March 13-15, 2010

News
Civil Society
Latest Gathering Sees Lively Debate
The Wall Street Journal, March 14, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703447104575117371552611184.html

Government
Rural Regions Win Equal Electoral Rights
China Daily, March 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010npc/2010-03/15/content_9588155.htm

Law
CPPCC Member Urges More Help for Lawyers from Ethnic Minorities
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ebf34df762d57210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
Google Is Poised to Close China Site
The Wall Street Journal, March 14, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703457104575121613604741940.html

Migrant Workers
Millions of Chinese Rural Migrants Denied Education for Their Children
The Guardian, March 15, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/15/china-migrant-workers-children-education

Politics
In Beijing, the People's Circus Is Underway
The Los Angeles Times, March 14, 2010
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-china-scene14-2010mar14,0,1195826.story

Protests and Petitions
Petitioners Slam Rights Record
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/NPC-03122010123603.html

350人網上聯署促炒湖北省長 中宣部禁報「搶錄音筆事件」 (350 Sign Online Petition Demanding Hubei Governor's Dismissal)
Ming Pao, March 14, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1457251/1.html

Related information:
湖北省长李鸿忠怒斥《人民日报》女记者 (Hubei Provincial Governor Angrily Rebukes Female People's Daily Reporter after Questions on Deng Yujiao Case)
Radio France Internationale, March 07, 2010
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/123/article_19875.asp

人大代表刘庆宁主张刑罚信访者的提案遭强烈抗议 (NPC Delegate's Proposal to Penalize Petitioners Faces Harsh Protest)
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renda-03142010163838.html

Public Health
四川隆昌县村民血铅中毒人数陆续增加 (Number of Lead Poisoning Cases on the Rise in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-lead-03122010102913.html

Related news:
Lead Poisoning Case Reported in SW China
China Daily, March 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/15/content_9588045.htm

Tibet
7 Tibetan Protesters Detained in Nepal
Associated Press, March 14, 2010
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1203083