Monday, November 26, 2007

November 24-26, 2007

News
Death Penalty
Canadian's Death Sentence Suspended in China Car Smuggling Case
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071124/wl_asia_afp/chinacanadacrimeexecution_071124062602

Gender
Barriers to Divorce Put Female Migrant Workers at Risk
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6e5b37d913776110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

中国称近三分之一家庭有暴力问题 (All-China Women's Federation Says Domestic Violence Exists in 30 Percent of Chinese Families)
Voice of America, November 25, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-11-25-voa20.cfm

Government
突发公共事件将被纳入发布范围 (Chongqing Authorities to Release News on Public Emergencies in Its Media Conferences)
China Youth Daily, November 26, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-11/26/content_1969681.htm

Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄一审后决定不上诉但保留申诉权利 (Guo Feixiong Decides Not to Appeal Sentence but Reserves Right to Petition to Higher Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/23/guo/

Law
Judicial Reforms "Yield Good Results"
Xinhuanet, November 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/26/content_7144914.htm

Chinese Courts to Improve Ruling Practice of Judicial Committees
Xinhuanet, November 23, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/23/content_7135301.htm

广西大学生因通讯维权被刑事拘留 (Guangxi Student Criminally Detained for Allegedly Demanding Money from Telecommunications Company Which Sent Him Unwanted Messages)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/23/guangxi/

Media
温总「爆肚」言论 內地媒体照封杀 (Premier Wen Jiabao's Sudden Speech on Hong Kong's Development Gets No Coverage in Mainland Media)
Ming Pao, November 26, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071126/ccf1.htm

A Few (Edited) Words on Chinese Censorship
Financial Times, November 22, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/65998a0c-989e-11dc-8ca7-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=10000779fd2ac.html

Protests and Petitions
Protests Spurred by New Labour Law Drag on
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=471e37d913776110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

堵大桥维权代表被批捕 村民告官卖地未获立案 (Guangdong Land Grab Protestors Formally Arrested for Blocking Bridge)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/23/shunde/

艾滋病日前宁陵维权妇女被正式拘留 (Henan Female AIDS Activists Formally Detained Ahead of World AIDS Day)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/23/aids_day/

渖阳当局暴力驱赶进行示威的养蚁投资人 (Thousands of Liaoning Paramilitary Police Officers Disperse Ant Raisers' Protest)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/23/china_protest/

Society - Ethnic Minorities
China Holds Exhibition to Display Progress in Minority Language Research
Xinhuanet, November 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/24/content_7138087.htm

Three Gorges
Beijing in Three Gorges Propaganda Push
Financial Times, November 22, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/073f4000-9916-11dc-bb45-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

Tibet
Tibetans Riot in Rural Town, Police Seal Area
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 25, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071125/wl_nm/china_tibet_dc_1