Friday, July 22, 2011

Environment

天津海河因污染物出现大面积死鱼 (Massive Amount of Fish Found Dead from Pollutants in Tianjin's Haihe River)
China Foto Press, July 22, 2011
http://news.ynet.com/3.1/1107/22/5966925.html

Human Rights Defenders

广西4律师涉嫌伪证罪被抓 各地律师组援助团 (Lawyers across China Voice Support for Harassed Lawyers Group in Beihai)
Legal Evening News, July 22, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-07/22/content_2806601.htm
Related news:
全国律协就律师在广西北海办案受阻发表声明 (All China Lawyers Associate Issues Statement on Harassment of Group of Lawyers in Beihai)
Legal Daily, July 22, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-07/22/content_2806628.htm

Related information:
广西维权律师杨在新被正式逮捕
Guangxi Rights Defense Lawyer Yang Zaixin Formally Arrested
Human Rights in China, July 05, 2011
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5405
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5404

IMAR

内蒙古政府出台新政策保护矿区农牧民利益 (Inner Mongolian Government Issues New Policy Safeguarding the Interests of Herders in Mining Region)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mumin-07212011162017.html
Related information:
关于进一步规范矿业开发秩序依法保护环境保障民生的指导意见 (Guiding Opinions on Further Regulating the Development Order of the Mining Industry while Protecting the Environment and Guaranteeing People's Livelihood in Accordance with the Law)
Inner Mongolian Autonomous Regional People's Government, July 13, 2011
http://inews.nmgnews.com.cn/system/2011/07/21/010626357.shtml

Media

偵查記者風險高 民間行內具聲望 (Investigative Reporting a High-risk Job)
Ming Pao, July 22, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2387511/1.html

Public Health

Touch of Insanity Sullies Mental Health Care
Caixin, July 22, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-07-22/100282317.html

Religion

China to Ordain More Non-Vatican Bishops
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 22, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14248826

XUAR

Ban on Islamic Dress Sparked Uygur Attack
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=83aca8d809d41310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
新疆遇襲倖存女警:「未見過如此恐怖雙眼」 (One Policewoman's Account of Hotan Violence: "Never Have I Seen Anything So Horrifying")
Ming Pao, July 22, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110722/cad1.htm