Thursday, January 22, 2009

January 22, 2009

News

Children
Police Detain Two Suspects in Mass Abductions of Teens
Xinhua (via China Daily), January 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/22/content_7420922.htm

Corruption
County Introduces Corruption Insurance Plan
Shanghai Daily, January 22, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090122/article_388877.htm

Court Upholds Suspended Death Sentence of Beijing Ex-Vice-Mayor
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9101e16aa8afe110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Medical Workers Punished
China Daily, January 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2009-01/22/content_7418954.htm

Food Security
Death Sentence in Chinese Milk Case
Associated Press (available at the New York Times), January 22, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/01/22/world/AP-AS-China-TaintedMilk.html?_r=1

Parents Detained Ahead of Verdict in Melamine Trial
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7211e16aa8afe110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Human Rights Defender – Yao Lifa (姚立法)
著名维权人士姚立法遭当局绑架、软禁三天后获释(图)(Rights Defender Yao Lifa Released)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yaolifa-01212009162324.html

Internet Censorship
Suit Latest Pro-democracy Move in China
China Digital Times, January 21, 2009
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2009/01/suit-latest-pro-democracy-move-in-china/

Media
Anti-porn Campaign Extended to Mobile Phone Messages
Xinhua (via China Daily), January 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/21/content_7418767.htm

国际三百作家吁释刘晓波 零八宪章高校传播当局紧张? (Writers Call for Liu Xiaobo's Release; Authorities Reportedly Restrain "Charter 08" Circulated in Schools)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xianzhang-01212009105702.html

Protests and Petitions
两名拆迁维权人士被拘并遭虐待 (Two Rights Defenders Against Forced Evictions Abused in Detention)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_petition-01212009104601.html?encoding=simplified

Public Health
Authorities Accused of Acting Slowly on Bird Flu
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), January 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=44d0e16aa8afe110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

China Plans to Subsidize Health Care Nationwide
International Herald Tribune, January 22, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/22/asia/22beijing.php

Tibet
Tibetan Protesters Beaten, Detained
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/protest-01212009171617.html