Tuesday, July 17, 2007

July 17, 2007

News
Death Penalty

In Brief: Juvenile Gang's Leader Gets Death Sentence for Multiple Rapes
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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a0/?vgnextoid=1d94f
adc5cfc3110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s
=News


Uganda: Seven Citizens Facing Death in China Named
The Monitor, July 16, 2007
http://allafrica.com/stories/200707160002.html

Environment
China's Bid to Gauge Cost of Pollution Is Set Back
Wall Street Journal, July 17, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118460905075367800.html
?mod=home_whats_news_a
sia

Food Security
Consumer Fallout Begins Over Chinese Goods
Voice of America, July 16, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-07-16-voa44.cfm

Government
Top Officials Escape Slavery Slap
The Standard, July 17, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=
3&art_id=49138&sid=145026
41&con_type=1&d_str=20070717

Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
Home and Away
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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adc5cfc3110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=Insight&s=Opini


Human Rights Defender - Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)
简要新闻∶袁伟静女士获得第五届“受难者家人奖” (In Brief: Yuan Weijing Given the "Victims’ Family Members Award" from Foundation)
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/07/16/xinwen
/ - yuanweijing


Human Rights Defenders
中国泛蓝联盟成员被判劳教 家人被禁见面通话 (Pan-Blue Alliance Member Sent to Reeducation-Through-Labor Center, Barred from Calling Family)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/16/
fanlan/


三名杭州异议人士要求旁听陈树庆审判被抓 (Three Hangzhou Dissidents Taken Away for Demanding to Attend Chen Shuqing's Trial)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/16/
hangzhou/


云南维权干部被刑拘 天网协助维权受威胁 (Yunnan Rights Defender Placed Under Criminal Detention)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/16/
yunnan/


Labor
China Uncovers 46 Accident Cover-ups in First Half Year
Xinhuanet, July 14, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/14/content_
6372966.htm


Media
Online Gamers Find Ways to Beat New Curbs
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=a814f
adc5cfc3110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Internet Making It Tougher for China to Block Bad News
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), July 16, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070716/wl_asia_afp/
chinainternetmediacensorship_070
716043523;_ylt=
AprxQwThnhX_Vs3EgBWVlGpPzWQA


Migrant Workers
政府将建校舍租给打工学校 (Beijing Authorities to Build Schools for Migrant Workers' Children)
The Beijing News, July 17, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2007/07-17/015@
276816.htm


Politics
Old Guard Criticises Beijing's Reforms
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=6554fa
dc5cfc3110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Protests and Petitions
征地动员村支书猝死 广东村民抬尸抗议 (Guangdong Villagers Carry Village Leader's Corpse in Protest over His Mysterious Death)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/16/
puning/


四川华蓥出租车业主连续罢工 (Sichuan Taxi Owners on Strike; Representatives Taken Away)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/16/
taxi/


State Security
境外人员收集敏感数据 非法测绘危害中国安全 (Foreigner's Surveying and Mapping Activities Harm China's National Security)
Xinhuanet, July 17, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-07/17/content_6385815
.htm


Tibet
Education, Employment Top Concerns for Tibetan Youth
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/tibetan/2007/07/13/tibet_
youth/