23/
6.4/
香港支联会将举行六四悼念活动 (Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movement of China to Hold June 4th Memorial Activities)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/23/h
ongkong/
Media
Party Push to Clean Up Net
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ7KVUTQ0F.html
王小宁妻子俞陵向美联邦法院提起诉讼控告雅虎公司 (Wang Xiaoning's Wife Sues Yahoo! In US Federal Court)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/23/
wang/
Police
Guangxi Judge Dies Mysteriously While in Detention Centre
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3KVUTQ0F.html
Population
Guangxi Officials Carry Out Mass Forced Abortions
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/china/2007/04/22/china_aborti
ons/
Protests and Petitions
随州市华润公司一百多名职工封堵政府大门 (100 Hubei Workers Block Local Government Building in Labor Protest)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/23/
sui/
Society - Ethnic Minorities
简要新闻：人权组织指中国发展战略使少数民族被边缘化 (In Brief: Rights Groups Argue China's Development Strategies Marginalize Ethnic Minorities)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/04/23/
