Religion
成都秋雨之福教会的教友聚会受当局打压终止 (Authorities Suppress Chengdu Qiuyu Blessings Church's Gathering)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/church-
05082008095342.html
Over 40 members of the Chengdu Qiuyu Blessings Church gathered at a resort near Shuangliu, Chengdu, on May 2 when some 40 public security officers and religious affairs authorities raided the gathering. The authorities told the participants they were “suspected of being involved in illegal religious practices.” The gathering had to be terminated.
Related information
HRIC Press Release: Chinese Authorities Raid Religious Gathering, Confiscate Bibles, Detain Church Members- Human Rights in China, May 08, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/51443
News
Corruption
三门峡库区移民举报当地干部虚报移民数目 (Shaanxi Residents Report Corruption Cases Involving Exaggeration of Migrant Population)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/corruption_rural-05082008105018.html?encoding=simplified050
82008105018.html?encoding=simplified
Human Rights Defender - Li Xige (李喜阁)
妙觉法师获释 李喜阁仍然在押 (Buddhist Priest Miaojue Cizhi Released, Li Xige Remains Detained)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ligexi-050820081
63908.html
Human Rights Defender - Zhou Yuanzhi (周远志)
Chinese Writer's Arrest Increases Scrutiny of Rights
Wall Street Journal, May 08, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121016626051573657.html?m
od=todays_us_page_one
Labor
劳动合同法实施条例(草案) 广泛征求各界意见 (Authorities Seek Public Comments on Draft Rules on Implementation of Labor Contract Law)
Legal Daily, May 09, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-05/09/content_
847933.htm
Media
China Won't Guarantee Web Freedom over Olympics
Reuters, May 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersComService_2_MOLT
/idUSPEK14583520080508
信息公开新法运行 考验政府披露真相 (New Open Information Regulations Test the Government's Ability in Revealing the Truth)
Nanfang Weekend, May 08, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/
200805080105.asp
Olympics
深圳传聖火逾万警员戒备 (Shenzhen Dispatches 10,000 Police Officers to Protect Olympic Flame)
Ming Pao, May 09, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080509/cab1.htm
Shenzhen Relay Disrupted amid Tight Security
South China Morning Post, May 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fca4ae73e69
c9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New
China Says Beijing Olympics "Basically" Carbon Neutral
Reuters, May 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPE
K30941520080508
奥运火炬在广州深圳传递期间民运人士遭拘留 (Democracy Activists Detained as Olympic Torch Relay Takes Place in Guangzhou and Shenzhen)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aoyun-
05082008160226.html
Rights Activist Urges China to Grant Olympic Pardon
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_re_as/china
_olympic_pardon_1;_ylt=AmZNePPtPQGAdpPo84ZwP
t1PzWQA
Protests and Petitions
成都集体散步反对石化厂项目 骨干成员遭打压 (Organizers of Silent March Protesting Chemical Plant Harassed in Chengdu)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chengdu-
05082008094923.html
Tibet
当局继续逮捕藏人 强行搬迁圣地 (Authorities Continue Arrests of Tibetans, Forcibly Relocate Worship Site)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-
05082008123340.html
Dalai Lama's Envoy Details Tibetan Proposals at China Talks
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_re_as/china_
tibet_4;_ylt=Ai6Dw1uDh_motX8U89nFXVJPzWQA