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Tibet
甘孜炉霍七名尼姑被秘密判刑 (Seven Nuns Sentenced Following Secret Trials in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, May 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/7-
05042008163151.html
Seven nuns were reportedly convicted following secret trials in the week of April 28 in Sichuan Province. These nuns were sentenced to four to seven years in prison for a protest on March 24, in which protestors shouted slogans such as "Long Life for the Dalai Lama" and "Tibet Belongs to Tibetans." Similarly, Qinghai authorities have recently sentenced three monks to two to three years' imprisonment for their protesting activities.
News
Labor
Employment for the Masses in China
The Sydney Morning Herald, May 05, 2008
http://business.smh.com.au/employment-for-the-masses
-in-china/20080504-2asz.html
Law
最高检出台四办法 首次专门规定监外执行检察 (Supreme People's Procuratorate Issues Measures on Non Custodial Sentence Enforcement)
Legal Daily, May 05, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-05/05/content_
844621.htm
Media
中国加强网络封锁并给“抵制家乐福”等抗议活动降温 (China Strengthens Internet Censorship to Rein in Protests against Carrefour)
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jia-
05032008003020.html
Olympics
Bidding War for Slots on Relay Route Revealed
South China Morning Post, May 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
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S Korea to Deport Chinese Torch Attackers
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning Post), May 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3265ed7721d991
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Torch in Mainland China Gets Thunderous Welcome
Reuters, May 04, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSSP1189482
0080504
WRAPUP 4 - Olympic Torch Lands in China Proper, Setback on Everest
Reuters, May 03, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/olympicsNews/
idUSHKG6070220080503?sp=true
Police
中国监狱体制改革大幕徐徐拉开 (Prison Reforms Gradually Being Introduced)
Legal Daily, May 05, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-05/05/content
_844650.htm
Protests and Petitions
China Moves to Rein in Carrefour Protests
Financial Times, May 02, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c03f9250-173b-11dd-ae27-0
000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000
779e2340.html
Public Health
Virus Kills 25 in China, WHO Says No Cover-up
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 04, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080504/ts_afp/chinahealt
henterovirus_080504182039;_ylt=AgIX5.z6ekt4Qt.IGtVP
2mpPzWQAlt=AgIX5.z6ekt4Qt.IGtVP2mpPzWQA
Tibet
Beijing, Dalai Envoys Agree to More Talks
South China Morning Post, May 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d341c4f5d44
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Second Round of China-Tibet Talks Planned
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 05, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_tibet;_ylt=AmZmiJqk
dYjwiTjK4bM.ZJ9PzWQA
China Seeking "Positive Results" from Tibet Talks
Reuters, May 04, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK68570
20080504?sp=true