June 17, 2009

Civil Society
Civic-Minded Chinese Find A Voice Online
New York Times, June 17, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/world/asia/17china.html

Human Rights Defender -- Zhang Zilin (张子霖)
中国泛蓝联盟遭当局打压 (Pan-Blue Alliance's Members under Pressure)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fanlan-06162009091121.html

Internet Censorship
US Firm Warns PC Makers over Chinese Software
Financial Times, June 17, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/83afaf28-5a92-11de-8c14-00144feabdc0.html

Law
Activists Fear Draft Mental Health Law Is Flawed
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8222b4f29e9e1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News
Mental Illnesses Continue to Rise
China Daily, June 17, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/17/content_8291862.htm

Media
China Communist Party Newspaper to Expand Coverage
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), June 17, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090616/ap_on_re_as/as_china_party_mouthpiece

Police
最高检加大督察严防刑讯逼供、涉案人员自杀发生 (Supreme People's Procuratorate Tightens Supervision to Prevent Forced Confessions And Suicides of Involved Persons)
People's Daily (via Xinhua News Agency), June 17, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-06/17/content_11554754.htm

Protests and Petitions
浙江蟾钟村失地农民抗争被打压 (Zhejiang Authorities Crackdown on Village Protest over Illicit Land Seizure)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhejiang-06162009143240.html

北京访民揭黑监狱公安施虐 (Beijing Petitioners Expose Police Abuse in 'Black Jail')
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/heijianyu-06162009085439.html

佛山四百维权村民与施工人员对峙 (Villagers in Guangdong Clash with Construction Workers over Land Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengdi-06162009104404.html

上访遭关押学习班　政府公文形同废纸 (Authorities Continues to Send Petitioners to "Legal Education Classes")
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xuexiban-06162009090539.html

Public Health
In Bid to Prevent Product Scandals, Quality Watchdog to Set Up Public Blacklist of Firms
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b162b4f29e9e1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Religion
Vatican China Envoy to Get Tough With Beijing
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), June 16, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090616/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_china/print

XUAR
Police Fatally Wound Man during Protest in China's Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), June 16, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090616/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestxinjiang