Thursday, May 31, 2007

May 31, 2007

Top News of the Day
Tibet

Tibetan Abbot Forced to Step Down
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/tibetan/2007/05/30/tibetan_
religion/

Khenpo Tsanor (堪布查诺), the former chief abbot of a monastery based in Golog Tibetan Prefecture, Qinghai Province, was forced to step down in mid-May 2007. His forced resignation came after he refused to sign government documents condemning the Dalai Lama. An anonymous local official said local authorities were in the process of stepping up their patriotic re-education campaign, aiming to make the monastery a "model" monastery comprising only of monks loyal to China.

News
Death Penalty

Corrupt Drugs Chief to Appeal Against His Death Sentence
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
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Food Security
Double Standards Revealed in Food-Safety Dispute
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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Human Rights Defenders
何俊仁、刘慧卿﹕中国律师的尊严何在 (Albert Ho and Emily Lau: Where Is the Dignity of China's Lawyers?)
Ming Pao, May 31, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070531/fad1.htm

中国泛蓝联盟临时负责人张子霖被突然带走 (Pan-Blue Alliance's Acting Person-in-Charge Zhang Zilin Placed Under Criminal Detention)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/30/
fanlan/


June 4th
香港立法会「毋忘六四事件」议案被再次否决 (Hong Kong Legislative Council's Motion on June 4th Crackdown Rejected Again)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/30/64/

Media
Internet Police Block Media Watchdog Website Within Hours
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
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How Good Are the Censors in China?
News.com, May 30, 2007
http://news.com.com/How+good+are+the+censors+in+Chin
a/2100-1025_3-
6187221.html

简要新闻∶海外博讯网记者孑木遭到拘捕 (Nanjing Journalist of Boxun Web Site Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/05/30/#jiemu

Olympics
中国公安部发出限制奥运入境“黑名单” (Ministry of Public Security Issues Internal Blacklist Prohibiting 11 Types of Individuals from Entering China During the Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/30/china_
olympic/


Protests and Petitions
One-Child Policy Riots Flare up
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
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百名维族集体上访被收容 (100 Uyghurs Petition in Beijing, Taken to the Reception Center of Supreme People's Court)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/30/
shourong/


中国地方政府打压访民 (China's Local Authorities Suppress Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/30/
fangmin/


Chinese Protest Threat Delays Plant
Financial Times, May 30, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/601630e6-0ec7-11dc-b444-000
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湖北访民景明国被警察强行抬上车送普法学习班 (Hubei Petitioner Forced into Police Car, Sent to Law Class)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/30/
jingminguo/


Public Health
劳动保障部、卫生部联合发文: 歧视乙肝病毒携带者就业属违规行为 (New Opinion of Labor and Health Authorities Bar Employment Discrimination Against Hepatitis B Carriers)
China Youth Daily, May 31, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-05/31/content_1778041
.htm


Ministry Wants New Laws to Curb Rise in Smoking
Shanghai Daily, May 30, 2007
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2007/200705/20
070530/article_317779.htm


Religion
Christians in China Border Valley Keep Sweet Faith)
Reuters (via YahooNews), May 30, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070530/lf_nm/china_chri
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