Human Rights Defenders

Chinese Dissident Found Dead, Family Suspect Foul Play
Reuters, June 6, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/06/us-china-dissident-idUSBRE85512I20120606

Related:
Relatives Question Hunan Activist’s “Suicide”; Demand Autopsy
湖南劳工活跃人士不明死亡
Human Rights in China, June 6, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6093
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6094

当局催促李家属签字火化遗体 (Authorities Urge Li Wangyang's Family to Sign Cremation Agreement)
iCable News, June 7, 2012
http://cablenews.i-cable.com/webapps/news_video/index.php?news_id=385450

Labor

人社部：适时建议弹性延迟领养老金 (Human Resources Ministry Proposes Raising Retirement Age)
Southern Metropolis Daily, June 7, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/1/49/14919153f8aaf3af/Blog/f55/9ffdb3.html

全国公务员考试残疾歧视第一案开庭 《残疾人保障法》是否适用于公务员考试成庭审焦点 (Anti-Discrimination Suit for Govt Position Goes to Trial)
Legal Daily, June 6, 2012
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2012-06/06/content_3623767.htm

Multilateral

阿富汗成上合組織觀察員國 (SCO: Afghanistan Now an Observer, Turkey a Dialogue Partner)
Central News Agency, June 7, 2012
http://news.rti.org.tw/index_newsContent.aspx?nid=359216

Politics

Will China's Next Leaders Take the Rule of Law Seriously?
South China Morning Post, June 6, 2012
http://www.usasialaw.org/?p=6979

Public Health

China Faces 'Serious' Epidemic of Drug-resistant TB
Agence France-Presse, June 7, 2012
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/296967/china-faces-erious-epidemic-of-drug-resistant-tb

XUAR

Seventeen Hurt in Xinjiang Blast
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 7, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18349613

Death Penalty

村民被控杀人获死刑 证据不足十年未定是否有罪 (Villager Sentenced to Death Waiting 10 Years for Ruling on Guilt after Evidence Found Lacking)
Legal Daily, June 6, 2012
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2012-06/06/content_3621345.htm

Human Rights Defenders

Mystery Death of Blind Activist in Hunan
RTHK, June 6, 2012
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20120606/news_20120606_56_845834.htm

For more information on Li Wangyang, see:
Prisoner Profile: Li Wangyang
Human Rights in China
http://www.hrichina.org/content/4761

June Fourth

众多大陆人士来港悼六四 有顾忌相信终会云开雾散 (Large Number of Mainlanders Attending Hong Kong Tiananmen Memorial)
Radio Free Asia, June 5, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06052012125431.html

Law

北京市司法局努力做到四个“提升” 促进监所持续安全稳定 (Four "Enhancements" of Beijing Justice Bureau to Promote Continued Security and Stability in Detention Facilities)
Legal Daily, June 6, 2012
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/News_Center/content/2012-06/06/content_3621230.htm

Multilateral

胡锦涛：上合峰会将通过加强打击恐怖主义 (Hu Jintao: SCO Summit to Pass Strengthened Coop Outline on Combating Terrorism)
RTHK, June 6, 2012
http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20120606/news_20120606_55_845708.htm

Related:
胡锦涛主席接受上海合作组织成员国媒体联合书面采访 (Written Interview with Hu Jintao by SCO Member States' Media)
Xinhua News Agency, June 6, 2012
http://gb.cri.cn/27824/2012/06/06/2225s3715257.htm

For more on the SCO, see HRIC's 2011 report:
Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights: The Impact of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
http://www.hrichina.org/research-and-publications/reports/sco

Protests and Petitions

广西警民冲突 30人受伤 (Guangxi: 30 Injured in Clash between Police and Civilians)
Central News Agency, June 6, 2012
http://news.rti.org.tw/index_newsContent.aspx?nid=358951

XUAR

Nine Ethnic Uighurs Jailed in China's Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse, June 6, 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/nine-ethnic-uighurs-jailed-chinas-xinjiang-053245566.html

Death Penalty

Two Women Executed for Forging Money
China Daily, June 4, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-06/04/content_15473031.htm

Environment

Foreign Embassies Monitor Air Quality against Int'l Conventions: Chinese Official
Xinhua News Agency, June 5, 2012
http://www.globaltimes.cn/NEWS/tabid/99/ID/713120/Foreign-embassies-monitor-air-quality-against-intl-conventions-Chinese-official.aspx

Hong Kong

警阻集會跳舞 同志提覆核 (Gay Rights Activist Challenges Police Block on Dancing during Gathering)
Ming Pao, June 5, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/3/1/1/2682137/1.html

June Fourth

《解放军报》六四伤口撒盐 再批“敌对势力离间党军关系” (PLA Daily Pours Salt on Wounds: Criticizes "Hostile Forces Are Driving a Wedge between Party and Army)
Radio France Internationale, June 5, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20120605-《解放军报》六四伤口撒盐-再批“敌对势力离间党军关系”

18萬燭光悼六四亡魂 (Organizers Estimate 180K Attended Tiananmen Memorial Vigil)
Apple Daily, June 5, 2012
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/first/20120605/16398667

Related :
香港支联会促设永久六四纪念馆 (HK Alliance Promotes Making Tiananmen Crackdown Memorial Museum a Permanent Fixture)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 5, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/multimedia/2012/06/120605_gal_64_hk_memorial.shtml

Multilateral

SCO Beijing Summit to Set Tune for New Decade
Xinhua News Agency, June 5, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-06/05/content_15475836.htm

Tibet

西藏谈判停滞不前 达赖喇嘛特使辞职 (Tibet Envoys Leave China as Talks at a Standstill)
Deutsche Welle, June 4, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15997578,00.html

XUAR

Death in Detention Draws Denigration
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/death-06042012180843.html

June Fourth

China Blocks Tiananmen Talk on Crackdown Anniversary
Reuters, June 4, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/04/us-china-tiananmen-idUSBRE85305320120604

Translations of microblog posts from users in China on the 23rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Crackdown:
Today, June 4th
Seeing Red in China, June 4, 2012
http://seeingredinchina.com/2012/06/04/today-june-4th/

China Cracks Down on Tiananmen Anniversary
Agence France-Presse, June 3, 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/china-cracks-down-tiananmen-anniversary-063035898.html

Related video of security increase in Beijing:
六四前的天安门和北京南站的安保、抓访民去久敬庄 (Security Enhanced before June 4th in Tiananmen and the Railway Station in Beijing)
June 3, 2012
http://youtu.be/FsiOH0W1viA

港记天安门扣查不准入广场 (HK Reporter Detained for Questioning at Tiananmen Square, Not Permitted to Enter)
Ming Pao, June 4, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/32/1/1/2681400/1.html

Internet

谷歌就敏感搜索词提醒中国大陆用户 (Google Tips off Users in China of Censored Sensitive Words iN Searches)
The Wall Street Journal, June 4, 2012
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20120604/tec111123.asp

Media

Chinese Editor Leaves Job amid Uproar over Online Comment on Communist Party Control of Army
The Associated Press, June 3, 2012
http://www.startribune.com/world/156884905.html

Protests and Petitions

重庆万盛第七日示威 严阵防六四 (Increased Security during Day 7 of Chongqing Protests due to Tiananmen Crackdown Anniversary)
Ming Pao, June 4, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2681204/1.html

Tibet

In Occupied Tibetan Monastery, a Reason for Fiery Deaths
The New York Times, June 2, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/03/world/asia/wave-of-tibet-self-immolations-challenges-chinese-rule.html

Environment

Ban on Free Plastic Bags Ineffective: Report
Xinhua News Agency, June 1, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-06/01/content_15449141.htm

Related:
限塑令四年执行力渐弱 (Effectiveness of Plastic Bag Ban Waning Four Years On)
Beijing Times, June 1, 2012
http://beijing.jinghua.cn/c/201206/01/n3729879.shtml

Internet

Bloggers Warned over 'Sensitive' Posts
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/warned-05312012142748.html

June Fourth

蘋果直擊　六四英雄成功闖關 (Fang Zheng Makes It to Hong Kong to Attend Tiananmen Vigil)
Apple Daily, June 1, 2012
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/first/20120601/16388176

Related:
Testimony of Fang Zheng, Wounded
http://www.hrichina.org/content/4547

悼六四貴陽市民被捕　丁子霖再被軟禁 (On Eve of June Fourth, Tiananmen Mothers' Ding under House Arrest, Guiyang Protesters Detained)
Sharp Daily, June 1, 2012
http://www.sharpdaily.hk/article/international/20120601/96804/

山東悼六四 90後加入 (Shandong: Tiananmen Commemoration Group Manages to Meet, Even University Students Join In)
Ming Pao, June 1, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2678900/1.html

Rural Issues

Malnutrition Problem a Heavier Burden in Rural Areas
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e3c7d977873a7310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related:
中国0-6岁儿童营养发展报告（2012） (2012 National Report on the Nutritional Status of Children 0-6 Years)
Ministry of Health
http://www.moh.gov.cn/publicfiles/business/htmlfiles/mohbgt/s3582/201205/54990.htm

Tibet

一名藏人女性自焚 (Sichuan: Tibetan Woman Self-Immolates)
Deutsche Welle, May 31, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15988299,00.html

Related:
Thousands Honor Burned Mother
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/honor-05312012113720.html

Human Rights Defenders

Exile Uyghur Leader’s Children Pressured
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/kadeer-05302012185611.html

June Fourth

天安门母亲：中国已错失政改良机 (Tiananmen Mothers: China Has Missed Golden Opportunity for Political Reform)
Broadcasting Corporation of China, May 31, 2012
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/天安門母親-中國已錯失政改良機-031029387.html

Related:
纪念“六四”死难者离世二十三周年
Commemorating the 23rd Anniversary of the Passing of the Victims of the 1989 June Fourth Crackdown
Tiananmen Mothers, May 31, 2012
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6086
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6088

张健谈2012年的“六四穿黑衫行动”  (Interview with Zhang Jian on Black Shirts to Commemorate Tiananmen Movement)
Radio France Internationale, May 30, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20120530-张健谈2012年的“六四穿黑衫行动”

Land Policy

Valley of the Dammed
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=78c97f277dd97310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law

警察殴打虐待罪犯致死将被开除 (Police Who Beat or Torture Criminals to Death Will Be Fired)
Southern Metropolis Daily, May 31, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/8/9f/89f03f7d02720160/Blog/458/02af9d.html

Related:
监狱和劳动教养机关人民警察违法违纪行为处分规定 (Regulations on Disciplinary Actions for Violations of the Law and Disciplinary Rules by Police in Prisons and Reeducation-Through-Labor Organs
Ministry of Justice et al, May 21, 2012
http://www.gov.cn/gzdt/2012-05/30/content_2149103.htm

Politics

Top Cadre Sacked in Chen Province
Agence France-Presse, May 31, 2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art_id=122966&sid=36566193&con_type=1&d_str=20120531&fc=4

Public Health

內地每年百萬人死因涉吸煙 (1mil Mainland Chinese Die Annually of Smoking-related Disease)
Ming Pao, May 31, 2012
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20120531/ca41326k.htm

Tibet

Detentions Reported in Tibet Capital after Immolations
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 31, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18275735

Government

广东改革新路径 (New Reform Path in Guangdong)
Yazhou Zhoukan, May 28, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20120528-广东改革新路径

Human Rights Defenders

中国的不法
How China Flouts Its Laws
The New York Times, May 30, 2012
CH: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/30/opinion/30chen-translation.html
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/30/opinion/how-china-flouts-its-laws.html

June Fourth

贵阳民众纪念六四活动未受官方制止 (Guiyang Tiananmen Commemorative Activities Yet to Be Stopped by Authorities)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 29, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/05/120529_6_4_guizhou.shtml

六四难属：陈希同在推脱责任 (Tiananmen Victim's Family: Chen Xitong's Evading Responsibility)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lh-05302012030006.html

Law

China Raises Compensation for Freedom Infringement
Xinhua News Agency, May 30, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-05/30/content_15424048.htm

重庆规定卖淫嫖娼不再劳教 (Prostitution and Soliciting Prostitutes No Longer Penalized with Reeducation-Through-Labor in Chongqing)
Southern Metropolis Daily, May 30, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/c/90/c90413182ba2fd2d/Blog/22b/aae631.html

Protests and Petitions

Zhejiang Protest Ends with Compensation Deal
China Daily, May 30, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-05/30/content_15418538.htm

Tibet

Lhasa Faces 'Intense' Restrictions
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/restrictions-05292012183522.html

Environment

57% China's Urban Underground Water Polluted
Xinhua News Agency, May 29, 2012
http://china.org.cn/environment/2012-05/29/content_25505409.htm

Related:
饮用水源不达标将被区域限批 环保部打响饮用水源地“保卫战” (Environmental Protection Ministry Starts "Battle" to Protect Potable Water Source)
Economic Information Daily, May 28, 2012
http://jjckb.xinhuanet.com/2012-05/28/content_377836.htm

Human Rights Defenders

Chen Guangcheng Is Gone, But His Village Stays Locked Down
Los Angeles Times, May 28, 2012
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-chen-thugs-20120528,0,5990316.story

Internet

China's Weibo Microblog Introduces User Contracts
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 27, 2012
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18208446

June Fourth

陈希同亲述：我不是六四戒严正指挥 (Conversations with Chen Xitong: I Did Not Order Martial Law on June Fourth)
Deutsche Welle, May 28, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15981826,00.html

Related:
Ex-mayor Keeps Distance from Tiananmen Crackdown
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d7fd3909f3397310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor

统计局官员：工资水平差距仍然存在 部分比较突出 (Statistics Bureau: Wage Gap Still Exists)
China Online, May 29, 2012
http://news.163.com/12/0529/18/82ML920R00014JB6.html

广东省委书记汪洋支持 深圳推动工会直选 (Guangdong Party Secretary Voices Support for Direct Elections in Shenzhen Workplace Unions)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/Shenzhengonghuizhixuan-05282012051217.html

Protests and Petitions

浙江瑞安民众冲击街道办 (Zhejiang: Residents Attack Local Govt Office in Protest over Villager's Death)
Ming Pao, May 29, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2675570/1.html

Human Rights

人民日报：中国人权事业进步不容抹煞 (People's Daily Op-ed: China's Progress in Human Rights Undeniable)
People's Daily, May 28, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/d/ba/dba132f6ab6a3e3d/Blog/b65/01190d.html

Internet

網民抄人權宣言破封鎖 (Microblog Censors Exhausted by Bombardment of Photos of Hand-written Copies of Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Ming Pao, May 28, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2674832/1.html

June Fourth

Hong Kong Democracy Protest Marks Tiananmen Anniversary
The Telegraph, May 27, 2012
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9293529/Hong-Kong-democracy-protest-marks-Tiananmen-anniversary.html

內地客六四紀念館尋真相 (Mainland Visitors Seek Truth at Tiananmen Memorial)
Ming Pao, May 27, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/2/1/1/2674177/1.html

六四遇难者父亲含恨自缢身亡 (Father of Tiananmen Victim Commits Suicide)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 28, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/05/120528_tiananmen_suicide.shtml

Related:
73-Year-Old Member of Tiananmen Mothers Commits Suicide
73岁的天安门母亲群体成员自缢身亡
Human Rights in China, May 27, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6074
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6075

Law

深入学习认真贯彻修改后的刑事诉讼法 更好地惩罚犯罪保障人权维护社会秩序 (Zhou Yongkang Stresses Protection of Human Rights and Maintaining of Social Order in Implementing Revised Criminal Procedure Law)
Legal Daily, May 28, 2012
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2012-05/28/content_3602208.htm

Politics

中共高层欲淡化薄熙来事件 (Report: Party Leadership Calls for Less Emphasis on Bo Xilai Affair)
Deutsche Welle, May 28, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15977858,00.html

Tibet

Tibet Capital Sees First Anti-China Self-immolations
Reuters, May 28, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/28/us-china-tibet-idUSBRE84R01M20120528

Civil Society

Micro-charities Struggle with Remuneration Issue
Xinhua News Agency, May 24, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-05/24/content_15382069.htm

Human Rights

美国发布人权报告称中国人权状况“极为糟糕” (US Rights Report: Rights in China "Extremely Poor")
People's Daily, May 24, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/d/ba/dba132f6ab6a3e3d/Blog/03f/48b57d.html

Related:
2011 Human Rights Report: China
U.S. Department of State, May 24, 2012
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2011/eap/186268.htm

Human Rights Defenders

Chen Guangcheng Says He Fears Reprisals against His Family
The Guardian, May 25, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/25/chen-guangcheng-fears-family

沂南公安被指非法拒绝律师见陈克贵 (Yinan Police Illegally Keep Lawyer from Meeting with Chen's Nephew)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 24, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/05/120524_chen_kegui_lawyer.shtml

维权人士频遭传唤及拘留 (Beijing Activist Wang Yonghong Summoned, Harbin Activist Liao Cheng Detained)
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident-05242012110942.html

June Fourth

六四之后的生存 (Life after Tiananmen)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/june4_2005/64_dissident-05292009124509.html

Protests and Petitions

抗議併鎮 肇慶千人佔領鎮政府 (1K Protest Merging of Guangdong Villages)
Ming Pao, May 25, 2012
http://news.mingpao.com/20120525/ccb1.htm

Rural Issues

Rural Poverty Relief May Be Poorly Directed
China Daily, May 25, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2012-05/25/content_15383094.htm

Society

China to Recognize Mongolian Signatures
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/signatures-05242012161223.html

Human Rights Defenders

Chen Guangcheng Brother Flees Captors
The Guardian, May 24, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/24/chen-guangcheng-brother-flees-captors

陈光诚案是中国政府赢了大“满贯” (Chen Case a "Grand Slam" for Beijing)
Radio France Internationale, May 23, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20120523-陈光诚案是中国政府赢了大“满贯”

民主人士曹海波涉颠覆国家闭门审讯 (Democracy Activist Cao Haibo Tried Behind Closed Doors for Subversion)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissidents_caohaibo-05222012102654.html

Related:
Zhang Qi Released after Four Years; Cao Haibo Tried in Closed-Door Hearing
张起刑满获释 曹海波案不公开审理
Human Rights in China, May 23, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6066
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6067

Politics

China Police Interrogate Party Members over Letter
Agence France-Presse, May 24, 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/china-police-interrogate-party-members-over-letter-055338557.html

Religion

House Church Asked to Halt Activities
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/church-05222012182529.html

Tibet

Technology Reaches Remote Tibetan Corners, Fanning Unrest
The New York Times, May 23, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/world/asia/technology-reaches-remote-tibetan-corners-fanning-unrest.html

XUAR

涉7.5骚乱逃至瑞典维族人面临遣返 (Uyghurs Who Fled to Sweden after July 5 Unrest Face Repatriation)
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/uighur_repratriation-05232012103527.html

Death Penalty

SOE Boss Sentenced to Death for Graft
China Daily, May 23, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-05/23/content_15361275.htm

Economic Development

New Plan to Reduce Income Inequality
China Daily, May 23, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-05/23/content_15360815.htm

Government

信息公开难解拆迁困局 (Information Disclosure Doesn't Help Solve Demolition Dilemma)
Legal Weekend, May 23, 2012
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2012-05/23/content_3590350.htm

Human Rights Defenders

陳光誠護衛嚴 收禮受限 (Chen Family under Close Guard, Gifts Also Restricted)
Ming Pao, May 23, 2012
http://news.mingpao.com/20120523/cca1.htm

武汉异议人士秦永敏结婚，警方说非法同居 (Dissident Qin Yongmin and Wife Told They Are "Illegally Cohabiting" after Marriage)
Voice of America, May 21, 2012
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20120521-qin-yongmin-marriage-152304105.html

Multilateral

上合组织北京峰会将审议阿富汗申请观察员地位 (SCO to Consider Afghanistan for Observation Status at Beijing Summit)
EastDay, May 23, 2012
http://news.eastday.com/c/20120523/u1a6576165.html

Police

China's 'Thuggish' Chengguang Security Condemned
Reuters, May 23, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/23/china-chengguan-human-rights-watch

Related:
“Beat Him, Take Everything Away”: Abuses by China’s Chengguan Para-Police
Human Rights Watch, May 23, 2012
http://www.hrw.org/reports/2012/05/23/beat-him-take-everything-away-0

Bilateral Ties

Chen Guangcheng Revives Debate on US Influence in China
Agence France-Presse, May 22, 2012
http://www.bangkokpost.com/lite/news/294551/chen-revives-debate-on-us-influence-in-china

Disasters

HK May Reclaim Funds Given to Quake-hit School
Shanghai Daily, May 22, 2012
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2012/05/22/HK+may+reclaim+funds+given+to+quakehit+school

Related:
港援建中学被拆 四川称异址迁建 (Sichuan Govt: HK-Aided School Demolished, Site to Be Moved Elsewhere)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 22, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/05/120522_china_sichuan_school.shtml

Hong Kong

Banned Books Are Bestsellers among Mainland Visitors to HK
Want China Times, May 22, 2012
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120522000096&cid=1101&MainCatID=0

海洋公園留言禁「六四」 (Ocean Park Electronic Message Board Censors "June Fourth" and Other Sensitive Words and Phrases)
Ming Pao, May 22, 2012
http://finance.sina.com.hk/news/1/2/1/4886294/1.html

Politics

温家宝：领导人不懂得穷人就不懂得政治 (Premier Wen: Leaders Who Don’t Understand the Poor Don’t Understand Politics)
Changjiang Daily, May 22, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/d/ba/dba132f6ab6a3e3d/Blog/77f/03b9fb.html

Protests and Petitions

温州苍南数百人强拆暴冲突 村民反抗三人被抓十多伤 (A Dozen Injured and Three Detained during Clash over Demolitions in Zhejiang Village)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql2-05212012094653.html

Public Health

China Reports 260m with Chronic Diseases
Xinhua News Agency, May 22, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-05/22/content_15351095.htm

Tibet

Tibetan Comedian Sentenced
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/sentenced-05212012143245.html

Civil Society

民政部官员：社会组织对抗政府情况没有出现 (Civil Ministry Official: No Instance of Social Orgs Who Oppose the Gov't)
China News Service, May 21, 2012
http://news.163.com/12/0521/15/821QMEVD00014JB6.html

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Artists Crying Foul over Copyright Bill
Agence France-Presse, May 21, 2012
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2012/05/21/2003533386

Human Rights Defenders

Activist Has Already Seen the Worst
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d129df2941667310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Activists Fear ‘Reckoning’
Financial Times, May 20, 2012
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c4fa5df4-a263-11e1-a605-00144feabdc0.html

北京平谷访民郭清华失踪多日 (Beijing Petitioner Guo Qinghua Missing for Several Days)
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/b-05192012162126.html

陳光誠抵美 FBI 24小時保護 (Chen Guangcheng's Family Arrives in U.S. under 24/7 Protection of FBI)
Ming Pao, May 21, 2012
http://news.mingpao.com/20120521/gba1h.htm

Related:
Chen Guangcheng and Family Arrive in the United States
陈光诚全家抵达美国
Human Rights in China, May 19, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6057
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6058

官媒：陳光誠事件衝擊小 (Official Press: Chen Incident Made Little Impact on Society)
Ming Pao, May 21, 2012
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20120521/ca11556a.htm

Related:
环球时报：陈的“奇遇”是一次性大气泡 (Chen's "Adventure" Was a One-Time Deal)
Global Times, May 21, 2012
http://news.sina.com.cn/pl/2012-05-21/071424449399.shtml

June Fourth

China Embassy in US Ignores Wuer Kaixi’s Plea
Agence France-Presse, May 20, 2012
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2012/05/20/2003533292

Politics

Bo Police Chief in Treason Trial
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cd456e07baa67310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions

老人抗强拆被挖掘机拦腰拍死 城管否认雇人拆迁 (Elderly Man Crushed to Death by Excavator in Demolition, Urban Management Deny Hiring Demolition Squad)
Xinwen Ye Hang, May 21, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/d/ba/dba132f6ab6a3e3d/Blog/db2/1fef0d.html

Food Security

食品保鲜新招：农药保鲜生姜，奶掺二氧化氯 (New Methods of Keeping Food Fresh: Pesticides for Ginger, ClO2 for Milk)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/g-05172012105259.html

毒奶粉赔偿基金有2亿多元不知去向 (200+mil Tainted Milk Compensation Funds Unaccounted For)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/milk-05172012121131.html

Government

Chinese Gov't Demands Greater Transparency
Xinhua News Agency, May 18, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2012-05/18/content_15332881.htm

Related:
2012年政府信息公开重点工作安排 (2012 Work Plan on Focus Points for Open Government Information)
State Council, April 28, 2012
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2012-05/17/content_2139583.htm

Human Rights Defenders

China Activist Chen's Relatives Describe Beatings
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 18, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18113058

Related:
“Who Rescued Chen Guangcheng?” an HRIC Translation
Tian Yusheng, May 17, 2012
http://www.hrichina.org/content/6056

Rights Lawyers Blocked from Defending Chen Nephew
The Associated Press, May 18, 2012
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/05/18/rights-lawyers-blocked-defending-chen-nephew.html

June Fourth

“六四”政治犯 23年后终出狱 (Li Yujun, Imprisoned Due to Tiananmen, Released after 23 Years)
Ming Pao, May 18, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2666189/1.html

North Korea

China Allows N.Koreans to Leave for Seoul: Reports
Agence France-Presse, May 18, 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/china-allows-n-koreans-leave-seoul-reports-034502290.html

Environment

China Injects Vigour into Carbon Debate
Financial Times, May 16, 2012
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/9a7218c6-9e74-11e1-a767-00144feabdc0.html

Food Security

Millions Paid to Milk Scandal Victims
China Daily, May 17, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-05/17/content_15314388.htm

Human Rights Defenders

渔民代表带领维权被处劳教 (Liaoning Fishermen Rep Ordered to Reeducation Due to Rights Defense Activities)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident-05162012112032.html

Labor

蘇州公司禁止班說方言 (Suzhou Company under Fire after Non-Mandarin Languages Banned during Work)
Ming Pao, May 17, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2665536/1.html

Law

Foreigners OK to Handle State Secrets
China Daily, May 16, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-05/16/content_15313590.htm

Related:
中华人民共和国保守国家秘密法实施条例（征求意见稿） (Regulations on the Implementation of the Law on Guarding State Secrets [Draft for Solicitation of Comment])
State Council, May 15, 2012
http://yijian.chinalaw.gov.cn/lisms/action/intoAnswerPersonAttrAction.do?id=1337069467397

关于《中华人民共和国保守国家秘密法实施条例（征求意见稿）》的说明 (Explanation of the Draft Implementing Regulations)
State Council, May 15, 2012
http://www.gov.cn/gzdt/2012-05/15/content_2137862.htm

Protests and Petitions

看守者龍蛇混雜 性侵非首次 (Anhui Petitioner Wasn't First Instance of Sexual Assault of Petitioners)
Ming Pao, May 17, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2665236/1.html

山东男子在京扎伤外籍男士 自称为反映个人诉求 (Shandong Man Stabs Foreign Tourist in Beijing to Make His Appeal Known)
The Beijing News, May 17, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/113/1/1/2665031/1.html

Politics

Critics of Security Chief Questioned
South China Morning Post, May 17, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1565ede63b557310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet

China Closes Tibetan Schools
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/closes-05152012170245.html

Human Rights Defenders

Lawyers Try to See China Activist's Jailed Nephew
The Associated Press, May 16, 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/lawyers-try-see-china-activists-jailed-nephew-071817108.html

陈光诚“或许一周内获得护照” (Chen Guangcheng May Get Passport within a Week)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 16, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/05/120516_chen_passport.shtml