October 24, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
周正毅案开庭审理 郑恩宠遭警方监控 (Zheng Enchong Barred from Attending Zhou Zhengyi’s Trial)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/23/
Zheng_Enchong/
On October 23, human rights lawyer Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠) was not allowed to attend the trial for tycoon Zhou Zhengyi at the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court. Rights defender Wang Yongzhen (王永珍) said Zheng could not be accessed by his home telephone or his two mobile phones due to increased police interference. Several Shanghai evictees, detained before the 17th CPC Congress and recently released, were also not allowed to attend Zhou’s trial. Zheng was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment in 2003 after revealing collusion between Zhou and Shanghai authorities during his representation of Shanghai evictees.

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Case Update: Police Ordered Zheng Enchong Not to Leave Home as Tycoon Zhou's Case Opens

Human Rights in China, October 22, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_
id=45370

News
Disaster
广东127桥危危乎 (127 Dangerous Bridges Found in Guangdong)
Ming Pao, October 24, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071024/cca1h.htm

Human Rights Defender
异见作家陶君被迫离开广州 (Dissident Writer Forced to Leave Guangzhou, Still Harassed in Anhui Hometown)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/10/23/china_
dissident_abuse/

揭发救灾款被贪污的湖北农民被拘留 (Hubei Farmer Detained for Petitioning over Embezzlement of Disaster Relief Funds)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/10/23/china_
rights_rural/

Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
杨春林案移交检察院半月之久终被允许律师会见 (Lawyer Allowed to Meet Yang Chunlin Half a Month After Case Reaches Prosecutor)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/23/
Yang_Chunlin/

Human Rights Defender - Wang Dalin (汪达林)
武汉异议人士汪达林被秘关两年后获释 (Wuhan Dissident Released After Spending 2 Years in Reeducation-Through-Labor Facility)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/23
/wangsonglin/

Human Rights Defender - Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)
探望陈光诚受阻 袁伟静持续被非法软禁 (Yuan Weijing Barred from Seeing Chen Guangcheng Despite End of CPC Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/23/
Chen_Guangcheng/

Law
全国人大常委会继续审议城乡规划法草案等 (NPCSC Continues with Examination of Draft Laws and Government Reports)
Xinhuanet, October 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-10/24/content_
6933006.htm

Media
BBC短期内两种遭遇 反映中国式新闻自由 (Authorities Obstruct Work of BBC Journalists Twice in October)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/23/
press_freedom/

Migrant Workers
“同命不同价” 终审被推翻 (Deceased Migrant Worker in Beijing Given Same Compensation as a Beijing Resident)
The Beijing News, October 24, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2007/10-24/018
@075850.htm

Olympics
Internet Deal Triggers Cyber Storm in China
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 23, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071023/ts_afp/oly2008chn
internet_071023054527;_ylt=ApqoRBDG5RbE2KWab7xptRx
PzWQApqoRBDG5RbE2KWab7xptRxPzWQA

Protests and Petitions
北京怀柔区法援介入信访调解成功率高 (Beijing's Locality Sees High Success Rate in Using Legal Aid and Mediation to Handle Petitions)
Legal Daily, October 24, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-10/24/content_
724108.htm

Religion
广州以诺集团总裁吴魁牧师及家人被限制出境 (Guangzhou Pastor and His Family Barred from Leaving China for Allegedly Using Business to Support Christian Activities)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/10/23/china_
religion_christian/

Tibet
Concern at Tibet Monk 'Arrests'
BBC, October 22, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7057073.stm