Friday, December 23, 2011

Human Rights Defenders

China Sentences Rights Activist to 9 Years' Jail
The Associated Press, December 23, 2011
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/china-sentences-rights-activist-years-jail-15217917
Related information:
Dissident Chen Wei to Be Tried on December 23
资深异议人士陈卫面临再次获刑
Human Rights in China, December 21, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5730
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5725
欧盟外交主管呼吁释放高智晟 (EU Foreign Policy Head Calls for Gao Zhisheng's Release)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 23, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/12/111222_gaozhisheng_ashton.shtml
Related information:
Wife of Disappeared Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Urges International Attention
耿和呼吁国际社会关注高智晟律师处境——中国人权采访高智晟律师的妻子耿和
Human Rights in China, December 22, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5732
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5733

Internet

Cities Follow Beijing over Real Name Registration on Internet
Shanghai Daily, December 23, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/12/23/Cities+follow+Beijing+over+real+name+registration+on+Internet

Labor

China Province in Major Wage Rise
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 23, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16311751

Law

Rulings Must Consider Morality: Top Judge
China Daily, December 23, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-12/23/content_14314624.htm

Protests and Petitions

海门警民持续冲突警方释放催泪弹 (Haimen, Guangdong: Police Fire Tear Gas on Protesters as Clash Continue)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 23, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/12/111223_china_haimen.shtml

乌坎事件是中国现时社会动乱的一个缩影 (Wukan Protests the Epitome of Contemporary Social Unrest in China)
Radio France Internationale, December 22, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20111222-乌坎事件是中国现时社会动乱的一个缩影