Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)

Wrong Side of the Law
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=51dd2dc43ba33310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
陈光诚的“大美临沂”:一个城市的双重面孔 (Chen's Beautiful Linyi: A City with Two Faces)
Radio France Internationale, October 25, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20111025-陈光诚的“大美临沂”:一个城市的双重面孔

Human Rights Defender - Hada

哈达仍被过期关押其儿子获准保释 (Son Released on Bail, But Hada Remains Locked Up Past End of Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_release-10252011101034.html

Human Rights Defender - Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)

倪玉兰夫妇将开审  董前勇二审败诉 (Ni Yulan and Husband's Case to Be Tried Soon)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_lawyer-10252011103731.html

Internet

China Vows Stricter Controls on Social Media
Reuters, October 26, 2011
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/10/26/us-china-internet-idINTRE79P0OJ20111026

Labor

China Minimum Wage up by a Fifth
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 26, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15456509

Politics

Fun TV Makes Way for Lessons in Morality
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2011
http://topics.scmp.com/news/china-news-watch/article/Fun-TV-makes-way-for-lessons-in-morality

Tibet

Another Tibetan Monk Sets Himself on Fire in China
Associated Press, October 26, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111026/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet
Related news:
Tibetan Activists Adopt Self-Immolation as Political Tool
Voice of America, October 25, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Tibetan-Activists-Adopt-Self-Immolation-As-Political-Tool-132517228.html