Monday, June 07, 2010

June 07, 2010

News
Food Security

武汉万瓶假白酒流向市场 原料标明不宜直接饮用 (Thousands of Bottles of Fake Wine Found in Wuhan)
Xinhua News Agency, June 05, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0605/14/68E1PKUU000146BC.html

Human Rights Defender – Li Hong (力虹)
作家力虹病危获保外就医 入重症病房各界呼吁援手 (Li Hong Released on Bail for Medical Treatment)
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/li-06062010121537.html

Human Rights Defender – Tan Zuoren (谭作人)
谭作人被控“煽动颠覆国家政权案”将于6月9日宣判 (Verdict in Tan Zuoren Trial to Be Pronounced June 9)
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/69-06062010182039.html

Human Rights Defenders
Ex-Tiananmen Protest Leader Freed after Arrest in Tokyo
Voice of America, June 06, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Ex-Tiananmen-Protest-Leader-Freed-After-Arrest-in-Tokyo-95732594.html

Lawyer Recovers from Setback in Women's Rights
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4b33e080a6809210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

June Fourth
“六四”21年烛光依旧 十五万人聚香港维园 (150K Attend June Forth Candlelight Vigil in Hong Kong's Victoria Park)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06042010160836.html

China Loyalist Attacks Beijing over Tiananmen
Financial Times, June 04, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/56e13a1c-6ffd-11df-8698-00144feabdc0.html

US Urges China to Free Activists on Tiananmen Anniversary
Agence France-Presse, June 04, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100604/pl_afp/chinatiananmenrightsusdiplomacy

Labor
Labor Unrest in China Reflects Changing Demographics, More Awareness of Rights
The Washington Post, June 07, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/06/AR2010060603295.html

Land Policy
New Housing Policy 'Difficult to Implement'
China Daily, June 07, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/07/content_9940830.htm

Law
Freedom of Speech Defence Bound to Fail: Courts Do Not Engage with Rights Discourse
South China Morning Post, June 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6b3d61f10fd09210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
农民工随迁子女教育纳入公共教育体系 免学杂费不收借读费 (Children of Migrant Workers Receive Equal Treatment in Public Education System in Henan)
Legal Daily, June 07, 2010
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/content/2010-06/07/content_2163981.htm

Protests and Petitions
农民上访被关精神病院:精神病人收治制度存漏洞 (Petitioners Locked Up in Mental Institutions Reveals Loopholes in Admission System)
Outlook, June 07, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100607/u1a5248098.html

Public Health
China Audits Rural Cooperative Medical Care System
Xinhua News Agency, June 06, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/06/content_9939854.htm

China's 'Cancer Villages' Reveal Dark Side of Economic Boom
The Guardian, June 07, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jun/07/china-cancer-villages-industrial-pollution

Rural Issues
Rural College Graduates Paid only Half the National Average Wage
South China Morning Post, June 05, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=279f7d5c9c309210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD