Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Hong Kong

Beijing Rethinks Its HK Policies
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=30d3d825d7bb6310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

梁振英:香港明年应停收双非孕妇 (Leung Chun-ying: HK to Stop Accepting Mainland Mothers Who Aren't Married to Locals)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 17, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/04/120417_hk_cyleung_mainland_mums.shtml

Human Rights Defenders

美国驻华大使要求中国释放维权律师倪玉兰夫妇 (U.S. Ambassador to China Calls for Release of Rights Defender Lawyer Ni Yulan)
Radio Australia, April 17, 2012
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/chinese/2012-04-17/美国驻华大使要求中国释放维权律师倪玉兰夫妇/897766

Media

PLA Is Target of Bo Media Blitz
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cff5d825d7bb6310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Urged to Ignore Rumors
China Daily, April 16, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-04/16/content_15062184.htm
Related:
近年来在社会上产生严重后果的十起网络谣言案例 (Ten Recent Cases of Major Events That Led to Rumors Online)
People's Daily, April 16, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2012-04/16/c_122984169.htm

Protests and Petitions

江西南昌两村民因征地问题上访 遭劫访后被非法关押38天 (Two Jiangxi Villagers Illegally Held 38 Days after Petitioning on Land Issues)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hc-04162012164909.html

Tibet

Dalai Lama Eyes Reform in China, Fearing 'Revolution'
Agence France-Presse, April 17, 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/dalai-lama-eyes-reform-china-fearing-revolution-071703085.html

抗议当局展开爱国教育 数十名理塘藏人遭捕 (Sichuan: Dozens Arrested for Protesting Patriotic Education)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dz1-04162012112931.html