Friday, July 08, 2011

Human Rights Defender - Liao Yiwu (廖亦武)

廖亦武:我其实是一个记忆工作者 ("I Am a Memory Worker," Liao Yiwu Says)
Deutsche Welle, July 07, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15219059,00.html
Related news:
Liao Yiwu Unbound
The New Yorker, July 07, 2011
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2011/07/liao-yiwu-leaves-china.html

Human Rights Defenders

人大选举律师观察团发起人被约谈 (Founder of People's Congress Election Lawyer Observation Team Wu Yuanshu Called for Meeting with Provincial Judicial Dept)
Radio Free Asia, July 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m0707-vt-07072011161901.html

王荔蕻之子:放我妈回家吃饭 (Beijing-based Activist Wang Lihong's Son Urges Release of His Mother)
Deutsche Welle, July 07, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15218520,00.html

Protests and Petitions

China Ex-official Warns Crackdown Risks Instability
Reuters, July 08, 2011
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/07/08/idINIndia-58149620110708

China Fires Officials, Charges 11 over Riots: State Media
Agence France-Presse, July 07, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110707/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestcharges
Related news:
广州增城骚乱事件两名官员被免职 (Two Officials Dismissed in the Aftermath of Zengcheng Protests)
Xinhua News Agency, July 08, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/07/110708_china_unrest_charges.shtml
不滿拆遷補償 (Beijingers Erect Sign in Protest of Relocation Compensation at Land and Resources Bureau)
Ming Pao, July 08, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110708/cag1.htm

Society

中国官方媒体否认江泽民病故消息 (Chinese State Media Deny Rumors of Jiang Zemin's Death)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 07, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/07/110707_china_jiang_rumour.shtml
Related news:
World View: Is Jiang Zemin Dead or Alive?
Bloomberg, July 07, 2011
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-07/is-jiang-zemin-dead-or-alive-the-chinese-public-wants-to-know-world-view.html

Tibet

青海众藏人家中庆达赖生日 拉萨军警民双拥活动对擂 (Dalai Lama's Birthday: Qinghai Tibetans Celebrate, Lhasa Authorities Hold Support Activities for Military and Police)
Radio Free Asia, July 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dalai-07072011093924.html

XUAR

Call for Western Pressure
Radio Free Asia, July 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/pressure-07072011184717.html