Wednesday, December 05, 2007

December 5, 2007

News
Government
黑龙江富锦市村长被村民集体罢免 (Heilongjiang Villagers Impeach Village Head over Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/04/fujin/

Human Rights Defender
A Lone Voice in China Wins Friends for Environmental Campaign
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), December 04, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071204/sc_afp/unclimatewarmingchinapeople_071204031424

维权人士陈启棠被广东警方逮捕 (Guangdong Police Formally Arrest Rights Defender Chen Qitang)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/04/chen_qitang/

Relatives of Jailed Tibetan Nomads Appeal Convictions in Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/04/tibetan_nomads/

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qingnan (黄庆南)
深圳维权人士被砍伤 香港团体募款援助 (Hong Kong NGOs Raise Funds for Labor Activist Attacked in Shenzhen)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/04/huang/

Human Rights Defender - Gong Haoming (龚浩明)
上海公安以泄密罪为由不准律师见龚浩明 (Shanghai Police Bar Lawyers from Meeting Gong Haoming on State Secrets Grounds)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/04/gong/

June 4th
六四广告刊登者向《成都晚报》员工道歉 (Man Who Requested to Publish June 4th Ad Apologizes to Chengdu Evening News Staff)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/04/64/

Land Policy
独家报道:法院违法抢地,农民失去生计 (300 Jiangxi Officials Grab Land for Court Construction, Beat Evictees)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/04/qiangdi/

Law
Mao's 'Education Through Labour' System Under Fire
South China Morning Post, December 05, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=443e27c6695a6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
'Lust, Caution' Stirs Debate on Sex and Politics
Xinhua (via China Daily), December 04, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-12/04/content_6298408.htm

Olympics
Beijing Sees More Forced Demolitions for Games
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), December 05, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=07dd27c6695a6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Welcomes "Fair and Objective" Media to Games
Reuters, December 04, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK28335220071204

Police
One-Child Policy Cited as China Youth Crime Soars
Reuters (via SGClub.com), December 04, 2007
http://www.sgclub.com/singapore/one_child_policy_38876.html

Population
沈阳:7人因违法生育被取消人大代表、政协委员候选人资格 (Shenyang Revokes CPC and CPPCC Candidacy of 7 People for Violations of One-Child Policy)
Xinhuanet, December 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-12/05/content_7202849.htm

China Population to Reach 1.5 Billion by 2033
Reuters, December 04, 2007
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-30815820071204

Protests and Petitions
普法日数千访民央视请愿 警察暴力阻截并阻挠外媒采访 (Police Beat and Take Away Petitioners at CCTV Headquarters on Legal Publicity Day)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/04/fangmin/

Religion
Dalai Lama out, Bishop in, After Talks
South China Morning Post, December 05, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=767c27c6695a6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD