July 26, 2010

News
Disasters
Thousands Flee as China Rains Swell Rivers
Agence France-Presse, July 24, 2010
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Thousands-flee-as-China-rains-swell-rivers/Article1-577032.aspx

Human Rights Defenders -- Mao Hengfeng (毛恒凤)
毛恒凤在安徽女子劳教所受到虐待 (Mao Hengfeng Tortured in Anhui's Reeducation-through-labor Camp)
Radio Free Asia, July 24, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mao-07242010004307.html

Related news:
Chinese Police Beat Wrong Woman
The Vancouver Sun, July 23, 2010
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Chinese+police+beat+wrong+woman/3314415/story.html

Related Information:
Case Update: Husband Reports Abuse of Mao Hengfeng in Reeducation-Through-Labor Camp
毛恒凤在女劳教所遭残酷虐待
Human Rights in China, July 22, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/175331
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/19999

Human Rights Defenders
China Jails Writer for 15 Years for 'Endangering State Security'
The Guardian, July 25, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/25/writer-jailed-15-years

Related Information:
Heavy Prison Term for Uyghur Advocate of Inter-ethnic Understanding
对维族独立知识分子的重判将会激化民族矛盾
Human Rights in China, July 23, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/175390
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/20037

Labor
安全生产通知提高工伤死亡赔偿 补助金约34万 (State Council Safety Notice: Substantial Increases in Injury and Death Compensations )
Legal Daily, July 26, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100726/u1a5354406.html

Law
China Tightens Oversight of 'Naked Officials'
China Daily, July 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/26/content_11046297.htm

Police
公安部下发通知制止将违法人员游街示众 (Ministry of Public Security Issues Notice to End Parading of Criminals)
Dahe Daily, July 26, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100726/u1a5353179.html

Protests and Petitions
Cantonese in China Protest over Language Loss Fears
Reuters, July 26, 2010
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50392420100726

Related news:
廣州萬人上街 撐廣州話 (Ten Thousands March in Guangzhou Supporting Cantonese)
Apple Daily, July 26, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/art_main.php?iss_id=20100726&sec_id=10793096&art_id=14278277

苏州警方高压恐吓 试图分化民众抗议 (Suzhou Police Use Pressure and Threats to Split Protests)
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shu-07252010170600.html

RFA独家：肇庆怀集六村民面临判刑家属集体请愿 (6 Villagers in Huaiji, Zhaoqing to Face Sentencing Soon, Family Members Petition)
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhao-07232010113054.html

村民抵制垃圾场选址 警方发射催泪瓦斯进村抓人 (Police Fires Teargas and Arrests Villagers Protesting Chosen Location for Landfill Site)
China Economic Times, July 26, 2010
http://news.dayoo.com/society/201007/26/53921_13399108.htm

Public Health
84 Children Detected with Lead Poisoning in Yunnan
China Daily, July 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/26/content_11046835.htm

艾滋病威胁大学校园 同性恋群体缺关爱易感染 (HIV Threatens Campus: Young Gay Community Faces Great Risk Due to Lack of Education )
Xinmin, July 26, 2010
http://news.xinmin.cn/rollnews/2010/07/26/5957235.html

Tibet
Fewer Tibetans Able to Flee to Dalai Lama on China Clampdown
Agence France-Presse, July 26, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2010/07/26/266114/p1/Fewer-Tibetans.htm

China’s Money and Migrants Pour Into Tibet
New York Times, July 24, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/world/asia/25tibet.html

XUAR
新疆库尔勒：羁押戴面纱女子冲击家庭学经 (Korla, Xinjiang: Veiled Women Sent to Detention)
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xj-07232010160405.html