Human Rights Defender – Geng He (耿和)
Wife of Chinese Dissident Appeals to US Congress
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 24, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090424/ap_on_re_as/as_china_outspoken_lawyer
Geng He (耿和), wife of rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, sent an open letter on Thursday appealing to the U.S. Congress to disclose her husband’s whereabout. Gao an outspoken critic of the Chinese government who has represented victims of forced evictions and Falun Gong practitioners, was taken from his hometown in February by state security policemen.
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CorruptionChild Prostitution Case Withdrawn after Public Outcry
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
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Disasters
Sichuan Bans Review of Collapsed Schools
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2009
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Academic Journal Feels the Heat over 'Page Fees'
Shanghai Daily, April 23, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=398582
Environment
Pollution in Chinese Cities 'Extremely Severe'
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090423/wl_asia_afp/chinaenvironmentpollution
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Nanfang City News, April 24, 2009
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2009-04/24/content_770697.htm
Law
北京法院推出便民新举措 为群众诉讼提供"一站式"服务 (Beijing Court to Offer "One-Stop Service" for Public to File Lawsuits)
Xinhuanet, April 23, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-04/23/content_11247129.htm
Media
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Nanfang City News, April 24, 2009
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China at a Crossroad: Right or left?
Asia Times Online, April 24, 2009
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KD24Ad01.html
Top Legislature to Explain Official Dismissals
China Daily, April 24, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-04/24/content_7712257.htm
Population
Report Says China Facing Looming Aging Crisis
China Post, April 23, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2009/04/23/205405/Report-says.htm
Protests and Petitions
Trial Review Set for Petitioner amid Public Outcry
China Daily, April 23, 2009
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China's Decade-Long Ban on Falun Gong Holds Firm
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090423/ap_on_re_as/as_china_falun_gong