Friday, November 30, 2007

November 30, 2007

News
Children

河北当局限期关闭张明选牧师的孤儿院 (Hebei Authorities to Shut Down Pastor's Orphanage)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/29/china_religion_christian/

Death Penalty
驾柜车撞死2人 港司机深圳判死 (Driver Sentenced to Death in Shenzhen over Vehicular Manslaughter)
Ming Pao, November 30, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071130/ccb1.htm

警察杀人案 3主犯获重刑 (Henan Policeman Sentenced to Death for Throwing Man from Third Floor Causing His Death)
Nanfang City News, November 30, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/200711300559.asp

系列强奸杀人案凶手 董文语被执行死刑 (Serial Rapist and Murderer Executed in Zhejiang)
Zhejiang Online (via Xinhua), November 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/video/2007-11/30/content_7173853.htm

Environment
Progress on Energy Use, But Still Short of Target
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e7abcf0beeb86110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Officials Face Scrutiny for Emission Reduction Shortcomings
Xinhuanet, November 29, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/29/content_7166959.htm

China's Green Spending Falls Short
Time, November 28, 2007
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1688554,00.html

Food Security
Huge Quality Inspection Sweeps Guangdong Cities
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8ccbcf0beeb86110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Chang Kun (常坤)
艾滋病权益人士常坤将在艾滋病日举行绝食抗议 (AIDS Activist Chang Kun to Stage Hunger Strike on World AIDS Day)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/29/aids_day/

Human Rights Defender
《民间》杂志主编被抄家调查 (Shanghai Authorities Ransack Home of Civil Society Publication's Editor)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/29/minjian/

Land Policy
拆迁“智斗”记 (Shanghai Apartment Owners and Eviction Companies Disagree on Compensation)
Nanfang Weekend, November 29, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200711290934.asp

Law
湖北法官状告党校违法办学 (Hubei Judge Sues CPC School for Running Illegal Courses)
Nanfang Weekend, November 30, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200711290933.asp

前上海首富周正毅被判處16年監禁 (Shanghai Tycoon Zhou Zhengyi Sentenced to 16 Years' Imprisonment)
BBC, November 30, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_7120000/newsid_7120200/7120253.stm

Media
乙肝携带者公益网站被关闭 (Beijing Authorities Shut Down Online Forum for Hepatitis B Carriers)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/29/yigan/

Migrant Workers
ID Card Option Ends Salary Worries for Migrant Workers in the Capital
Reuters (via The Standard), November 30, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art_id=57812&sid=16526510&con_type=1&d_str=20071130&fc=810&con_type=1&d_str=20071130&fc=8

Poverty
学生群染怪病事件:被GDP遗忘的角落 (Poverty Is the Cause of Mysterious Illness in Students in Yunnan Remote Locale)
Nanfang Weekend, November 30, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200711300505.asp

Protests and Petitions
一男子讨薪被打危坐高桥 内环路B线梅花村路段拥堵两小时 (Man Sits on Highway Bridge in Beijing in Protest of Wage Dispute and Thugs' Violence)
Nanfang City News, November 30, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200711300698.asp

Thousands Riot at Anhui Military Academy over Diploma Status
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/11/29/china_riot/

Tibet
China Condemns Dalai Lama for Ideas on Succession
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 29, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071129/wl_nm/china_tibet_dc_3

China Reports 7 Detained in Tibet Riots
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 29, 2007 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071129/ap_on_re_as/china_tibet_riot_2