July 16, 2009

Top News

Human Rights Defenders -- Sun Xiaodi , 孫小弟
Chinese Activist's Wife Calls for Help After Family's Detention
Yahoo Asia News, July 15, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090715/wl_asia_afp/chinarightscorruptionenvironment
中国核污染环保人士孙小弟遭抓捕 家人呼吁援助 (Environmental Activist and Daughter Arrested for Exposing Nuclear Pollution Problem)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wuran-07152009161926.html

News

Corporate Social Accountability
Former Sinopec Chief Gets Suspended Death Sentence
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=321edf7cc4f72210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
力拓案：16家中国钢铁企业涉嫌受贿 (State Media Alleges Rio Tinto Bribed 16 Chinese Steel Companies)
Radio France Internationale, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/115/article_14841.asp

Corruption
湖北郧西二千多名村民投诉当局贪腐 (Villagers in Hubei Monitored by Authorities After Petitioning en Masse Against Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fubai-07152009090659.html

Freedom of Speech
中国部署手机短信防火墙 (Chinese Telecoms Ordered to Filter Spam Cell Phone Messages)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shouji-07152009095321.html

Government
中共颁发巡视制度草案 (China Issues Draft Law on State Inspection System)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xunshi-07152009094359.html

Human Rights Defenders -- Huang Qi, 黄琦
黄琦狱中病重 父亲病危 家属要求会面 (Relatives Plead for Meeting Huang Qi)
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huangqi-07142009154656.html

Human Rights Defenders -- Guo Feixiong , 郭飞雄
郭飞雄一信转出 狱方承诺即转的另一长信被扣 (Guo Feixiong's Letter to His Sister Confiscated)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guo_feixiong-07152009142523.html

Labor
China Risks Apple’s Reputation as Factories Flout Law
Bloomberg, July 14, 2009
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aEoy5uOTmvq8

Media
新疆采访限制加大 采访证重新办理 (China Tightens Restrictions on Journalists in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/caifang-07152009085738.html

Protests and Petitions
上海打压访民升级 多人被劳教 (Intensified Crackdown on Shanghai Petitioners, More Sentenced to Reeducation-Through-Labor )
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-07152009093242.html

XUAR
律師倡受理疆藏騷亂被停牌 (Rights Defense Lawyer Licence Suspended for Representing in Xinjiang Riot Case)
Ming Pao, July 16, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20090716/ca40802i.htm
乌鲁木齐“7-5”事件死亡人数增至192人 (Death Toll in Xinjiang Riot Amounts to 192)
Eastday, July 15, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20090715/u1a4508368.html
华盛顿邮报 ：中国族裔纠纷源自“劳务项目” (Report: Measures on Migrant Workers from Xinjiang Results in China's Ethnic Disputes)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/laowu-07152009161624.html