Human Rights Defender – Guo Quan (郭泉)
Founder of Chinese Political Group to Be Tried
Associated Press (via Google News), August 06, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j_RH3fg_q48aTljsVv1r4kLz1oDwD99TB1C03
Nanjing democracy activist Guo Quan (郭泉) will plead guilty at his trial today in Nanjing, Jiangsu. Guo, who is charged with "subversion of state power," is the founder of the China New Democracy Party; he lost his job as an associate professor at Nanjing Normal University after founding the party.
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郭泉的律师郭莲辉突然被警方传唤 (Guo Quan's Attorney Subpoenaed by Police)
Radio Free Asia, August 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_lawyer-08062009112118.html
Bilateral Ties
Hack Attack on Arts Site
The Age, August 07, 2009
http://www.theage.com.au/national/hack-attack-on-arts-site-20090806-ebi2.html
Civil Society
China Snares NGOs with Foreign Funding
Chinese Science Monitor, August 04, 2009
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0804/p06s09-woap.html
Environment
Fresh Thoughts
South China Morning Post, August 06, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e33505ea08ae2210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
June Fourth
十位六四遭打压贵州人士起诉 当局拒绝并传唤相关者 (Authorities Refuse to File Lawsuit of Ten Guizhou Activists who Came under Official Pressure during June Fourth Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, August 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yijianrenshi-08062009105615.html
Land Policy
上海塌樓 20業主強阻拆遷 (20 Homeowners Block Demolition of Minhang, Shanghai Apartment Building)
Singtao Daily (via Sina.com), August 07, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1224316/1.html
Law
司法部：做好律师代理敏感案件和群体性事件指导 (Ministry of Justice: We Should Guide Lawyers Representing Sensitive Cases and Mass Incidents)
Xinhua News Agency, August 06, 2009
http://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2009-08/06/content_1385343.htm
Media
Warning over Twitter, YouTube 'Subversion'
South China Morning Post, August 07, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=21d79ed35ffe2210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:Protests and Petitions
网络颠覆：不容小觑的安全威胁 (Internet Subversion: A Threat to Security Not to Be Underestimated)
China's National Defence (via China News Service), August 06, 2009
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/cul/news/2009/08-06/1806701.shtml
China Tells Officials to Keep Unhappy Citizens at Home
Reuters, August 06, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5753FI20090806
Related news:"领导干部培训班"代表谈落实涉法涉诉信访工作中央新政 (Representative from the "Leading Cadre Training Group" Speaks on Implementing New Policy on Petitioning Work )
Official Urges Careful Handling of Public Complaints
Xinhua News Agency (via China Radio International), August 06, 2009
http://english.cri.cn/6909/2009/08/06/1821s507161.htm
把解决问题放在首位实现信访形势明显好转 (Put Resolving the Problem at the Forefront to Improve the Petitioning Situation)
Legal Daily, August 07, 2009
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2009-08/07/content_1134667.htm
Legal Daily, August 07, 2009
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0801/2009-08/07/content_1134733.htm
吉林居民房屋遭强拆 上访遭殴打及拘留 (Jilin Petitioners Whose Homes Were Demolished Beaten Up and Detained)
Radio Free Asia, August 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chaiqian-08062009110504.html
State Security
State of Secrecy
South China Morning Post, August 06, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c35505ea08ae2210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Tibet
达赖重申追求真正自治从未寻求独立 (In Geneva, Dalai Lama Reaffirms Desire for True Autonomy in Tibet)
Radio Free Asia, August 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dalai-08062009110213.html
XUAR
Uighur Unrest Shows China's Failures: Dalai Lama
Reuters, August 06, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE57539Q20090806
