Monday, November 15, 2010

November 15, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

Brother Wants Liu Freed
Agence France-Presse, November 15, 2010
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_603435.html

Macau Moves against Nobel Protest as Chinese Premier visits
Agence France-Presse, November 14, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hXXaO5RU2TMXo8AtD8ExOpLUzL-w

乔迪-威廉姆斯呼吁释放刘晓波 (Nobel Laureate Jody Williams Calls for Liu's Release)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiao-11142010164405.html

News
Children
'Gender Predictor' Declared Illegal
Shanghai Daily, November 15, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.org/article/?id=454617&type=National

Death Penalty
China's Supreme People's Court Approves Four Death Penalties
Xinhua News Agency, November 13, 2010
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/xinhua/2010-11-13/content_1196537.html

Human Rights Defenders
全國約百人 維權律師易受打壓 (Around 100 Rights Lawyers across China Vulnerable to Official Pressure)
Ming Pao, November 14, 2010
http://dailynews.sina.com/bg/chn/chnoverseamedia/mingpao/20101114/16411995575.html

郑存柱搭机返国了无音讯 在美家属忧已被当局拘押 (No Word from Zheng Cunzhu after His Flight Home: Family in US Fears for Detention)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zheng-11142010165334.html

Human Rights Defender -- Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
維權女律師自身難保 為法輪功學員辯護惹禍 (Attorney Ni Yulan Helpless to Defend Self)
Ming Pao, November 15, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101114/4/l926.html

Land Policy
柳州市柳东新区发生警民冲突 (Land Clash with Police in Liuzhou, Guangxi)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu-11142010171358.html

Law
Land Requisition Law May See Light of Day Soon
China Daily, November 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/15/content_11547397.htm

Society HIV Discrimination Case Verdict Reflects Ingrained Prejudice
China Daily, November 14, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/14/content_11547158.htm

Police
Chengguan under Fire for Slapping Old Man
China Daily, November 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/15/content_11547380.htm

Protests and Petitions
80、90后留美学生就“我爸是李刚”事件致信温家宝 (Chinese Gen Yers Studying in the US Write to Wen Jiabao on Li Gang Incident)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/80-11142010160824.html
Related information:
In China, Hit-and-run Death Exposes Class Anger
The Associated Press, November 1, 2010
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9J795CG0.htm
Public Health
Mainland Faces Explosive Rise in Asbestos-related Lung Disease
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b4ab092f1264c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCR

Society
Tight Security for Games
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/games-11122010152233.html