Monday, December 21, 2009

December 19-21, 2009

Top News of the Day
Macao
Macau Shuts Door again as Hu Hails Security Law: We Were Roughed Up by Security Officers, HK Activists Say
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=559ed451afca5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

政府年年派錢掩蓋不住民怨 「我們受夠了」 1200澳人遊行 (1200 Macanese Protest Corruption on 10th Handover Anniversary, Calling "We've Had Enough!")
Apple Daily, December 21, 2009
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20091221&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=12731&art_id=13545988
Related news:
年輕人紛上街 爭民主 (New Blood in Macao's Activist Movement as Young People Take to the Streets Calling for Democracy on 10th Handover Anniversary)
Apple Daily, December 21, 2009
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20091221&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=12731&art_id=13545989
News
Bilateral Ties
Cambodia to Deport Uighurs despite Persecution Fears
Reuters, December 19, 2009
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE5BI0GK20091219

Myanmar Pledges Stability on China Border
Reuters, December 21, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5BK06U20091221

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Charter 08 Signers Urged to Join Liu Xiaobo’s Trial
Phayul.com, December 19, 2009
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=26245
Related information:
Ding Zilin Urges Charter 08 Signers to “Join” Liu Xiaobo’s Trial
Human Rights in China, December 18, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/172613
China to Try Prominent Dissident on Wednesday: Lawyer
Reuters, December 20, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BJ0O520091220

Human Rights Defenders
The Fate of China’s Rights Lawyers
Far Eastern Economic Review, December 04, 2009
http://www.feer.com/essays/2009/december51/cohenpils

Land Policy
The Long Road to Justice
The Hindu, December 20, 2009
http://www.hindu.com/mag/2009/12/20/stories/2009122050170400.htm

29岁老师拆迁现场被殴致死 3打人者已被检察院批捕 (Middle School Teacher Beaten to Death during Clash over Demolition, Three Attackers Approved for Arrest)
Spring City Evening, December 19, 2009
http://society.yunnan.cn/html/2009-12/19/content_1015223.htm

前门拆迁多人滥用职权获刑 (Housing Officials on Beijing Project Sentenced for Abusing Authority in Demolitions)
Beijing Youth Daily, December 21, 2009
http://bjyouth.ynet.com/article.jsp?oid=61678116

专家解读新拆迁条例草案:被拆迁人不满意可起诉 (Expert on the New Housing Demolition Regulations Draft: Owners Can Sue If They Do Not Agree with Demolition)
Chongqing Evening News, December 18, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-12/18/content_12664623.htm

Law
China Lawyer Faces Prosecution over False Evidence Charges
Xinhua News Agency, December 21, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/21/content_12679030.htm
Related information:
China Gang Trial Takes Twist as Lawyer Arrested
Reuters, December 17, 2009
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-44794020091217
Chinese Environmental Group Wins 2 Cases
Associated Press, December 19, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gdCVi-RhEN126CmdrSMUL0Q-i_9AD9CLPKMO0

Media
Quest for Profit, Shroud of Silence: Mainland Media only Covers Accidents If Enough Miners Die
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=64e60038bb1a5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
番禺居民抗議官員做騷 (Panyu, Guangzhou Residents Protest “Show” Forum on Disputed Incinerator Project)
Ming Pao, December 21, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1367633/1.html

Taiwan
綠營大遊行反陳江會 (Taichung: Major Protest against Lack of Transparency in Talks on Cross-straits Issues)
Ming Pao, December 21, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1367642/1.html
Related news:
Nation Rallies against Chiang-Chen Talks
Taipei Times, December 21, 2009
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2009/12/21/2003461467