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Human Rights Defender - Li Jinping (李金平)
维权人士李金平计划悼念赵紫阳被带走软禁 (Human Rights Defender Li Jinping Taken Away Before ChingMing Festival)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
04/07/lijinping/
Human rights defender Li Jinping (李金平) was forcibly taken away by authorities on March 31 for setting up a memorial hall to commemorate former CPC General Secretary Zhao Ziyang (赵紫阳). Li was reportedly under constant monitoring and harassment ahead of the Ching Ming Festival. According to a telephone call made to a fellow human rights defender Ni Yulan (倪玉兰), Li was reportedly put under house arrest in a small hotel in Beijing.
News
Media
China Allows Access to English Wikipedia
Reuters, April 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/
idUSPEK8634220080407
Migrant Workers
Moves to Help Migrants Fail to Convince Critics
South China Morning Post, April 08, 2008
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Olympics
Games Protest Zones Planned for Mainlanders
South China Morning Post, April 08, 2008
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Growing anti-China Protests Underscore Clout of Tibet Lobby
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080408/wl_asia_
afp/chinaunresttibetrightsuslobby_080408025111;_
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奥运村“钉子户”随时面临强拆 (Beijing "Nail House" Residents Face Forced Eviction to Make Way for Olympic Village)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
04/07/dingzihu/
China Condemns "Despicable" Torch Disruptions
Reuters, April 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSPEK
13147120080408
人权圣火传到洛杉矶 扩大声援西藏与胡佳 (Human Rights Torch in Los Angeles: Pressure over Tibet Issue and Immediate Release of Hu Jia)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
04/07/hr_torch/
奥运圣火不断受到各方人士抗议 人权圣火民众自发加入传递 (Olympic Torch Continues to Spark International and Domestic Protests)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
04/07/torches/
Protests and Petitions
山东烟台市村民镇政府上访发生冲突 (Conflict Rises While Shandong Villagers Petition Government over Corrupt Elections; 11 Still Detained)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/
07/China_election/
黑龙江富锦失地农民事件五人被判被捕 (Five People Sentenced over Land Grabs in Heilongjiang) Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
04/07/fujin/
Religion
四川渠县抓捕13名家庭教会成员 (13 House Church Members Arrested in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
04/07/sichuan/
Tibet
甘孜对境外电讯被切断 (Communications Cut in Garze, Sichuan after Protests Erupted Last Week)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
04/07/ganzi/
Ban on Media in Vast Tibetan Areas Keeps Foreigners in Dark
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), April 07, 2008
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China Faces Long-Term Risks from Tough Tibet Stance
Reuters, April 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK
22907220080407
四川省西藏僧人与军警再次爆发冲突 (Tibetan Monks and Military Clash Again in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/
07/China_Riot/