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Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
Jail for Chinese Rights Activist
BBC, April 03, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7327718.stm
AIDS activist and human rights defender Hu Jia (胡佳) was sentenced to three and a half years' imprisonment and one year's deprivation of his political rights on April 3, 2008. Reportedly one of Hu's lawyers, Li Fangping, proposes that Hu appeal the sentence, but Li has not yet spoken with Hu on this subject. Hu Jia was charged with "inciting subversion of state power" on the basis of political articles that he posted online and interviews that he gave to foreign media.
News
Bilateral Ties
Veteran Leaders Urge China to Talk to Dalai Lama
Reuters, April 03, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL0286302520080402
Environment
Pollution of Lake Tai Worse despite Cleanup Campaign
South China Morning Post, April 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
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Government
重庆巴南区村民投诉居委会选举严重违法 (Chongqing Villagers Complain Recent Neighborhood Election in Violation of Law)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/02/chongqing
Human Rights Defenders
上海访民马春英因不堪殴打.折磨.跳楼摔成重伤 (Petitioner Ma Chunying Leapt from Building following Beatings and Persecution, Severely Wounded)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/02/ma_chunying
Human Rights Defender - Ching Cheong (程翔)
获假释回港的记者程翔将复职上班 (Ching Cheong Soon to Return to Work)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/02/ching
Human Rights Defender - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕)
曾金燕：胡佳被判刑将是社会的悲剧和损失 (Hu Jia's Sentence will be a Tragedy and Loss to Society: Zeng Jinyan)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/02/china_rights_hujia
Land Policy
东城15万居民拟外迁朝阳区 (15000 Dongcheng, Beijing Residents to Be Moved, Parking Garage to Be Built)
The Beijing News, April 02, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2008/04-02/021@074855.htm
Media
民运人士蒋品超控告GOOGLE封锁 (Democracy Activist Jiang Pinchao Accuses Google of Censorship)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/02/china_internet_google
Tibet Exile Radio Says China Jamming It
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 02, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080402/ap_on_re_as/voice_of_tibet_1
Olympics
北京设立信息安全应急中心 (Beijing Establishes Information Safety and Emergency Response Center to Combat Cyber-Attacks during Olympics)
The Beijing News, April 02, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2008/04-02/021@074814.htm
Hong Kong to Deny Entry to Some Protesters during Summer Olympics
Voice of America, April 02, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-04-02-voa10.cfm
No Transmission Delays in 'Live' Broadcasting of Sporting Action, Say Officials
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning Post), April 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
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Police
重庆维权业主被打、被抓 (Chongqing Homeowners Beaten and Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/02/yezhu
Protests and Petitions
哈尔滨访民在北京被截访 (Harbin Petitioners Stopped in Beijing )
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/02/fangmin2
Public Health
Police in China Uncover Illegal Blood Scheme
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 02, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080402/wl_asia_afp/chinahealthaids
crime_080402065104
Tibet
Beijing Campus Says Tibetans Staged Sit-in
South China Morning Post, April 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
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Dalai Lama Appeals for End to Tibet 'Crackdown'
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 02, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080402/wl_sthasia_afp/chinaunresttibe
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XUAR
Chinese Police Raid Houses in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2008/04/01/uyghur-protest/
Xinjiang Protest Linked to Tibet Riots
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), April 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
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