HRIC Daily Brief

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

上海合作組織成立十年迎來首份“體檢表” (First Examination Report of SCO since Formation)
Xinhua News Agency, September 24, 2011
http://www.chinesetoday.com/news/show/id/542834

XUAR

Laid-Off Profs Reject Deal
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/deal-09272011172719.html

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Environment

Think China’s Air Is Breathable? Think Again
The Globe and Mail, September 27, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/think-chinas-air-is-breathable-think-again/article2181489/

For related videos see:
Toxic Industries: Environment and Health Issues
http://www.youtube.com/user/hrichina#grid/user/07F8B19631DD6900

Human Rights Defenders

Ai Weiwei's Wife Urges China to Drop Plan on Detentions
Reuters, September 28, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110928/wl_nm/us_china_artist_detentions

Ai's wife's open letter to the NPC can be found at:
对《中华人民共和国刑事诉讼法修正案（草案）》的意见 (Comments on the Draft Amendment of the Criminal Procedure Law)
Lu Qing, September 28, 2011
http://loveaiww.blogspot.com/2011/09/blog-post_5440.html

Land Policy

Beijing Plans to Relocate Mass Residents to Suburbs
Xinhua News Agency, September 27, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-09/27/content_13805139.htm

Seeking Shelter
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2011
http://www.usasialaw.org/?p=5928

刑诉法修改草案引热议:刑事和解是否"花钱买平安" (CPL Draft Hot Topic: Can Money Buy an Amicable Settlement in Criminal Cases?)
Legal Daily, September 28, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-09/28/content_3018181.htm

Migrant Workers

巴中民工“官场”维权 (Can Government Reps Working to Protect Rights of Migrant Workers Be a Model?)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 28, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/a/e1/ae1a83fe55053035/Blog/169/d2b7b9.html

Protests and Petitions

5.12地震灾民集体请愿遭阻止拜登访川时遭拘禁维权代表到京 (Dozens of People Affected by May 2008 Quake Prevented from Petitioning en Masse)
Radio Free Asia (September 27, 2011)
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/di-09272011103329.html

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Bilateral Ties

Stop Meddling in HK Affairs, China Tells U.S.
South China Morning Post, September 27, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=203db94c966a2310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders

民族运动会召开被强制旅游　贵州民主人士抗议打压 (Guizhou Democracy Activists Forced to Go on Trips during Nationalities Games)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/min-09262011114039.html

维权人士肖春失踪3年近日获释 (Labor Rights Activist Xiao Chun Released from Prison 3 Years after Being Secretly Sentenced)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_release-09262011103338.html

Media

World Media Leaders Meet in Beijing to Discuss IPR, New Media, Cooperation
Xinhua News Agency, September 27, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-09/27/c_131161888.htm

Politics

中宣部等四部门负责人谈深化文化体制改革 (Central Propaganda Dept and Other Bureaux Discuss Deepening Reform of Cultural System)
People's Daily, September 27, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-09/26/content_3003037.htm

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

China and Russia Tussle over SCO's Future
AsiaTimes, September 27, 2011
http://www.atimes.com//atimes/China/MI27Ad01.html

Tibet

'Illegal' for Dalai Lama to Find Successor
Agence France-Presse, September 27, 2011
http://www.sinodaily.com/reports/Successor_chosen_by_Dalai_Lama_illegal_China_999.html

2 Tibetan Monks Set Themselves on Fire to Protest Chinese Policy
New York Times, September 26, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/world/asia/two-tibetan-monks-set-themselves-on-fire-in-protest.html

Monday, September 26, 2011

Government

川震救災處分421幹部涉貪污挪物資 (421 Cadres Punished for Quake-relief Embezzlement)
Ming Pao, September 26, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2446069/1.html

Human Rights Defender - Yang Zaixin (杨在新)

杨在新伪证案移送检察院被疑司法报复再度引关注
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yzx-09232011112339.html

Law

常委委员热议未成年人犯罪案件诉讼程序应当扩大附条件不起诉的范围 (Standing Committee Discusses Expanding Scope of the Conditions Where Juveniles Will Not Be Prosecuted)
Legal Daily, September 26, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-09/26/content_2993328.htm

http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-09/26/content_2993328.htm

Migrant Workers

Only Thing Missing from Plans to Help Migrants Are the Migrants Themselves
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3a127a586f692310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police

Anger over China Tourist Beating
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 24, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15048213

Protests and Petitions

Beijing Touts Crackdown amid Land-grab Protests
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=60e5947daf0a2310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Society

中国官媒刊登学者讨论反思民族政策的文章 (Official Media Publish Articles on Ethnic Policy)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nu-09232011094631.html

XUAR

Teachers Fired over Mandarin Ability
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/teachers-09232011160635.html

Friday, September 23, 2011

Government

Human Rights Expert Calls for More Rights to Know
Xinhua News Agency, September 22, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-09/22/content_13774307.htm

Land Policy

Thousands Riot in South China over Land Grab
Reuters, September 23, 2011
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/thousands-riot-in-south-china-over-land-grab--report

广东陆丰因征地纠纷再爆警民冲突 (Guangdong: Land Requisition Dispute Leads to Clash between Police and Villagers)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 23, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/09/110923_china_lufeng_village_riot.shtml

Law

Rape Case Is a Rarity in Chinese Justice System
New York Times, September 22, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/23/world/asia/rape-case-is-a-rarity-in-chinese-justice-system.html

Media

中国记者报性奴案被指泄国家机密 (Southern Metropolis Daily Journalist Told His Report on Luoyang Sex Slave Case Was a State Secret)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 23, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/09/110923_china_luoyang_sexslave.shtml

Media

Military

中国军队大力招揽大学生 (China's Military Energetically Recruiting University Students)
Deutsche Welle, September 23, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15411054,00.html

Public Health

Health Petitioner Detained
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/removed-09222011144454.html

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Environment

环保组织起诉乐购联华两超市 (Mainland Environmental Group Sues Two Major Groceries)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 22, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/1/49/14919153f8aaf3af/Blog/7e7/cc553f.html

Gender

變性舞蹈家遭廣電局封殺 (SARFT Prevents Transgender Dancer from Appearing on Television Show)
Ming Pao, September 22, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2442585/1.html

Government

Beijing Election Bid Sparks Standoff
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/election-09212011114848.html

Human Rights

王晨:中国人权发展道路的核心是“以人为本” (Wang Chen: The Core of China's Path of Human Rights Development Is "People First")
Xinhua News Agency, September 22, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110922/u1a6118813.html

Land Policy

China's Land Grabs: A Case Study
Al Jazeera, September 21, 2011
http://blogs.aljazeera.net/asia/2011/09/21/chinas-land-grabs-case-study

武汉月内两起暴力拆迁惨剧业主跳楼亡另一人死于推土机 (Two Demolition Tragedies in Wuhan in a Month)
Radio Free Asia, September 20, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wh-09202011092708.html

Multilateral

China Urges Global Anti-Terrorism Efforts
Xinhua News Agency, September 22, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-09/22/content_13762965.htm

SCO to Target Cyber Terrorism
China Daily, September 22, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-09/22/content_13763105.htm

XUAR

Uyghur Scholar's Classes Canceled
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/classes-09212011173731.html

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Disasters

Sichuan Petitioners Get Rare Visit
Radio Free Asia, September 20, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/visit-09202011142347.html

Human Rights

Chinese Scholars Propose Independent Human Rights Commission
Xinhua News Agency, September 21, 2011
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90882/7601457.html

Land Policy

Two Deaths in Forced Demolition
Radio Free Asia, September 20, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/deaths-09202011174737.html

Protests and Petitions

撤县级驻京办政令成空访民控诉截访关押继续 (Petitioners Say Interceptions Continue after Closing of County-level Government Offices in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, September 20, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dx-09202011135903.html

Public Health

HIV Victim's Family Fights for Burns Aid
China Daily, September 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-09/21/content_13744940.htm

Vaccine Linked to Death, Illnesses
Radio Free Asia, September 20, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/vaccine-09202011121409.html

小儿麻痹症病毒从巴基斯坦传入中国 (WHO: Polio Spreads to China from Pakistan)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 21, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/09/110920_china_polio_cn.shtml

Rural Issues

中國城鄉差距全球居前 (China Leads in Urban-Rural Gap)
Ming Pao, September 21, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2441421/1.html

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Government

China's Boom in 'Citizen Candidates' Sparks Backlash
The Guardian, September 19, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/19/china-citizen-candidates-clampdown

Hong Kong

Beijing 'Prefers Tang as New Boss'
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=48e94e7269282310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Farmer Jailed for Burning Flag
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d2394e7269282310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)

Chen Supporters Attacked: Thugs Block Access to Blind Chinese Rights Lawyer and His Family
Radio Free Asia, September 19, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/attacked-09192011123000.html

Related news:
妙觉法师谈探望陈光诚受阻 (Interview with Buddhist Nun Miaojue on the Failed Attempt to Visit Chen)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 19, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/multimedia/2011/09/110919_aud_china_activist_visit.shtml

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

老父中秋去世劉曉波獄中未知噩耗 (Liu Not Told of Father's Passing during Midautumn Festival, Unable to Pay Last Respects)
Ming Pao, September 20, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2440365/1.html

Police

Village Official Dies in Detention
Radio Free Asia, September 19, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/party-09192011174419.html

Protests and Petitions

湖南私校罷課抗議不獲學籍 (Hunan: Private School Students Protest Inability to Take University Entrance Exam due to Unfair Treatment before Government Office)
Ming Pao, September 20, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2440358/1.html

Public Health

精神疾病鉴定应有第三方介入 (Survey on Comments Mental Health Law Draft: Third Party Should Be Involved in Appraising Mental Health)
Procuratorial Daily, September 19, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-09/19/content_2974158.htm

Religion

四川广元“上西家庭教会”被取缔教会成员上诉当地宗教局 (Sichuan Christians Appeal to Local Religious Affairs Bureau after House Church Is Banned)
Radio Free Asia, September 19, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hc-09192011163353.html

Monday, September 19, 2011

Bilateral Ties

Dalai Lama Snubbed in Brazil after Chinese Fury at Mexico Talks
The Daily Telegraph, September 18, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/8772042/Dalai-Lama-snubbed-in-Brazil-after-Chinese-fury-at-Mexico-talks.html

Environment

Shanghai Shuts Plants in Lead Probe
The Wall Street Journal, September 17, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903927204576574161073780504.html

Government

Police Detain Election Hopefuls
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/election-09162011144019.html

江西独立参选人李思华上诉中国人大揭露选举舞弊 (Independent People's Congress Candidate Appeals to NPC to Expose Election Fraud)
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20110918-江西独立参选人李思华上诉中国人大揭露选举舞弊

Hong Kong

HKU Review of Security for Li Keqiang Visit under Fire
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1322c25f74872310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)

妙觉法师与网友赴山东看望陈光诚 (Netizens Plan to Visit Blind Lawyer Kept under Surveillance)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 18, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/09/110918_chen_guangcheng.shtml

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)

Chinese Artist Ai Weighs Future as Activist: Report
Reuters, September 17, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/17/us-china-ai-idUSTRE78G1E320110917

Internet

China’s Microblogs Braced for Tighter Regulation
Financial Times, September 18, 2011
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/402e52b8-e1ea-11e0-9915-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1YN0Cbwd3

Protests and Petitions

新華社報浙江海寧抗議事件 (Xinhua: Anti-pollution Protests in Haining, Zhejiang)
Ming Pao, September 18, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2438883/1.html

Related news:
Villagers Detained after More than 500 Protest Chinese Factory Pollution, Storm Compound
Associated Press, September 19, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/industries/villagers-detained-after-more-than-500-protest-chinese-factory-pollution-storm-compound/2011/09/19/gIQAg4N8dK_story.html

Taiwan

大纽约地区和来自台湾的民众集会，呼吁让台湾加入联合国 (Groups Demonstrate before NY UN Session for UN Membership for Taiwan)
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tai-09182011171002.html

Friday, September 16, 2011

Environment

化工廠棄廢渣村民集體爛皮膚 (Chemical Pollution in Village Water Causes Skin Ulcers)
Ming Pao, September 16, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2437010/1.html

Government

Independent Poll Candidates on the Rise in China
Associated Press, September 16, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/independent-poll-candidates-rise-china-081726833.html

Shanghai Fire Victims' Families Fight for Justice
Reuters, September 15, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/16/us-china-fire-victims-idUSTRE78F0HJ20110916

Human Rights Defenders

吴乐宝涉嫌颠覆国家政权罪逮捕张林及李文革被行政拘留 (Democracy Activist Wu Yuebao Formally Arrested on Subversion Charges)
Radio Free Asia, September 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wu-09152011114146.html

Internet

Training Online PR Teams
Radio Free Asia, September 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/training-09152011123835.html

Protests and Petitions

Chinese Petitioners Detained during Biden's Visit
Associated Press, September 15, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/chinese-petitioners-detained-during-bidens-visit-034328396.html

Religion

牧师张荣亮服刑七年获释家庭教会仍遭当局持续打压 (House Church Pastor Released after Seven Years in Prison, But Harassment of Practitioners Still Continues)
Radio Free Asia, September 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fy-09152011094657.html

Society

报告：中国9类纠纷引发社会矛盾 (Report: 9 Types of Disputes That Lead to Problems in Society)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 16, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/09/110915_china_problems.shtml

XUAR

Deportees' Whereabouts Unknown
Radio Free Asia, September 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/whereabouts-09152011152205.html

Militants Had No Overseas Terror Links, Official Says
South China Morning Post, September 16, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=580aefda10e62310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Environment

Shenzhen Plans World's Largest Incinerator
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3ce28db507862310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

环保部监察部正起草相关责任追究办法地方瞒报迟报环境突发事件将究责 (MEP, MOS Drafting Accountability Measures: Delayed or False Reports of Environmental Safety Incidents to Be Investigated)
Legal Daily, September 14, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-09/14/content_2950821.htm

Human Rights Defender – Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)

郭飞雄刑满获释呼唤温和宽容的民主改革 (Recently Released Guo Feixiong Calls for Moderate and Lenient Democratic Reform in China)
Voice of America, September 14, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110914-Rights-Defender-Guo-Feixiong-Released-129828168.html

Human Rights Defender – Liao Yiwu (廖亦武)

Banned Chinese Writer Fights 'Brainwashing'
Agence France-Presse, September 14, 2011
http://www.france24.com/en/20110914-banned-chinese-writer-fights-brainwashing

Related information:
Walking Out on China
Liao Yiwu, September 14, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/15/opinion/walking-out-on-china.html

Human Rights Defenders

维权律师刘晓原所在“北京旗鉴律师事务所”年检受阻 (Beijing Law Firm Known for Taking on Sensitive Cases Has Yet to Pass Annual Inspection)
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m0914-jz-09142011162058.html

Law

Beijing Warned about Sending Criminal Suspects to Secret Locations
Voice of America, September 14, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/China-Warned-about-Sending-Criminal-Suspects-to-Secret-Locations-129798553.html

Politics

温家宝：改变以党代政和权力过分集中现象 (Premier Wen: Rule by Party and the Over-concentration of Powder Must Change)
Caijing Magazine, September 14, 2011
http://politics.caijing.com.cn/2011-09-14/110859548.html

Protests and Petitions

Police Detain Embassy Protesters
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petition-09142011182522.html

Public Health

China's Unhealthy Habits Drive Chronic Diseases Up
Associated Press, September 15, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110915/ap_on_he_me/as_med_china_chronic_disease2nd_ld_writethru

Tibet

Monk Dies after Beatings
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/prison-09142011173017.html

XUAR

China Gives the Death Penalty to 4 Uighur Men
Associated Press, September 15, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110915/ap_on_re_as/as_china_xinjiang

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Human Rights Defender – Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)

郭飞雄13日刑满出狱回到广州家中 (Rights Activist Guo Feixiong Released Tuesday)
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gfq-09132011080502.html

Activist and writer Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄) was released from prison on Tuesday, September 13, 2011, following the completion of a five-year sentence for “illegal business activity.” Prior to his imprisonment, Guo had also worked as a legal advisor at the Beijing-based Shengzhi Law Office and provided legal assistance on several controversial cases. Amongst these included helping the villagers of Taishi, Guangdong, to remove a corrupt village chief in 2005. The charge of “illegal business activity” was connected with the 2001 publication of a book that Guo had edited on a political scandal in Liaoning.

Related information:
郭飞雄刑满获释信念不改
Rights Defender Guo Feixiong Released from Prison; Remains Committed to Rights Work
Human Rights in China, September 13, 2011
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5572
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5571

Human Rights Defender – Hu Di (胡迪)

Concerns over Writer's Mental Health
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/writer-09132011163554.html

Human Rights Defender – Jiang Tianyong (江天勇)

Lawyer Reveals Detention Ordeal
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e3dadde177362310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders

Chinese Activists Seized in Human Rights Crackdown Accuse Authorities of Torture
The Guardian, September 13, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/13/china-activists-human-rights-torture

Law

专家:刑讯逼供所获证据应一律排除 (Expert: Confessions Obtained from Torture Should Be Removed from Evidence)
Legal Daily, September 13, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/zfb/content/2011-09/13/content_2944710.htm

Population

中国人口学会副会长:计划生育政策调整时候已到 (China Population Association VP: The Time Has Come to Change the Family Planning Policy)
Outlook, September 14, 2011
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/sd/2011-09-13/110223147209.shtml

Poverty

Rural Students Find College out of Reach
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2f9fde5515e52310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions

信访制度化始末 (The History of the Petitioning System)
Outlook, September 14, 2011
http://news.sohu.com/20110913/n319162295.shtml

Religion

How China Kept Lid on Ramadan
The Los Angeles Times, September 12, 2011
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/11/world/la-fg-china-muslims-20110912

Monday, September 12, 2011

Human Rights Defenders

中國法律專家：非放鬆打壓維權 (Legal Experts: Suppression of Rights Activists Has Not Relaxed)
Ming Pao, September 10, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2431967/1.html

Related information:
维权人士王荔蕻被判刑9个月
Rights Defender Wang Lihong Sentenced to Nine Months
Human Rights in China, September 09, 2011
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5569
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5568

Government

Is Your Right to Run an Electoral Fiction?
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=73a6352f72e42310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Internet

Chinese Public Perceive Internet as Major Source of Rumors: Survey
Xinhua News Agency, September 08, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/indepth/2011-09/08/c_131119069.htm

中国新浪网增加自律专员人数 (Sina Increases Staff in Self-Discipline Team, Analysts Say It's to Increase Control)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xing-09102011004124.html

Land Policy

China Officials Told to Be Wary in Demolitions
Associated Press, September 09, 2011
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1702230

最高法试点拆迁“裁执”分离防止暴力血拆 (SPC Notice: Separate Ruling to Demolish from the Execution of Demolition to Prevent Bloody Demolitions)
Mirror, September 11, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2011-09/11/c_122019994.htm

The relevant SPC notice is available at:
关于坚决防止土地征收、房屋拆迁强制执行引发恶性事件的紧急通知
Supreme People's Court, May 06, 2011
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2011-09-09/113423132186.shtml

Public Health

Lack of Professional Help Is Costing Lives
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=06305ed164452310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Friday, September 09, 2011

Human Rights Defender – Wang Lihong (王荔蕻)

China Jails Activist for Nine Months
Al Jazeera, September 09, 2011
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2011/09/2011995915949125.html

Beijing-based activist Wang Lihong (王荔蕻) was convicted today by the Chaoyang District People’s Court of Beijing of “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” (寻衅滋事). She was sentenced to nine months in jail, with an expected release date of December 20, 2011. The charge against Wang was based on her role in organizing a protest outside a Fujian courthouse on April 16, 2010, where three netizens were tried for “making false accusations” after they assisted a petitioner in documenting the rape and death of the petitioner’s daughter. Wang’s family and her lawyer state that she will appeal the sentence.

Related news:
王荔蕻家人：一定會提出上訴 (Wang's Family: She'll Definitely Appeal)
Now TV, September 09, 2011
http://news.now.com/home/international/player?newsId=12181

For a documentary on Wang Lihong produced by Ai Xiaoming, see:
让阳光洒到地上 (Let the Sun Shine on the Ground)
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8C0E86CCF61F1366

Bilateral Ties

‘CPC Sought Jamaat Support'
The Hindu, September 09, 2011
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article2436681.ece

欧盟就中国阻止一人权专家参加论坛感遗憾 (EU Expresses Regret that China Prevented Rights Expert from Participating in Forum)
Radio Free Asia, September 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/rq-09082011155103.html

Related information:
HRIC Blocked from EU-China Human Rights Dialogue Seminar
Human Rights in China, September 07, 2011
http://www.hrichina.org/content/5564