October 11, 2007

Top News
Human Rights Defenders
三名维权人士被当局从租住的民居中赶走 (Beijing Landlord Beaten for Renting to Human Rights Defenders)
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/10/10/china_
rights_demolish/
RFA reported on October 10 that Beijing landlord Zhao Xiuyun (赵秀云) was beaten by police for renting her courtyard house to rights defenders Hua Huiqi (华惠琪), Sun Xiaodi (孙小弟) and Zhou Li (周莉). The authorities have removed Hua, Sun and Zhou from the courtyard house, even though they have signed rental contracts with Zhao and none of the parties to the contracts wish to terminate them. The police warned Zhao not to rent to rights defenders anymore and are currently stationed in the courtyard house to bar Hua and others from returning.

News
Children
China Working to Prevent Child Abuse
Xinhuanet, October 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/11/content_
6862247.htm

Corruption
Corruption Poses ‘Lethal Threat’ to China
Financial Times, October 10, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3dbe4178-774a-11dc-9de8-00
00779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-000077
9e2340.html

Human Rights Defender - Yao Lifa (姚立法)
China Activist Detained Before Congress
Associated Press (via YahooNews), October 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071010/ap_on_re_as/china
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Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
杨春林案正式移交检察院 (Yang Chunlin's Case Formally Transferred to Procuratorate)
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/10
/yang/

Media
2,000 Sex-Related Ads Dropped from Chinese Television and Radio
Xinhuanet, October 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/10/content_
6860096.htm

业内人士发表研究报告 揭中国网监机制内幕 (Two Rights Groups Publish Report on Internet Censorship in China)
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/10/
monitor/

North Korea
SKorea to Protest to China over NKorea Refugees
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071010/wl_asia_afp/skore
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Population
Realities of China, Basis for CPC to Make Policies
Xinhuanet, October 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/10/content_
6860114.htm

Protests and Petitions
私有权益网被令关闭 经租房主上访挨打 (Website on Right to Property Shut Down; Original Owners of Private Apartments Beaten up in Beijing over Petition)
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/10/
website/

云南省昭通当局以学习信访条例为由关押访民 (Yunnan Petitioner Detained After Suing Police for Beating Her Husband)
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/10/10/china_
petition_detain/

Religion
China Closes Christian-Linked Businesses
Associated Press (via YahooNews), October 11, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071010/ap_on_re_as/china
_missionaries_1;_ylt=AmEIzJyGpB1CinMBngSJ1fNPzWQAy
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计划参加新唐人声乐赛的辽宁歌手受到打压 (Liaoning Singers Harassed for Planned Participation in Competition Organized by US- Based Falungong TV Station)
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/10/10/falungong/

Tibet
Bush Throws Down Gauntlet to China with Dalai Lama Meeting
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071010/wl_asia_afp/ustibe
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