News
Disaster
樟木头火災 遗属遭软禁 (Guangdong Authorities Put Families of Fire Victims Under House Arrest)
Ming Pao, December 17, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071217/cca1h.htm
Environment
Villagers Endure Foul-Smelling Factory Despite Promises
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4ab73baa4d2e6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
China Stops 13 Small Power Plants to Save Energy, Cut Pollution
Xinhuanet, December 16, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/16/content_7262318.htm
China Says Water Supplies Exploited by 2030
Reuters, December 14, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPEK13275320071214
Gender
Human Trafficking a Growing Problem
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 14, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071214/ap_on_re_as/china_human_trafficking_1
Human Rights Defender - Jing Chu (荆楚)
异议作家荆楚突遭警方传唤后被刑事拘留 (Guangxi Dissident Writer Placed Under Criminal Detention for "Inciting Subversion")
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/14/jinchu/
Labor
四川邮政局非法解聘大量员工 (Sichuan Post Office Evades New Labor Law Provisions for Long-Term Employees by Requiring Them to Resign and Sign New Contract)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/14/post/
东莞劳工维权谘询机构遭到破坏 (Thugs Damage Labor Rights Consultative Center in Guangdong)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/14/laogong/
Media
博讯记者案移交检察院 孑木会见律师称遭构陷 (Nanjing Police Send Boxun Reporter's Case to Procuratorate; Detained Reporter Denies Charges)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/14/Jiemu/
Olympics
'One World' to Gather in Beijing ... Minus Tibet
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7f206c7d6bdd6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Population
广西调明年高考照顾政策:农村独生子女降10分 (Guangxi to Lower Requirement for High School Admission for Single Child in Rural Areas)
EastDay.com, December 17, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20071217/u1a3294547.html
Poverty
Harsh Life for China's Hill Farmers
British Braodcasting Corporation, December 15, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7143206.stm
Protests and Petitions
学者呼吁不要隐瞒群体事件真相 (Academic Urges No Cover-ups on Mass Incidents)
Radio Free Asia, December 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/16/qun/
China Detains Five in Simmering Land Disputes
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/14/china_land/
Public Health
我国烟草致死人数居世界首位 烟:该定个吸法 (Number of Cigarette-Related Deaths in China Highest in the World)
Legal Daily, December 17, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-12/17/content_763003.htm