Bilateral Ties

海外人士抗议伦敦书展：言者无罪 (Overseas Activists Protest London Book Fair)
Deutsche Welle, April 18, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15892179,00.html

Gender

国务院规定我国女职工产假由90天延长至98天 (Maternity Leave Lengthened from 90 to 98 Days)
Southern Metropolis Day, April 19, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/d/ba/dba132f6ab6a3e3d/Blog/502/720c1c.html

Human Rights Defenders

Locke's on Ni Yulan Case Inappropriate: FM
Xinhua News Agency, April 19, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-04/19/content_15089163.htm

北京独立艺术家杨伟东出境受阻 (Independent Beijing Artist Yang Weidong Kept from Leaving Country)
Deutsche Welle, April 18, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15891581,00.html

Law

The Big Squeeze
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2012
http://www.usasialaw.org/?p=6801

Politics

Dozens under Arrest in China in Connection with Bo Xilai Scandal
The Telegraph, April 19, 2012
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9212258/Dozens-under-arrest-in-China-in-connection-with-Bo-Xilai-scandal.html

Related:
新華社：刑事案非政治鬥爭 (Xinhua: Case Is Criminal, Has Nothing to Do with Politics)
Ming Pao, April 19, 2012
http://news.mingpao.com/20120419/caa3.htm

Protests and Petitions

Protests Halved in Economic Hub
China Daily, April 19, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2012-04/19/content_15085591.htm

Religion

Excommunicated Bishop Attends Ordination in China
Agence France-Presse, April 19, 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/excommunicated-bishop-attends-ordination-china-053632464.html

Tibet

阿坝藏人抗议贪官遭殴被捕 甘孜民办学校被勒令关闭 (Sichuan: Protesters against Corrupt Officials Beaten in Ngawa)
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dz-04182012113557.html