News
Environment
UN Chief Hits at China, India on Climate
Financial Times, December 10, 2007
http://search.ft.com/ftArticle?ct=0&id=071210000497
Government
Over 6,000 Malfeasant Officials Investigated in 5 years
Xinhuanet, December 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/10/content_7226374.htm
Human Rights
Human Rights Expert Outlines China's Achievements
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/11/content_7228726.htm
Human Rights Defender
福建维权人士陈友仁被判劳教 (Fujian Rights Defender Chen Youren Sentenced to RTL)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/10/Chen_youren/
Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄妻张青说儿子失学不是因没钱是当局操控 (Guo Feixiong's Wife Says No Schooling for Son Due to Authorities' Manipulation)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/10/guofeixiong2/
Human Rights Defenders
深圳维权人士肖春被警方逼写检讨保证不和外媒联系 (Shenzhen Police Force Rights Defender to Sign Document Promising Not to Talk to Foreign Media)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/10/xiaochun/
Labor
China Orders Mines Shut in Shanxi and Heilongjiang
Reuters, December 10, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK10300920071210
Land Policy
Chinese Gov't Uncovers Officials Who Misappropriate Farmland
Xinhuanet, December 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/10/content_7226605.htm
黑龙江省富锦市四万名农民联署护地声明 (Forty Thousand Heilongjiang Farmers Sign Open Statement Protesting Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/10/china_rights_land/
Law
我国首支环境维权志愿律师队伍组建 (China Forms Rights Defense Lawyer Team to Help Victims of Pollution)
Legal Daily, December 11, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-12/11/content_759237.htm
Media
Bloomberg Seeks Less Info Control in China
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071210/ap_on_re_as/china_bloomberg_2
南京出版局扣押批左书籍《历史大趋势》 (Nanjing Publishing Bureau Has Seized Book Criticizing Leftist Tendency Since Last Year)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/10/china_media_freedom/
Olympics
Free Press Campaigners Protest at China Block
Reuters, December 10, 2007
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-30908720071210
Poverty
Pregnant Migrant Woman's Death in Beijing Sparks Call for Gov't Aid to Poor
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/10/content_7226612.htm
Protests and Petitions
世界人权日北京截访忙 (Authorities Busy with "Retrieving" Petitioners in Beijing on Human Rights Day)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/10/renquan/
桂林少女遭城管殴打 引千人围观公愤不平 (Urban Management Personnel Surrounded by Outraged Crowd for Beating 16-Year-Old Girl)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/10/guilin/
Tibet
Tibetans Detail Chinese Exploitation of Their Homeland's Environment
Voice of America, December 10, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-12-10-voa18.cfm