Freedom of Speech

台公民团体吁中国政府签署《新闻自由保障协定》 (Taiwan NGOs Call for Cross-Strait Agreement to Protect Press Freedom)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/al-03052013092649.html

Related:
Activists Call for Cross-strait Media Freedom Agreement
Taipei Times, March 6, 2013
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/03/06/2003556414

Freedom of Speech

中國大學生 舌戰司馬南 (University Students Openly Argue with Party Pundit Sima Nan)
Voice of America (via Voice of America), November 21, 2011
http://www.voafanti.com/gate/big5/www.voanews.com/cantonese/news/20111120SimaNanEmbattledbyCollegeStudents-134236378.html

Freedom of Speech

深圳大运会开幕前预演　加强保安限制发言引抱怨 (Public Security Restricts Speech in Advance of the Shenzhen Universiade)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sz-08102011115849.html

Society

China's Gay Community Fights Online Censorship
Time, July 01, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/time/20110701/wl_time/08599208044300

Tibet

Tibetan Writer Jailed for 4 Years in China: Group
Reuters, July 02, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110702/wl_nm/us_china_tibet_writer

Internet

China Restricts Popular Report-a-bribe Websites
Associated Press, June 22, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110622/ap_on_re_as/as_china_bribery_battle

Media

Chinese Film Director Hits Out at State Censorship
The Guardian, June 16, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/16/chinese-film-director-hits-censorship

May 8-10, 2010

News

Freedom of Movement
More Mainland Regions to Gain Travel Access to Taiwan
China Daily, May 10, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-05/08/content_9824844.htm

Freedom of Speech
A History Lesson that is on the Right Lines
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9e9f82da2ed78210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
Down and out in China
Asia Times Online, May 10, 2010
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LE08Ad01.html

China Disbars Two Rights Defense Lawyers
Associated Press, May 10, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100509/wl_nm/us_china_lawyers

Related Information:

Beijing Judicial Bureau Revokes Licenses of Two Rights Defense Lawyers

Human Rights in China, May 7, 2010

http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/174568

Human Rights Defender - Wan Yanhai (万延海)
Despite Pressures, Activist Perseveres
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=04e082da2ed78210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

June Fourth
旅日华人导演翰光到港推广六四记录片「长城外」 (Japan-based Chinese Director Han Guang Visits Hong Kong to Promote His June Fourth Documentary)
Radio Free Asia, May 09, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-05092010161419.html

Labor
Lax Laws, Lack of Funds Make China's Mines Deadliest
China Daily, May 10, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-05/10/content_9826652.htm

Media
广州工地坍塌致4死4伤 保安手拉手排人墙堵记者 (Security Guards Kick Reporters out the Site of Industrial Accident in Guangzhou)
The Beijing Times, May 10, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100510/u1a5194233.html

Politics
Chinese City Opens its Books in a Step for Reform
Associated Press, May 10, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100509/ap_on_re_as/as_china_power_of_the_purse

原中宣部长朱厚泽去世 80年代力主"思想自由" (Former Propaganda Department Chief Zhu Houze Passes away)
Oriental Morning Post (via Eastday), May 10, 2010
http://www.dfdaily.com/node2/node31/node262/userobject1ai221465.shtml

Protests and Petitions
上海访民胡燕在联合国总部前抗议 (Shanghainese Petitioner Hu Yan Protests outside UN New York Headquarters)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hu-05082010133213.html

Religion
China Ordains Bishops Backed by Vatican
Financial Times, May 10, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5e4e4eba-5b7c-11df-85a3-00144feab49a.html

Society
我国贫富差距正在逼近社会容忍“红线” (China Rich-Poor Polarization Provoking Alarm: Experts)
Economic Information Daily (via Eastday), May 10, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100510/u1a5195049.html

Tibet
Dalai Lama tells AP: Exiles must press China talks‎
Associated Press, May 08, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jrF8wS5osaCIqGmXLjWp_5-5jgMAD9FHU8OG0

May 7, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
EU to China: 'Splendid Isolation No Longer an Option'
EU Observer, May 06, 2010
http://euobserver.com/9/30024

Corruption
Nine-year Scam under Nose of Justice Ministry
South China Morning Post, May 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7393c345ddd68210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
暴风雨突袭南方多省 至少40人遇难12人失踪 (Rainstorm in Southern China Kills at least 40, 12 Missing)
Beijing News (via Eastday), May 07, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100507/u1a5190308.html

Freedom of Speech
Teacher Sparks Outcry with Mao Comments
South China Morning Post, May 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1026c345ddd68210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hukou
辽宁省流动人口《居住证》将取代《暂住证》 (Temporary Residence Permit Holders in Dalian City, Liaoning Will Get Permanent Residency)
Eastday, May 07, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100507/u1a5190828.html

Human Rights Defender - Li Hong (力虹), Yang Tianshui (杨天水)
人权组织呼吁给力虹、杨天水保外就医 (HRIC Calls for Release of Li Hong and Yang Tianshui on Bail for Medical Treatment)
Radio France Internationale, May 07, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20100506-人权组织呼吁给力虹、杨天水保外就医

Internet Censorship
China: Government Considers New Rule for Online ID
New York Times, May 07, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/world/asia/webbriefs-chinainternet.html

网络审查：中国网民中谁在翻墙？ (Survey on Background of Chinese Netizens Who Tend to Bypass the Great Firewall)
Radio France Internationale, May 07, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20100506-网络审查：中国网民中谁在翻墙？

Survey Report:
中国翻墙网民状况调查
Kenengba, April 30, 2010
http://www.kenengba.com/post/2920.html

China: Over the GFW
Global Voices Advocacy, April 30, 2010
http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2010/04/30/china-over-the-gfw/

Law
Police Torture a Sackable Offence, New Law Says
South China Morning Post, May 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7eb5c345ddd68210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

取消“律师伪证罪”签名征集活动被湖南律协叫停 (Hunan Lawyers Association Asks to Stop Online Signature Collection to Call for SPC's Interpretation on "Lawyer Perjury" Cases)
Radio France Internationale, May 07, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20100506-取消“律师伪证罪”签名征集活动被湖南律协叫停

Protests and Petitions
Petitioner Jailed for 'Blackmailing Govt'
China Daily, May 06, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-05/06/content_9819060.htm

Related News:
山西上访村民被判敲诈罪续：法院称将公正判决 (Shanxi Petitioner Appeals for His Blackmail Sentence)
China News Service (via Eastday), May 07, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100507/u1a5190950.html

Public Health
How I Sold My Liver -- and Got Cheated
Shanghai Daily, May 06, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201005/20100506/article_436198.htm

Taiwan
Lawmakers Lock Horns over Amendment on Chinese Students
Taiwan News, May 07, 2010
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1248404

XUAR
China: Aid Program Focuses on Xinjiang Region
New York Times, May 07, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/world/asia/webbriefs-xinjiang.html

May 05, 2010

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defender - Zhou Li (周莉)
周莉陳鳳強等開庭宣判訪民稱不公 (Zhou Li and Other Three Rights Activists Sentenced to Prison)
Sound of Hope, May 04, 2010
http://big5.soundofhope.org/programs/162/158266-1.asp

Related Information:

Protester of "99% of Petitioners Are Mentally Ill" Statement Gets One Year in Prison

Human Rights in China, May 4, 2010

http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/174387

News

Bilateral Ties
China Leery of Sarkozy's Outstretched Hand
Asia Times Online, May 05, 2010
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LE05Ad01.html

Corruption
高校已成腐败犯罪新高发区 官僚机构急剧膨胀 (Corrupt Practices Rampant in High Schools: Institutional Failure)
Legal Daily (via Eastday), May 05, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100505/u1a5186694.html

Food Security
結石寶寶索償案開審　三鹿大股東抗辯：不應在港審 (Parents of Children Sickened by Tainted Milk Powder File Suit for Compensation against Sanlu Shareholder Fonterra in HK Tribunal )
Apple Daily, May 05, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20100505&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=11867&art_id=13997569

Related News:

Chinese Parents Seek Damages over Milk Scandal
Associated Press, May 04, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100504/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodsafetymilkchildhongkongjustice

Freedom of Speech
中国当局加强限制网络言论自由 (Chinese Authorities Strengthen Control on Freedom of Speech in Internet )
BBC Chinese, May 04, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/05/100504_internet_freedom.shtml

Internet Censorship
Deleting Internet Postings Not Best Way, Advisers Say
South China Morning Post, May 05, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4e67e61a4b368210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Urges Tough Internet Laws
Agence France-Presse, May 04, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100504/tc_afp/chinapoliticsinternetlaw

Human Rights Defender - Li Jianhong / Xiao Qiao (李剑虹)
上海作家李剑虹滞留瑞典 抗议回国权被剥夺 (Shanghai Writer Still Stuck in Sweden; China Denies Her Right to Return Home)
Radio Free Asia, May 04, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ljh-05042010162937.html

Protests and Petitions
河南法院开放日男子当众下跪投诉 (Petitioner Kneels during Court Open Day to Complain about Beating Cases by Court Officials)
Henan Business Daily (via Net Ease), May 05, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0505/07/65TEHVMC00011229.html

Shanghai World Expo
《纽约时报》记者著书 揭露上海世博阴暗面 (New York Times Journalist's Book Reveals the Dark Sides of Shanghai World Expo)
Radio Free Asia, May 04, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ny-05042010141342.html

Society
In China's Primary School Stabbings, Some See Social Injustice as Culprit
Christian Science Monitor, May 05, 2010
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2010/0504/In-China-s-primary-school-stabbings-some-see-social-injustice-as-culprit

April 22, 2010

Top News of the Day
Law
2 Chinese Lawyers Are Facing Disbarment for Defending Falun Gong
New York Times, April 22, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/22/world/asia/22beijing.html

Related information:
Lawyers Facing License Revocation Detail Irregular Courtroom Activities Permitted by Judge
Human Rights in China, April 20, 2010
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/174065

2 China Lawyers who Defended Falun Gong Face Ban
Associated Press (via The Washington Post), April 22, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/21/AR2010042101689.html

News

Civil Society
Beijing Public Election Catches People's Eyes
China Daily, April 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/22/content_9762253.htm

Corporate Social Accountability
Two Jailed for Life over Shanghai Building Failure
Associated Press, April 22, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100421/wl_asia_afp/chinashanghaibuildingcollapsecourt

Corruption
Official Sacked after Scenic Lake Filled for Luxury Villas
China Daily, April 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/22/content_9759212.htm

Forced Demolition Leads to 11 Years in Jail
Shanghai Daily, April 22, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201004/20100421/article_434872.htm

Freedom of Speech
马尾法院新闻发布会通报三网民诽谤案 (Fujian Court Holds News Conference on 3 Netizens' Libel Trial)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangmin-04212010110746.html

青年天安門喊口號被帶走 (Man Taken away After Shouting in Tiananmen Square "Go China, Go Yushu!")
Ming Pao, April 22, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100422/caa4.htm

Hukou
7硕士辞职引发“北京户口”价值之争 (Seven Graduates Quitting Their Company "Earlier Than Expected" Sparks Legal Dispute over Price of Beijing's Hukou)
Legal Daily, April 21, 2010
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2010-04/21/content_2121174.htm

Human Rights Defenders
谢福林狱中病情加重 家人公众呼吁保外就医 (Pan-blue Alliance Member Xie Fulin's Health Worsens; His Members, Family Call for Xie's Medical Parole)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xiefulin-04212010111302.html

Multilateral
中央统战部长杜青林率团出访亚欧三国 (Director of United Front Work Department Visits Israel, Palestine, Hungary)
Eastday, April 22, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100422/u1a5163896.html

Protests and Petitions
Villagers Kneel to Petition against Corruption
China Daily, April 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/21/content_9757790.htm

Bulldozer Crushes Woman: Official Suspended
Shanghai Daily, April 22, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201004/20100421/article_434871.htm

Public Health
Guangdong Launches Organ Donation Scheme
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a1c82f8c54128210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Around China: Anti-HIV Network Launched
China Daily, April 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/22/content_9759402.htm

Taiwan
First Hearing on Capital Punishment Held
China Post, April 22, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/04/22/253494/First-hearing.htm

March 10, 2010

News

Bilateral Ties
China Warns US against Selling F-16s to Taiwan
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), March 09, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100309/ap_on_re_as/as_china_us_taiwan_arms

Corruption
政協狠批官員不正風獲掌聲 (CPPCC Deputy Severely Criticizes Political Maladies among Local Officials)
China News Service (via Ming Pao), March 10, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20100310/ca31209a.htm

Disasters
云南大旱农作物绝收 742万人饮水困难 (Worsening Water Crisis in Yunnan)
Xinhua News Agency (via Net Ease), March 09, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0309/20/61C28QKL000146BC.html

Environment
Disaster Warning over Plan to Link Rivers
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ca32a8bd9d347210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China And India Endorse Copenhagen Climate Deal
Reuters, March 09, 2010
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLDE62826020100309

Freedom of Speech
China Tries Microblogging Top Political Event
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), March 09, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100309/ap_on_re_as/as_china_microblogging_politics

Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Petition Filed at UN over Missing Chinese Lawyer
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), March 10, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100310/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsgaolawun

Human Rights Defenders
北京当局继续打压维权异议人士及访民 (Beijing Authorities Continue to Suppress Rights Defenders And Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, March 09, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bj-03092010123847.html

Labor
Unions Target Bosses Who Dodge Back Pay
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f033a8bd9d347210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Chinese Factory Halts World Cup Toy Production
Agence France-Presse (via Google News), March 09, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hH_tq5kgG5lwpB8kdfz9CWLzlnqg

Law
Election Law Raises More Questions Than Answers
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=85b4a8bd9d347210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Politics
China Rejects Reform Calls But Rhetoric Softens
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), March 09, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100309/ap_on_re_as/as_china_politics

Rural Issues
Guangdong Villages Battle over Road Use
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4d34a8bd9d347210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=teaser

Tibet
China Accuses Dalai Lama As Tibet Anniversary Looms
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), March 09, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100309/wl_asia_afp/chinacongressnpctibet

Heavy Security Is The New Normal in China's Tibet
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), March 08, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100308/ap_on_re_as/as_china_taming_tibet

China Says Only Socialism Can 'Save' Tibet
Reuters (via China Post), March 09, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2010/03/09/247482/China-says.htm

XUAR
$100m Spent on Xinjiang Blizzards Relief Work
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), March 10, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/10/content_9563583.htm

March 04, 2010

News

Corruption
Online Diaries Expose China Official to Graft Probe
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), March 03, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100303/wl_asia_afp/chinapoliticscorruptioninternet

Education
Not Enough Schools for Handicapped Children
China Daily, March 04, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/04/content_9534173.htm

Food Security
Three Jailed for Toxic Dairy Food in Shanghai
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), March 03, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/03/content_9533736.htm

China Official Wanted Toxic Bean Case Hushed up
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), March 02, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100302/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tainted_beans

Freedom of Speech
Censor Shows His Soft Side, with Taste for Banned Books
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d8618c8d3b427210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
政府信息公开司解征求意见：对不予公开范围争议大 (More Controversy over Scope of What to Be Withheld from Disclosure: Opinions on Draft Regulations on Several Issues Regarding the Hearing of Open Gov't Information Cases)
Legal Daily (via Xinhua News Agency), March 03, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2010-03/03/content_13086817.htm

Hukou
籲戶籍改革13媒體遭封殺 (13 Newspapers under Gov't Pressure After Calling for Household Registration Reform)
Ming Pao, March 04, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100304/cak1.htm

Human Rights Defender - Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
China Activist Demands Quake Recovery Budget Info
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), March 03, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100303/ap_on_re_as/as_china_quake

Human Rights Defender - Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎)
冯正虎被撞成妨碍公务　周三传唤八小时 (Feng Summoned to 8 Hours for "Obstructing Official Duties" on Wednesday)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/feng-03032010153704.html

Internet Censorship
Delegate Suggests Closing Internet Cafes - Then Has Website Hacked
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6bc18c8d3b427210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News:
提议关闭社会网吧政协委员公司网站被黑(图) (Website of CPPCC Delegate's Company Hacked After His Proposal to Nationalize Cyber Cafe)
Dahe Daily, March 03, 2010
http://shehui.daqi.com/article/2830218.html

Microblogging Services Halted
Radio Free Asia, March 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/microblogging-03022010172017.html

Labor
“开胸验肺”催促职业病防治法修订 修订程序启动 (Authorities Plan to Revise Occupational Disease Prevention Law After Outcry over Cases of Factory Workers Forced to Undergo Unnecessary Surgical Chest Incision)
Legal Daily (via Xinhua News Agency), March 03, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2010-03/03/content_13086952.htm

Military
China's Defence Budget to Rise 7.5 Percent in 2010
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), March 04, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100304/bs_afp/chinacongressnpcmilitary

Police
上海将出台执法行为规范 剑指利诱欺诈等收集证据 (Shanghai to Introduce Code of Conduct on Law Enforcement to Prohibit Using Violence, Fraud, Coercion, etc. to Collect Evidence)
Legal Daily (via Xinhua News Agency), March 03, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2010-03/03/content_13086915.htm

Protests and Petitions
杨秋雨投诉央视被公安拘押 (Rights Defender Yang Qiuyu, Petitioners Taken away by Police After Attempting to File Complaint with Propaganda Department about CCTV Report)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioners_detain-03032010112838.html

Society
Nearly Half of CPPCC Proposals Focus on Housing
China Daily, March 03, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2010-03/03/content_9532849.htm

青年賣腎4萬酬金遭騙剩3000 (Youth Cheated Most of Money Earned from Selling His Kidney)
Ming Pao, March 04, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100304/ccb1.htm

Urban-rural Income Gap Widest Since Opening-up
China Daily, March 02, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2010-03/02/content_9524530.htm

December 07, 2009

Today News of the Day
Freedom of Speech
中国人权纽约书展:100本被中共禁止书籍 (HRIC's Book Fair in New York Shows 100 Books Banned by Chinese Gov't)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquan-12042009135135.html

Co-sponsored by Human Rights in China and the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham Law School on December 03, 2009, the Human Rights Book Fair exhibited 100 books that have been banned in China. The event’s program features readings, film screenings, multi-media presentations, and a panel discussion.

News
Bilateral Ties
Harper Clashes with China on Human Rights
Financial Times, December 04, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c3ff6860-e0fd-11de-af7a-00144feab49a.html

Disasters
上海虹口区发生大规模居民瓦斯中毒事件 (Broken Gas Pipe in Shanghai Kills 2, Poisons 23)
Radio France Internationale, December 05, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/120/article_17911.asp

Environment
"Green Bank" Helps China Reduce Carbon Emission
Xinhua News Agency, December 06, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/06/content_12599619.htm

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
China Dissident Set to Mark One Year in Legal Limbo
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), December 04, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091204/wl_asia_afp/chinapoliticsrightsdissident_20091204121127

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Dajing (郑大靖)
湖北访民郑大靖被关押于十堰驻京办的“黑监狱” (Hubei Petitioner "Black Jailed" at Shiyan City Government's Beijing Liaison Office)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hu-12062009174152.html

Human Rights Defenders
上海作家小乔抗议中共剥夺回国权利 (Chinese Writer Protests in Sweden against China's Denial of Her Right to Return Home)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xiaoqiao-12042009121824.html

魏京生基金会将"中国民主斗士奖"颁给狱中的黄琦和杨天水 (Wei Jingsheng Foundation Awards "Chinese Democracy Champion Prize" to Huang Qi, Yang Tianshui)
Radio France Internationale, December 06, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/120/article_17915.asp

Internet Censorship
China Pays Web Surfers to Find Porn: Report
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), December 06, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/chinainternetcensorpornographyoffbeat

Police
China Activist Speaks Out from inside 'Black Jail'
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), December 05, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091205/ap_on_re_as/as_china_black_jails

XUAR
China Sentences 3 More to Death Over Xinjiang Riots: Xinhua
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), December 04, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091204/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestxinjiangtrialrights_20091204174557

Related News:
新疆两天8人被判死刑 中国投50亿搞双语教育 (China Sentences 8 to Death so far;
Invests 5 bln RMB for Bilingual Education in Xinjiang)
Radio France Internationale, December 07, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/120/article_17879.asp

November 27, 2009

News

Children
China Executes 2 Men for Abducting, Selling Children
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), November 26, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091127/wl_nm/us_china_abduction

Environment
China Unveils Carbon Target for Copenhagen Deal
Reuters, November 26, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5AP1JM20091126

NW China Lead Victims to Be Relocated
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), November 26, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/26/content_9059700.htm

Food Security
中國查獲六億元違法食品 (Authorities Seize 0.6 Billion RMB Worth of Illegal Food)
Xinhua News Agency (via Ming Pao), November 26, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20091126/ca42245c.htm

Freedom of Speech
全国扫黄打非办就严打手机淫秽色情信息答记者问 (Official Responds to Reporters' Queries about The National Campaign to Crack down on Obscene Phone Messages)
Xinhua News Agency, November 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-11/26/content_12541473.htm

Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
高智晟现被非法羁留在北京看守所 (Gao Zhisheng Reportedly Illegally Detained in Beijing's Detention Center)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_gaozhisheng-11262009103211.html?encoding=simplified

Related News:
Family Plea for Missing Lawyer
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/gaozhisheng-11262009091324.html

Human Rights Defenders
中国工党主席方圆被香港拒绝入境（图） (Chinese Labor Party Chairman Fang Yuan Denied Entry to Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangyuan-11262009132230.html

Labor
9 Dead, 1 Missing in SW China Colliery Gas Leak
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), November 27, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/27/content_9064482.htm

黑龙江矿难被质疑 家属拒遗体火化 (Family Members Refuse to Cremate Victims of Heilongjiang Coal Mine Accident)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hei-11262009111105.html

Police
Out in the Open
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8685c56194b25210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
逾千人联署要求废除深圳“信访恶法” (Over 1000 Sign A Petition for Abolition of Shenzhen's "Unjust Regulation" on Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_petition-11262009104848.html?encoding=simplified

Religion
China House Church Leaders Sentenced
Associated Press, November 26, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gcwPZdgx2c7bPVLxm71nb1xl11ZQD9C7444O0

Related News:
临汾教会五名信徒被罗织罪名判刑 (Five House Church Members Sentenced on
Trumped-up Charges)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion_christian-11262009095634.html?encoding=simplified

November 20, 2009

Top News of The Day

Human Rights Defender - Jiang Tianyong (江天勇)
北京律师江天勇19日受到警方羁押 (Beijing Rights Defense Lawyer Detained)
Radio France Internationale, November 20, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/119/article_17562.asp

Rights defense lawyer Jiang Tianyong (江天勇), a signer of Charter 08, was surrounded by at least four policemen in front of his building on November 19, 2009, at around 7:30 a.m. as he was leaving home to take his seven-year-old daughter to school. Jiang was roughed up and taken away by the police to the nearby Haidian District Yangfangdian Police Substation, where he was interrogated in the basement. Jiang was released on the evening of November 19, 2009, after a thirteen-and-a-half-hour detention.

Related information:
Rights Defense Lawyer Detained for 13.5 Hours After Efforts to Meet With Obama in Beijing
Human Rights in China, November 19, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/172474

News
Bilateral Ties
China Helps the Powerful in Namibia
New York Times, November 20, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/world/asia/20namibia.html

US Advisory Panel Warns of Rampant Chinese Spying
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), November 19, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_us_china

Top Official Visits as Japan Refocuses
China Daily, November 20, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/20/content_9007310.htm

Chinese Top Legislator Hold Talks with ROK National Assembly Speaker
Xinhua News Agency, November 18, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/18/content_12486612.htm

Corruption
河南省财政厅原副厅长姬林芳受贿一审被判13年 (Former Official in Henan Sentenced to 13 Years for Bribery)
Xinhua News Agency, November 20, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-11/19/content_12494088.htm

Freedom of Speech
Crackdown Launched on Cell Phone Porn
China Daily, November 20, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/20/content_9007928.htm

学者建议中国政府尽量批准合法游行示威 (Chinese Scholars Suggest Gov't to Allow Lawful Demonstrations)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/protest-11192009120535.html

Human Rights Defender - Zhou Yongjun (周勇军)
学运领袖周勇军案开庭 (Trial for June 4th Student Leader Begins)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zyj-11192009140919.html

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
被控非法持有国家机密 黄琦案下周一宣判 (Verdict Next Monday in Trial of Cyber-dissident Charged with "Illegal Possession of State Secrets")
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huangqi-11192009135842.html

Human Rights
China Tries Dissident from U.S. After Obama Leaves
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), November 19, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091119/wl_nm/us_china_dissident

Land Policy
Blighted Villagers May Be on Move
Shanghai Daily, November 20, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200911/20091120/article_420086.htm

Taiwan
Taiwan to Recruit Mainland Students
China Daily, November 18, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/18/content_8997049.htm

Tibet
China Denounces Dalai's Italy Visit
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), November 19, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/19/content_9006554.htm

November 13, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
China Cautions Obama over Meeting Dalai Lama
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), November 12, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091112/ap_on_re_as/as_china_obama_dalai_lama

Obama to Press China on Afghanistan
Financial Times, November 12, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7f2bf2d0-cf78-11de-b876-00144feabdc0.html

China Carefully Navigates Ties with Straits Chinese
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), November 12, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091112/wl_nm/us_china_southeastasia

Chilean President Visits Shanghai
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), November 13, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/13/content_8961338.htm

Disasters
Storm Causes 38 Deaths in North China
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), November 13, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/13/content_8966997.htm

Economic Development
Chinese President Arrives in Singapore for State Visit, APEC Meeting
Xinhua News Agency, November 11, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/11/content_12434952.htm

Freedom of Speech
Report Details Threats to Mainland Journalists
Associated Press (via South China Morning Post), November 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d68ddbf4a39e4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights
Abuse in China's 'Black Jails': Rights Group
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), November 12, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091112/wl_asia_afp/chinasecurityrightshrw

Human Rights Defender - Ding Zilin (丁子霖)
丁子霖發公開信 籲奧營救劉曉波 (Tiananmen Mother Ding Zilin Urges President Obama to Rescue Jailed Dissident Liu Xiaobo)
Ming Pao, November 13, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20091113/caa2.htm

Human Rights Defender - Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎)
Activist Stuck in Tokyo Airport Limbo
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), November 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=577ddbf4a39e4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Internet Censorship
美国驻华使领馆邀请了民间博客聚会 (US Embassy Meets Chinese Bloggers via Video-conference)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/us_china_internet-11122009105459.html?encoding=simplified

Protests and Petitions
Holdout in ‘Fight to Death’
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/holdouthomeowner-11122009164445.html

Religion
温州白象教会领袖黄乐敏被判刑并罚款 (Baixiang Church Leader in Zhejiang Sentenced and Fined)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion_christian-11122009112738.html?encoding=simplified

Taiwan
Cross-Strait Talks Set for December
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4cbad34f327e4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

September 19-21, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Obama to Meet Dalai Lama after Beijing Visit, Adviser Says
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6d2b898a41ec3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Corruption
China Wants More Transparency in Anti-Graft Drive
Reuters, September 20, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE58J0AG20090920

Related News
中国民众对反腐新运动缺乏信心 (Chinese Citizens Lack Confidence in the New Anti-Corruption Campaign)
Voice of America, September 20, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2009-09-20-voa27.cfm

Human Rights Defender - Ding Xiaoping (丁小平)
Beijing Students Protest Teacher's Detention
AP (via YahooNews), September 20, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090920/ap_on_re_as/as_china_student_protest

Human Rights Defender - Zhou Yongjun (周勇军)
中国异议人士周勇军被港府送交中国处置 (HK Government Accused of Handing Zhou Yongjun over to Chinese Government)
Radio France Internationale, September 20, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/117/article_16248.asp

Law
全国执业律师逾15万 逐步登政治舞台 (Legal Practitioners Exceed 150,000)
Xinhua News Agency, September 18, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-09/18/content_12074004.htm

武汉规定法官不得私自单独见律师 (Wuhan Authorities Forbid Judges from Meeting with Lawyers Privately)
Xinhua News Agency, September 19, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-09/19/content_12078223.htm

Media
Chinese Authorities Assault Journalists: Japan News Agency
AFP( via YahooNews), September 21, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090918/wl_asia_afp/chinajapanassaultreporters

Related News
日記者遭毆至行動不便 (Japanese Journalists Beaten to the Point of Physical
Incapacitation)
Ming Pao, September 20, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/3/1/1/1270222/1.html

Multilateral
Chinese President Leaves for UN Meetings, G20 Summit
Xinhua (via ChinaDaily), September 21, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/21/content_8715451.htm

Politics
A Sign the Power Game Has Changed in Beijing
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=dc390a6b733d3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
China Warns of Stability Threat from H1N1
Reuters, September 19, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE58I0BA20090919

State Security
Stabbings Bring Cutting-Edge Security in Beijing
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=77c08fc4958d3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News
Witnesses to Knife Attacks Contradict Police Reports
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d8b68c4a01ec3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Taiwan
Taiwan City Reconsiders Uygur Film after Beijing Pressure
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e18f3ed9c8bc3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
China Vows Crackdown on 'Ethnic Separatists'
AFP( via YahooNews), September 18, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090918/wl_asia_afp/chinapoliticsparty

August 18, 2009

Top News of The Day

Police
2 officers walk free in torture killing
China Daily, August 14, 2009
http://www.china.org.cn/china/news/2009-08/14/content_18334728.htm

On August 12, 2009, a court in Jiangxi Province found three policemen and their commander guilty in connection with the death of Wan Jianguo (万建国), who died in August 2008 on his 35th day of detention. Convicted policeman Deng Hongfei (邓鸿飞) was sentenced to 12 years in prison; the commander Xia Xiangdong (夏向东) was sentenced to one year in prison; and two other officers Guo Songlin (郭松林) and Xiong Yu’ er (熊玉儿) were allowed to walk free.

Related information:
Uneven Justice in Case of Policemen and Commander Found Guilty in Death of Detained Man
Human Rights in China, August 17, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/171852

News
Freedom of Speech
Kunming Moots Law to Defend Journalists
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9ff30a1f80923210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

国庆前控制言论 247人上黑名单 (China Controls Free Speech Ahead of Its 60th Anniversary, 247 Persons Blacklisted)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yanlun-08172009091519.html

Government
More Patriotic Education Urged Ahead of National Day
China Daily, August 17, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-08/17/content_8577338.htm

Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄的律师刘士辉被司法局剥夺执业资格 (Law License of Guo Feixiong’s Lawyer Revoked)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liushihui-08172009161851.html

Human Rights Defender
刘沙沙绝食12日命在旦夕 六维权人士劝食被禁止 (Liu Shasha on Hunger Strike for 12 Days)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liushasha-08172009100519.html

Law
China's Top Legislature to Consider Draft Climate Change Resolution
China Daily, August 17, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/17/content_11897715.htm

Protests and Petitions
香港支联会国庆前活动 抗议北京为国庆打压异见人士 (Hong Kong Group Protests Against Beijing’s Suppression on Dissidents Ahead of National Day)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yijianrenshi-08172009095438.html

陕西勉县政府克扣土地补偿款 上访农民被抓 (Government Deducts Land Compensation in Shaanxi, Farmers on Petition Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nongmin-08172009170815.html

State-owned Enterprise
Chinese Officials Stress Party Leadership, Anti-corruption Drive in State-run Firms
Xinhua News Agency, August 17, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/17/content_11899509.htm

State Security
China Police Chief Urges All-out Efforts to Ensure National Day Security
Xinhua News Agency, August 17, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/17/content_11899500.htm

Rio Tinto Suspects Meet Their Lawyers
China Daily, August 18, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-08/18/content_8581622.htm

XUAR
31 Cities' Police Units Deployed to Xinjiang After Riot
China Daily, August 18, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-08/18/content_8581845.htm

July 16, 2009

Top News

Human Rights Defenders -- Sun Xiaodi , 孫小弟
Chinese Activist's Wife Calls for Help After Family's Detention
Yahoo Asia News, July 15, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090715/wl_asia_afp/chinarightscorruptionenvironment
中国核污染环保人士孙小弟遭抓捕 家人呼吁援助 (Environmental Activist and Daughter Arrested for Exposing Nuclear Pollution Problem)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wuran-07152009161926.html

News

Corporate Social Accountability
Former Sinopec Chief Gets Suspended Death Sentence
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=321edf7cc4f72210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
力拓案：16家中国钢铁企业涉嫌受贿 (State Media Alleges Rio Tinto Bribed 16 Chinese Steel Companies)
Radio France Internationale, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/115/article_14841.asp

Corruption
湖北郧西二千多名村民投诉当局贪腐 (Villagers in Hubei Monitored by Authorities After Petitioning en Masse Against Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fubai-07152009090659.html

Freedom of Speech
中国部署手机短信防火墙 (Chinese Telecoms Ordered to Filter Spam Cell Phone Messages)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shouji-07152009095321.html

Government
中共颁发巡视制度草案 (China Issues Draft Law on State Inspection System)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xunshi-07152009094359.html

Human Rights Defenders -- Huang Qi, 黄琦
黄琦狱中病重 父亲病危 家属要求会面 (Relatives Plead for Meeting Huang Qi)
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huangqi-07142009154656.html

Human Rights Defenders -- Guo Feixiong , 郭飞雄
郭飞雄一信转出 狱方承诺即转的另一长信被扣 (Guo Feixiong's Letter to His Sister Confiscated)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guo_feixiong-07152009142523.html

Labor
China Risks Apple’s Reputation as Factories Flout Law
Bloomberg, July 14, 2009
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aEoy5uOTmvq8

Media
新疆采访限制加大 采访证重新办理 (China Tightens Restrictions on Journalists in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/caifang-07152009085738.html

Protests and Petitions
上海打压访民升级 多人被劳教 (Intensified Crackdown on Shanghai Petitioners, More Sentenced to Reeducation-Through-Labor )
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-07152009093242.html

XUAR
律師倡受理疆藏騷亂被停牌 (Rights Defense Lawyer Licence Suspended for Representing in Xinjiang Riot Case)
Ming Pao, July 16, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20090716/ca40802i.htm
乌鲁木齐“7-5”事件死亡人数增至192人 (Death Toll in Xinjiang Riot Amounts to 192)
Eastday, July 15, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20090715/u1a4508368.html
华盛顿邮报 ：中国族裔纠纷源自“劳务项目” (Report: Measures on Migrant Workers from Xinjiang Results in China's Ethnic Disputes)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/laowu-07152009161624.html