Wednesday, June 06, 2007

June 6, 2007

News
Environment

Beijing Sees Turning Point in Battle Against Pollution
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
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Green Watchdog Orders Clampdown on Lake Polluters
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
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Inner Mongolia Hopes Great Green Wall Will Halt March of the Desert
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
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Official Hits Report on Illegal Logging
The Standard, June 06, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&a
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Human Rights Defender – Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
简要新闻∶郭飞雄的妻子发表致联合国酷刑报告员的申诉信 (In Brief: Guo Feixiong's Wife Entrusts Human Rights in China to Appeal to UN Special Rapporteur on Torture)
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/06/05/
Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Guo Feixiong Appeal to UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
Human Rights in China, June 05, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_
id=40742

Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
Lawyer Still Waits for Freedom a Year After Release from Jail
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
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Human Rights Defenders
右派教师促平反被抄家 (Shandong Authorities Ransack Home of 74-Year-Old Man Who Demanded Reevaluation of the "Anti-Rightist" Campaign)
Ming Pao, June 06, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070606/ccb1.htm

Tai Lake Activist Broke the Law, Says Official
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
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June 4th
Watch of Tiananmen 'Hero' Put on eBay
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
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Media
In Brief: Net Writer Under 'False Arrest'
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
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More Controls Urged over Cyberspace
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
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China Internet Penetration 62 Pct of World Avg, Still Much Upside - Official
AFX News Limited, June 05, 2007
http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2007/06/05/
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China to Intensify Campaign Against Online Porn, Illegal Horror Fiction
Xinhuanet, June 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/05/content
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Unwary Clerk Lets Ad Marking June 4 Slip Through Security Net
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
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Olympics
Beijing to Evict 1.5 Million for Olympics
Reuters, June 05, 2007
http://uk.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUKSP3143182
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Police
农妇派出所身亡留给法院遗书 (Deputy Head of Police Substation in Hunan Detained for Mysterious Death of Female Farmer)
The Beijing News, June 06, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0547/2007/0605/018@267
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Protests and Petitions
《了望》周刊提出处理群体性事件要慎用警力 (Chinese Magazine Outlook Urges Careful Use of Police Power in Mass Incidents)
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/05/
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汕头:抗议官商夺食水卖钱 七千村民怒砸水闸 (7,000 Guangdong Villagers Damage Sluice at Water Source to Restore Clean Water Supply)
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/05/
shantou/


基督教社会活动家华惠棋被秘密判刑6个月 (Christian Activist Hua Huiqi Sentenced to 6 Months' Imprisonment in Closed Trial)
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/05/
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