Human Rights Defenders

Art Activist Refuses Food
Radio Free Asia, January 09, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/food-01092012170950.html

For more on Chen Guangcheng, see:
Examination into the Abuse and Extralegal Detention of Legal Advocate Chen Guangcheng and His Family
Human Rights in China, November 01, 2011
http://www.hrichina.org/content/5611

Whistle-blower Journalist Mulls Appeal
Radio Free Asia, January 09, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/media-01092012202216.html

For more on Qi Chonghuai, see:
China’s Conscience
中国的良知
China Rights Forum, 2011, no. 3
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/crf/issue/2011.03
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/crf/issue/2011.03

Human Rights Defender – Qi Chonghuai (齐崇怀)

出狱前被追诉“漏罪”之人 (Qi Chonghuai: Prosecuted for a Crime Missed in Original Conviction While Still in Prison)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 11, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/f/b5/fb508ef074ee78a0/Blog/528/3193c9.html

Human Rights Defender – Qi Chonghuai (齐崇怀)

China Extends Journalist's Jail Sentence
Agence France-Presse, July 29, 2011
http://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/China-extends-journalist-jail-afpsg-178622067.html

Related information:
服刑4年的反腐记者被裁定再服刑8年
Imprisoned Journalist Ordered to Serve Eight More Years
Human Rights in China, July 28, 2011
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5504
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5503

Human Rights Defender – Qi Chonghuai (齐崇淮)

揭貪記者刑滿再判監9年 (Journalist Qi Chonghuai, Still in Jail, Sentenced to an Additional 9 Years)
Ming Pao, June 26, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2365989/1.html

Related information:
齐崇淮自我辩护词 (Qi's Self-Defense Statement)
Qi Chonghuai, May 30, 2011
http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5392

齐崇淮涉嫌敲诈勒索罪、职务侵占罪辩护词 (Statement in Defense of Qi Chonghuai)
Liu Xiaoyuan, Wang Quanzhang, June 6, 2011
http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5390

Human Rights Defender – Qi Chonghuai (齐崇淮)

山东记者齐崇淮又被判九年 妻子焦霞绝望寻死被阻 (Imprisoned Journalist Qi Chonghuai Sentenced to Another 9 Years)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qch-06092011101126.html

March 29-31, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
杨春林抗议不公将上诉　控诉看守所内继续受虐 (Land Rights Defender Yang Chunlin to Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/28/yang/
RFA reports that Yang Chunlin (杨春林) told his lawyer on March 28, 2008 (Friday), that he intends to appeal his sentence. At the same time, Yang stated that he is still being abused in detention. Yang's son had previously told the press that he did not think that Yang would appeal, due to Yang's view that the Chinese courts "lack legitimacy." Yang Chunlin organized an open letter campaign in 2007, entitled “We want human rights, not the Olympics." The letter received more than 10,000 signatures. He was sentenced to five years in jail on March 24, 2008, on charges of inciting subversion of state power.

News
Bilateral Ties
China "Strongly Dissatisfied" with EU Meeting on Tibet Issue
Xinhuanet, March 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/30/content_7886464.htm

Corruption
媒体质疑柳州市领导别墅区：阳光下的集体腐败 (Media Probes Villa Complex of Liuzhou, Guangxi Officials: Mass Corruption)
Beijing Youth Daily available at Xinhuanet, March 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-03/29/content_7878278.htm

Food Security
China Recalls Milk Supplies after Children Fall Ill
Reuters, March 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTP756220080329

Government
佛山二千选民抗议基层选举违规舞弊 (2000 Foshan, Guangdong Voters Protest Malpractices in Grassroots Election)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/28/china_rights_rural/

Human Rights Defender - Qi Chonghuai (齐崇淮)
山东记者齐崇淮被超期羁押9月 (Shandong Reporter Qi Chonghuai Detained for Over 9 Months)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/28/qi/

Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
朱虞夫父子案重审后等待宣判 (Dissident Zhu Yufu and Son's Retrial Complete; Awaiting Verdict)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/28/china_rights_court/

June 4th
Activist: Dozens Still Jailed in China over 1989 Protests
Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune), March 29, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/29/asia/AS-GEN-China-
Tiananmen-Prisoners.php

Macau
Macau Tops Asia's Rich List, but Try Telling that to the Poor
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=438e2095546f8110VgnVCM10000036
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Media
《中国百姓之声网》遭关闭 ("Voice of the Chinese People" Website Forcibly Closed)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/28/wang/

Olympics
For China, Olympics Are a Time to Display – and to Conceal
Christian Science Monitor, March 31, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0331/p01s02-woap.html

Plea to China to Keep Olympics TV Live
Financial Times, March 31, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b59d7fae-fc35-11dc-9229-000077b07658.html

Security Tight as Olympic Torch Arrives in China
Reuters, March 30, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSSP287444

Protests and Petitions
山东肥城数百村民示威抗议含氟毒气排放 (Hundreds of Shandong Villagers Protest Toxic Gas Pollution)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/28/feicheng

Public Health
Beijing to Ban Smoking in Public Places from May
Xinhuanet, March 31, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/31/content_7888213.htm

Subsidised Overuse of Antibiotics Brewing Superbug Perfect Storm
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=230d92e607bf8110VgnVCM10000036
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Tibet
Chinese Security Forces Seal off Tibet Capital
Reuters, March 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK24297420080329

First top Tibetan official removed from office since start of unrest
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7e02bf7ac1009110VgnVCM10000036
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For Victims of Tibet Riots, a Complex Fate
International Herald Tribune, March 28, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/28/asia/tibet.php

Nationalism at Core of China's Angry Reaction to Tibetan Protests
International Herald Tribune, March 30, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/30/asia/china.php

Tibetan Speaker Says Crackdown Continues
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 30, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_tibet;_ylt=AhfOi57_kQOubwHhbBgOtydPzWQA

Wen: Channels for dialogue with Dalai Lama Always Open
Xinhuanet, March 31, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/31/content_7887063.htm

February 22, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders - Hu Jia (胡佳), Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕)
隔绝两月曾金燕获准通讯　谈见胡佳忧心忡忡 (Zeng Jinyan Regains Right to Communication After Two Months of Blockage; Detained Hu Jia Looks Distressed)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/21/ceng/
Human rights defender Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕) gave an interview to RFA on February 21, although she suspected the phone conversation was monitored. For the past two months she has been barred from external communication. On February 17, she visited her husband, human rights defender Hu Jia (胡佳), in a detention center. She thought Hu could not speak freely because many officers were present at the couple's meeting. Jurist Teng Biao (滕彪) said Zeng was allowed to see Hu before a verdict was delivered due to international and domestic condemnation of Hu Jia's arrest.

News
Bilateral Ties
China Makes Rare Public Admission of Vatican Talks
Reuters, February 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK2650920080221

Economic Development
Many Factories in China's South Sound Last Whistle
Wall Street Journal, February 22, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120364402025884745.html

Government
领导电话能否承受民意诉求之重 (Can Kunming Government Leaders Stand the Public Pressure After Disclosing Their Phone Numbers?)
Legal Daily, February 22, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-02/22/content_801254.htm

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠）
Harassment Stepped Up, Dissident Says
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=78f8ff663ac38110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Ching Cheong (程翔)
I Didn't Spy for Taiwan, Says Released Journalist
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3975dc2645c38110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Qi Chonghuai (齐崇淮)
齐崇淮被超期拘押 律师要求取保候审 (Shandong Journalist Qi Chonghuai Placed Under Prolonged Detention; Lawyer Demands Release on Bail Pending Further Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/21/qi_chonghuai/

Human Rights Defender - Miao Jun (苗军)
威海公安警告维权代表不要接触“反动势力” (Shandong Police Warn Rights Defender Not to Contact "Reactionary Forces")
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/21/china_rights_rural/

Human Rights Defender - Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)
袁伟静：欲探视陈光诚五度受阻 法律不保护我们 (Yuan Weijing Barred from Visiting Husband Chen Guangcheng for the Fifth Time)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/21/yuan/

Land Policy
“自主拆迁”将成城市拆迁新模式？ (Will "Autonomous Eviction" Become the New Mode for Eviction in Cities?)
China Youth Daily, February 22, 2008
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2008-02/22/content_2074106.htm

Media
Chinese Youth Push Political Expression Online
Reuters, February 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSS2117384120080221

艾博维客网站因土地纠纷文章被关闭 (Website Shut Down After Publishing Article on Land Grab in Anhui)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/21/blog/

Olympics
北京开查暂住证护奥运安全 (Beijing Police Start Requiring Floating Population to Apply for Temporary Residence Permits to Ensure Safety at the Olympics)
The Beijing News, February 22, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2008/02-22/021@080926.htm

China "Regrets" U.S. Decision on Food Supplies
Reuters, February 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSPEK191920080221

Spielberg Never Took on Beijing Olympic Role: China
Reuters, February 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSN2152185220080222

Population
Rural Population Dwindles 80m, Migrant Workers Up 60m in Decade
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0258ff663ac38110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
AIDS Prevention Lesson amid Cement and Steel
Xinhuanet, February 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/21/content_7640804.htm

被遗忘的受难者 (The Forgotten Victims)
Nanfang Weekend, February 21, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200802210099.asp

The Heparin Trail - China's Role in Supply of Drug Is Under Fire
Wall Street Journal, February 21, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB120354600035281041-pY4IcITvYzE_S9JtWfUReW_3kS4_20080321.html

Religion
新疆基督徒周恒获释受访 对华援助协会吁释放所有良心犯 (XUAR Christian Zhou Heng Gives Interview on His Release)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/21/zhou/

Rural Issues
Survey: Rural Facilities Improved
Xinhuanet, February 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/22/content_7646445.htm