Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Death Penalty

Death Penalty Idea for Corruption Draws Criticism
China Daily, March 13, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-03/13/content_14822113.htm

Law

Leaders Pave Way for Passing of Law That May Allow Secret Detentions
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6d402a1c69706310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

中国刑事诉讼法修正草案引起争议 (Revisions to Criminal Procedure Law Causing a Stir)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 12, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/03/120312_china_draft_law.shtml

“秘密拘捕”会使“国家安全”? (Can Secret Detentions Make China Secure?)
Deutsche Welle, March 12, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15803618,00.html

North Korea

Protesters Demand China Stop Repatriating N. Korean Defectors
Voice of America, March 12, 2012
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/Protesters-Demand-China-Stop-Repatriating-N-Korean-Defectors--142318235.html

Protests and Petitions

维权者王忠祥拟申请游行被阻 残疾访民被抓儿被恐吓 (Tianjin Activist's Application for Demonstration Turned Down)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fy-03122012102822.html

Tibet

Teenage Monk Sets himself on Fire on 53rd Anniversary of Failed Tibetan Uprising
The Daily Telegraph, March 13, 2012
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/tibet/9139760/Teenage-monk-sets-himself-on-fire-on-53rd-anniversary-of-failed-Tibetan-uprising.html

北京影响力的增强让尼泊尔的西藏难民感到窒息 (Tibetan Refugees in Nepal Feeling Choked by Beijing's Influence)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sd-03122012161249.html

XUAR

Xinjiang Security Based on Ethnic Unity
China Daily, March 13, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-03/13/content_14818072.htm

習近平:新疆穩定壓倒一切 (Xi Jinping: Stability in Xinjiang of Utmost Import)
Sing Tao Daily, March 12, 2012
http://news.singtao.ca/toronto/2012-03-12/china1331541099d3747987.html