August 03, 2010

News
Environment
Floating Garbage Chokes Major Chinese Dam
The Wall Street Journal, August 02, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704271804575404601892298756.html

Human Rights Defender – Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
Homeless, Crippled: The Cost of Activism
South China Morning Post, August 03, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=17f01e53c733a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
Police Detain China Activist for Sex Worker Rights
Associated Press, August 02, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i2v4nkdlQYukNdGln9vA8s5OSObAD9HB9PF00

Related information:
China: Sex Workers Demand Legalization, Organizer Detained
Global Voices Online, August 01, 2010
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/08/01/china-sex-workers-demand-legalization-organizer-detained/

天珠王二审维持15年 速判剥夺辩护权 (Appeal Court Denies Tibetan Environmentalist Karma Samdrup Right to Defence, Upholds 15-Year Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, August 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shen-08022010120516.html

Labor
陕西警方立案调查湖北农民工讨薪遭殴打事件 (Shaanxi Police to Investigate Assault on Hubei Workers)
China News Service, August 03, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0803/11/6D5L00JT000146BD.html

Related news:
Unpaid Workers Beaten
Shanghai Daily, August 03, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201008/20100803/article_445161.htm

Land Policy
辽宁铁岭一钉子户因拒绝搬迁被施工人员打死 (Liaoning Villager Beaten to Death by Builder after Refusing to Relocate Home)
Radio Free Asia, August 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chai-08022010161726.html

Media
Law, Public Support Key to Journalists’ Safety
South China Morning Post, August 03, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=56d01e53c733a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

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财经记者遭暴连发 官样文章失诚信 (Officialese Doesn't Cut It following Attacks on Finance Journalists)
Radio Free Asia, August 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cai-08022010162955.html

Overseas Journalists Get Asiad Pledge
China Daily, August 03, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/03/content_11083510.htm

文化部：网游实名半年后正式实施 (Ministry of Culture: Real-name Registration to Be Formally Implemented in 6 Months)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 03, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-08/03/content_1141860.htm

Migrant Workers
北京市人大建议清理小门店 缩减低端劳动力 (Beijing People's Congress Proposes Closing Small Businesses to Reduce Incoming Labor Force)
The Beijing News, August 03, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0803/01/6D4J9OEJ00014AED.html

Police
景德镇一嫌犯审讯中“晕死” (Jiangxi: Suspect Collapses, Dies during Interrogation)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 03, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-08/03/content_1141865.htm

Protests and Petitions
3 Detained after Rally to Defend Cantonese
Xinhua News Agency, August 03, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201008/20100803/article_445181.htm

Related news:
Backlash as Cantonese Protests Spur Gag: Guangzhou Authorities Overreacting, Critics Say
South China Morning Post, August 03, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=157d1e53c733a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
In Restive Chinese Area, Cameras Keep a Watchful Eye
New York Times, August 02, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/world/asia/03china.html