News
Death Penalty
Shanghai Business Boss' Sentence Suspended
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 21, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071221/ap_on_re_as/china
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PzWQA
死刑复核：激荡一年间 (Supreme People's Court Has Reviewed Death Sentences for One Year)
Nanfang Weekend, December 20, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/2007122
00862.asp
Gender - Trafficking of Women
China Traffickers Push Drugs on North Korean Defector Women
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/21/nkor_women/
Human Rights Defenders
China Bans Writers' Gathering: Dissident
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), December 22, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071222/lf_afp/chinamediarig
htsoly2008chn_071222185514
Human Rights Defender - Sun Xiaodi (孙小弟)
环保人士孙小弟被殴并受威胁 众多女访民遭性侵犯不敢声张 (Landlord Beats Sun Xiaodi; Female Petitioners Hesitate to Reveal Sexual Abuse)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/21/
sun/
Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠收大量举报江泽民的两个儿子涉上海圈地黑幕 (Zheng Enchong Receives More Information After Revealing Zhang Zemin's Sons' Involvement in the Shanghai Land Grab Scandal)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/21/
zheng_enchong/
Human Rights Defender – Zhang Qing (张青)
张青电脑被入侵文件丢失 U盘短暂插入存文一空 (Zhang Qing's Computer Hacked; Documents in USB Lost)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/20/
zhangqing/
Labor
China Jails Mine Owner in 2005 Blast)
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 22, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071222/ap_on_re_as/china
_mine_sentences_1;_ylt=Avw5_WndMGwT800sHlPzpkF
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Land Policy
Village Land Claim Could Shake Core Principle of Collectivism
South China Morning Post, December 24, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c7eae46a70
807110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
Law
江苏省出台新规定:法官不得强迫律师撤诉或调解 (Jiangsu's New Regulations Bar Judges from Forcing Lawyers to Withdraw Claims or Accept Mediation)
Legal Daily, December 24, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-12/24/content_
767945.htm
China to Ratify UN Protocol to Safeguard Children from Armed Conflicts
Xinhuanet, December 23, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/23/content_
7300288.htm
Media
广东通过法例加强控制互联网 (Guangdong's New Regulations Strengthen Internet Censorship)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/21/china_
internet/
Olympics
涉外交谈时切忌唾沫四溅 (Olympic Guide Asks Readers to Be Polite and Avoid Sensitive Topics with Foreigners)
The Beijing News, December 24, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/olympic/2007/12-24/
011@082401.htm
Protests and Petitions
A Year of Unrest Across China
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/21/china_unrest/
Report: Chinese Protesters Tear Gassed
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 21, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071221/ap_on_re_as/china
_village_protest_1;_ylt=AjCwFmHtMuBx.1xUUf4qof9PzWQA
Religion
圣诞前夕中国当局加紧打压家庭教会 (Authorities Increase Suppression of House Churches Ahead of Christmas)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/20/
jiaohui/
Rural Issues
Backgrounder: Rural China in Facts, Figures
Xinhuanet, December 22, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/22/content_
7294918.htm
State Security
三门峡维权农民被控煽动颠覆政权罪 (Rights Defense Farmers in Sanmen Gorge Under Criminal Detention for Inciting Subversion)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/21/china_
rights_detain/
“煽动颠覆国家政权罪”是否违宪？ (Is the Crime of Inciting Subversion Unconstitutional?)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/20/
weixian/
Three Gorges
Chinese Critic of Dam Remains Steadfast Crusader
Wall Street Journal, December 24, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119845333973047705.html?
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