Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Environment

Think China’s Air Is Breathable? Think Again
The Globe and Mail, September 27, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/think-chinas-air-is-breathable-think-again/article2181489/
For related videos see:
Toxic Industries: Environment and Health Issues
http://www.youtube.com/user/hrichina#grid/user/07F8B19631DD6900

Human Rights Defenders

Ai Weiwei's Wife Urges China to Drop Plan on Detentions
Reuters, September 28, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110928/wl_nm/us_china_artist_detentions
Ai's wife's open letter to the NPC can be found at:
对《中华人民共和国刑事诉讼法修正案(草案)》的意见 (Comments on the Draft Amendment of the Criminal Procedure Law)
Lu Qing, September 28, 2011
http://loveaiww.blogspot.com/2011/09/blog-post_5440.html

Land Policy

Beijing Plans to Relocate Mass Residents to Suburbs
Xinhua News Agency, September 27, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-09/27/content_13805139.htm

Law

Seeking Shelter
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2011
http://www.usasialaw.org/?p=5928

刑诉法修改草案引热议:刑事和解是否"花钱买平安" (CPL Draft Hot Topic: Can Money Buy an Amicable Settlement in Criminal Cases?)
Legal Daily, September 28, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-09/28/content_3018181.htm

Migrant Workers

巴中民工“官场”维权 (Can Government Reps Working to Protect Rights of Migrant Workers Be a Model?)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 28, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/a/e1/ae1a83fe55053035/Blog/169/d2b7b9.html

Protests and Petitions

5.12地震灾民集体请愿遭阻止 拜登访川时遭拘禁维权代表到京 (Dozens of People Affected by May 2008 Quake Prevented from Petitioning en Masse)
Radio Free Asia (September 27, 2011)
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/di-09272011103329.html