Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Government

Candidates Pressured ahead of Poll
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/candidates-10212011160752.html

Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)

China Cuts Access to Lawyer Who Fought One-child Policy
McClatchy Newspapers, October 24, 2011
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/10/24/2470019_p3/china-cuts-access-to-lawyer-who.html

Labor

Watch Workers Strike over Time
Xinhua News Agency, October 25, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/10/25/Watch%2Bworkers%2Bstrike%2Bover%2Btime/

Land Policy

Chinese See Communist Land Sales Hurting Mao’s Poor to Pay Rich
Bloomberg News, October 24, 2011
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-23/chinese-see-communist-land-sales-hurting-mao-s-poor-to-pay-rich.html

Law

China Mulls New Tax for Environmental Protection
Xinhua News Agency, October 24, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-10/24/content_13965443.htm

“被精神病”责任人或被追究刑责 (Mental Health Law Draft: Those Deliberately Committing People for Psychiatric Treatment May Be Investigated for Accountability)
Southern Weekend, October 24, 2011
http://www.infzm.com/content/64221

中国修法增加警察查验身份证范围 (Draft Amendment Increases Scope of Police Inspection of IDs)
Deutsche Welle, October 24, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15483573,00.html

Tibet

西藏喇嘛印度抗議 (India: Tibetans Protest before Chinese Embassy in Support of Self-immolating Monks)
Ming Pao, October 25, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2472315/1.html