Friday, February 26, 2010

February 26, 2010

News
Civil Society
NGOs Say They Adapt to Survive in China
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9e15b69280607210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Death Penalty
非政府组织:中国每年判处死刑人数2000至5000 (NGO: 2000-5000 Sentenced to Death in China Each Year)
Radio France Internationale, February 26, 2010
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/122/article_19676.asp

景德镇监狱三名死刑犯绝食吁国际关注 (Three Prisoners on Death Row Call for International Attention)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sixing-02252010111012.html

Human Rights Defenders
China Police Detain 18 for Assaulting Artists
Agence France-Presse, February 25, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100225/wl_asia_afp/chinaartprotestpropertyrights

Land Policy
Shanghai Residents Fight Forced Demolitions
China Daily, February 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-02/26/content_9506528.htm

Law
中国法治蓝皮书出炉 学者指司法倒退 (CASS Rule of Law Blue Book: The Legal System Regressed in 2009)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sifa-02252010102145.html

Crime Up in 2009; More Expected in 2010
China Daily, February 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-02/26/content_9506191.htm

Police
河南青年在看守所死亡 警方称喝开水后发病 (Henan Police Claim Boy's Detention Center Death due to Drinking Boiled Water)
Chongqing Evening News, February 26, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2010-02/26/content_13050841.htm

Protests and Petitions
粤新会采石引发警民冲突 (Jiangmen Quarry Leads to Clash with Police)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinhui-02252010103149.html

Public Health
Dairy Bosses on Trial for Reselling Melamine Milk
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c375758f34507210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
Nepal Police Arrest Five Including Four Tibetans
Press Trust of India, February 22, 2010
http://www.ptinews.com/news/529688_Nepal-police-arrest-five-including-four-Tibetans

XUAR
Xinjiang Rumor Mongers Punished over Texts
China Daily, February 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-02/26/content_9506714.htm