Tiananmen Mothers Call for Investigation of 1989
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 27, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090227/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tiananmen
The "Tiananmen Mothers," a group representing families of those killed in military crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protest of 1989, issued an open letter to the Chinese government on February 26, 2009, which garnered 127 names of family members of the victims, calling upon the government to investigate the army crackdown, officially name all the dead, compensate their families, and punish those responsible for the killing.
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http://hrichina.org/public/contents/135136
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Bilateral Ties
China Scorns U.S. Rights Record in Tit-for-tat Exchange
Reuters (available at YahooNews), February 26, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090227/wl_nm/us_china_usa_rights
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Xinhuanet, February 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/26/content_10904741.htm
US Told to Stop Acting As Rights GuardianCorruption
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ed1a6906413bf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
Cash Stash Ends Star Official's Rise
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c41b82f3283bf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
Environment
China's Giant Water Scheme Opens Torrent of Discontent
Reuters (available at YahooNews), February 26, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090227/wl_nm/us_china_dams_unrest
Human Rights
Bob Fu Speaks at Press Conference Today Regarding Secretary of State Clinton's Controversial Remarks on Human Rights in China
Christian News Wire, February 26, 2009
http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/283339585.html
June 4th
大陆佛教人士发起为胡耀邦建塔及举办纪念活动(Chinese Buddhists Plan Memorial Rites to Hu Yaobang, Late CPC Leader Purged for Supporting Tiananmen Protesters)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huyaobang-02262009105222.html
Police
'Hide-And-Seek' Case Investigated by Court
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8c9a82f3283bf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
Protests and Petitions
Helicopters Scan Capital as Protests Gear up Ahead of Major Meetings of Political Elite
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=64f96906413bf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
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Society
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Ming Pao Immediate News, February 27, 2009
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Tibet
Tibetans Stay Home amid Tight Security on 'Black' New Year
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0c6b82f3283bf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
China Insists Tibet Open to Tourists
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 26, 2009
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Tibetan Monks in Protest March
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibet-march-02262009163337.html
