June 5, 2008

News
Corruption
Violations Found in Land Management and Sales
Xinhua (via China Daily), June 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/04/content_6736282.htm

Disasters
Beijing Denies Setting Restrictions on NGOs
South China Morning Post, June 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=516d14d20845a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Children's Reburial in Mass Grave Angers Grieving Parents
South China Morning Post, June 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3e1e14d20845a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

都江堰死难学生家长委托律师索偿 (Families of Deceased Dujiangyan Students Sue for Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_school-06042008092328.html

河南家庭教会成员因参与救灾募捐被捕 (Henan House Church Members Arrested for Participating in Disaster Relief)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion_church-06042008092558.html

Environment
Raise in Penalties for Lake Polluters
China Daily, June 05, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/05/content_6737068.htm

Rural Environment 'Deteriorating'
China Daily, June 05, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/05/content_6737065.htm

Related information:
环境保护部发布2007年中国环境状况 (The Ministry of Environmental Protection Issues the 2007 Overview of China's Environmental Situation)
Ministry of Environmental Protection, June 04, 2008
http://www.mep.gov.cn/xcjy/zwhb/200806/t20080604_123452.htm

June 4th
China Defies Inquiry Calls over 1989 Crackdown
Earth Times.org, June 04, 2008
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/209991,china-defies-inquiry-calls-over-1989-crackdown--feature.html

Related information:
Press Advisory: Chinese Authorities Must Release All June Fourth Prisoners
Human Rights in China, June 04, 2008
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/55562

北京独立作家刘晓波6月4号遭警方骚扰关押 (Beijing Dissident Writer Liu Xiaobo Harassed and Detained on June 4th)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/beijing-06042008173952.html

当局严禁维权人士纪念六四 (Authorities Prohibit Human Rights Activists from Commemorating June 4th)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/june_4th_rights-06042008092010.html

贵州多名异见人士因举办活动悼念“六四”被抓 (Several Guizhou Dissidents Arrested for Commemorating June 4th)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64d-06042008110639.html

Taiwan President Calls for Freedom, Democracy in China
Agence France-Presse (via Google), June 04, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iHEWHZhmFgEcID784YZNOk8s6QLw

Media
成都警方阻扰瑞典记者采访：新法规旧环境 (Chengdu Police Obstruct Swedish Reporter's Work: New Regulations, Same Old Environment)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chengdu-06042008112604.html

Olympics
Rule Bans 'Ambush Marketing'
China Daily, June 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/2008-06/04/content_6733996.htm