Human Rights Defender – Zhou Yongjun (周勇军)

UN Probing Zhou Yongjun Case
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 25, 2011
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20110725/news_20110725_56_772399.htm

April 13, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
Protests Flare against China at US Nuclear Summit
Agence France-Presse, April 12, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h248L6galzSj-AJSykriyW_ZxhuA

Corruption
City Workers in Shenzhen Accused of Cheating on Housing Forms
Global Times, April 13, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-04/521389.html

Related news:
“临时工”成“背黑锅”的代名词 ("Temp Worker" Becomes Synonymous with "Scapegoat")
Guangzhou Daily, April 13, 2010
http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2010-04/13/content_928635.htm

深圳回应公务员买保障房:都是临时工 (Shenzhen's Response on the Civil Servants Applying for Subsidized Housing in Question: They're All Temps)
Guangzhou Daily, April 12, 2010
http://news.dayoo.com/shenzhen/201004/12/73439_12486746.htm

Human Rights Defender – Hu Jia (胡佳)
Medical Parole Rejected for Jailed China Dissident
Associated Press, April 12, 2010
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/12/1575053/medical-parole-rejected-for-jailed.html

Related information:
Liver Cancer Suspected, Activist Hu Jia Seeks Medical Parole
维权人士胡佳疑罹患肝癌，家人紧急呼吁保外就医
Human Rights in China, April 9, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/173877
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/18454

Human Rights Defender – Zhou Yongjun (周勇军)
上訴遭駁回 周勇軍維持原判囚9年 (Appeal Rejected: Zhou Yongjun's Sentence of Nine Years Upheld)
Ming Pao, April 13, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1488024/1.html

Media
I Was Hacked in Beijing
New York Times, April 11, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/weekinreview/11jacobs.html

Protests and Petitions
Mental Hospital for Man Who Exposed Official: Suspect Detained for Taking Pictures of Protest
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=001c6dc3f52f7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Politics
《南方都市報》發炮力斥中共黨國不分 「愛國家不等於愛朝廷」 (Southern Metropolis Daily Editorial Criticises Equating Love of the Country with the Ruling Party)
Apple Daily, April 13, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20100413&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=13922561

Related media:
爱国家不等于爱朝廷 (Loving Your Country Is Not the Same as Loving the Imperial Government)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 11, 2010
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2010-04/11/content_10935676.htm

Public Health
Compulsory Mental Commitments by Police under Fire
China Daily, April 13, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/13/content_9719421.htm

Shanghai World Expo
Expo Imposes Controls Similar to Airport Security
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2a5d6dc3f52f7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

October 13, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Chinese Vice President Meets German President
Xinhua News Agency, October 13, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/13/content_12219646.htm

Related news:
默克尔:言论自由不是威胁是机会 (Merkel: Freedom of Speech Is Not a Threat But an Opportunity)
Radio France Internationale, October 12, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/118/article_16745.asp

Pakistani PM Starts China Visit
Xinhua News Agency, October 12, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/12/content_12218063.htm

Strategy for Better Sino-US Relations Pays Off for Obama
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4f24b2812f844210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
环保工作面临矛盾高发态势 环境行政复议有三难 (Environmental Work Faces Increasing Problems)
China News Service, October 13, 2009
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/news/2009/10-13/1907436.shtml

Human Rights Defender – Zhou Yongjun (周勇军)
Transfer to China of Dissident Unlawful: Hong Kong Lawmaker
Agence France-Presse, October 13, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hrNt5vm0MW0fKqbNZIuhdSp3i_Gg

Related news:
港府遣送前民运人士去大陆遭到质疑 (HK Government Challenged for Repatriating Zhou Yongjun to Mainland)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 13, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/10/091012_china_hk_deportation.shtml

Human Rights Defenders
胡佳等4人荣获2009年度美国《人权观察》“海尔曼人权奖” (Hu Jia, Shi Tao, and Others Awarded Human Rights Watch's 2009 Hellman/Hammett Grant)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquan-10122009162544.html

Related news:
37 Writers Get Hellman/Hammett Grants
United Press International, October 12, 2009
http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/118329.html

杭州维权农民杨云彪面临正式逮捕 (Hangzhou-based Farmer-Activist Yang Yunbiao Faces Formal Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yyb-10122009140030.html

Law
我国正努力培养专职农民工法律援助律师队伍 (China Endeavors to Form Specialized Team to Provide Legal Aid to Migrant Workers)
Southern Daily, October 13, 2009
http://china.nfdaily.cn/content/2009-10/13/content_5980263.htm

Media
專家稱中國媒體應該進一步開放 (Experts: Chinese Media Should Be Less Restrained)
Sina, October 13, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1293549/1.html

Police
Chinese Reveals Latest in Series of Deaths in Custody
Reuters, October 13, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE59C0FK20091013

Population
中国呼吁国际社会加强人口领域合作 (China Urges International Community to Increase Cooperation in Population Control)
Xinhua News Agency, October 13, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20091013/u1a4723179.html

Tibet
英國會小組發表西藏報告 (British Parliament's All Party Parliamentary China Group Publishes Report on Tibet)
Ming Pao, October 13, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20091013/ca20737i.htm

Related information:
Tibet: Breaking the Deadlock
All Party Parliamentary China Group, October 12, 2009
http://www.derekwyatt.co.uk/news_item.aspx?i_PageID=117782

XUAR
Xinjiang to Strengthen Education on National Unity among Youth
China Daily, October 12, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-10/12/content_8783223.htm

法律界人士:"75"事件被告人合法权利得到了保障 (Jurists: Lawful Rights of Defendants in the "July 5 Urumqi Riot" Case Are Protected)
Eastday, October 13, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20091013/u1a4721470.html

Related news:
7．5騷亂 6維人開審即日判死 「快刀斬亂麻」懾疆獨 淡化政治色彩 (6 Uyghurs Sentenced to Death on First Day of Trial; "Quickly Cutting to the Core" to Intiminate Independence Advocates)
Ming Pao, October 13, 2009
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/091012/4/engt.html