Friday, October 26, 2012

Civil Society

Charities Suffer as Public Remain Wary
China Daily, October 24, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-10/24/content_15844155.htm

Detention

China Shows Off 'Sunshine Detention Centre' to Allay Torture Claims
The Guardian, October 25, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/25/china-beijing-dentention-centre-tour

Human Rights Defenders

18大前打压升级 京沪粤多人被拘留 (Many Detained in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong as Pressure Increases before 18th Party Congress)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/18-10252012145449.html

Related:
各地蒙冤警察北京被截访 (Former Police Detained and Returned Home after Gathering in Beijing to Petition)
Human Rights in China, October 25, 2012
http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6350

Media

New York Times Websites Blocked in China after Story on Wen Family Wealth
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1070165/new-york-times-website-blocked-china

Related:
Family of Wen Jiabao Holds a Hidden Fortune in China
总理家人隐秘的财富
The New York Times, October 25, 2012
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/26/business/global/family-of-wen-jiabao-holds-a-hidden-fortune-in-china.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/article/china/2012/10/26/c26princeling/

Politics

受托律师不知能否获准为薄熙来辩护 (Lawyer Hired to Represent Bo Xilai Knows Not Whether He'll Be Allowed to Speak in Bo's Defense)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 25, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/10/121025_bo_xilai_lawyer.shtml

Social Security

Lawmakers Call for Including Non-governmental Groups in Social Assistance
Xinhua News Agency, October 25, 2012
http://english.sina.com/china/2012/1025/519994.html

Public Health

全国人大常委会表决通过精神卫生法 (NPC Standing Committee Passes Mental Health Law)
China National Radio, October 26, 2012
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2012-10/26/content_3933803.htm?node=5954