Protests and Petitions

War Veterans in Pensions Protest
South China Morning Post, July 24, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d53618fe1d3b8310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Religion

京警阻止牧师与基督徒聚会 新疆和田十七信徒被传唤 (Beijing Police Keep Pastor from Meeting with House Church Congregation; 17 House Church Practitioners Summoned in Hotan, XUAR)
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ch-07232012115843.html

新疆斋月当局“禁斋” 餐厅若歇业一天将被封一年 (XUAR: Hotan Muslim Restaurant Told It Will Be Closed 1yr If Closes 1 Day for Ramadan)
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xj-07232012113710.html

Rural Issues

Hasty Mergers of Rural Schools Banned
Xinhua News Agency, July 23, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-07/23/content_15609557.htm

Related:
规范农村义务教育学校布局调整的意见(征求意见稿) (Opinions on Standardising the Adjustment of Distribution of Rural Compulsory Education Schools [Draft Soliciting Input])
Ministry of Education, July 22, 2012
http://www.moe.gov.cn/publicfiles/business/htmlfiles/moe/s6197/201207/139758.html

Society

China's Food Fighter
The Straits Times, July 23, 2012
http://www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?sec=9&id=33860

Hong Kong

香港逾千家长登报反对国民教育科 (1K+ HK Parents Register Opposition to National Education)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 23, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/07/120723_hongkong_education.shtml

Human Rights Defenders

Activist Located, Moved to Safety
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8720062245fa8310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media

南方报系敢报真相屡遭整顿 (Southern Media Group Suffers Repeatedly for Daring to Report the Truth)
Ming Pao, July 22, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/3/1/1/2725009/1.html

Related:
Outspoken Chinese Media Group under Tighter Censorship: Mingpao
Central News Agency, July 23, 2012
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aIPL&ID=201207220015

Politics

Time for Political Opening Up, Ex-cadre Bao Tong Says
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=727d1b7ce6aa8310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

中国权力交接前的暗潮汹涌 (Surge of Undercurrent before Transfer of Power)
Deutsche Welle, July 22, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16118484,00.html

Population

Pressure to Repeal China’s One-Child Law Is Growing
The New York Times, July 22, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/23/world/asia/pressure-to-repeal-chinas-one-child-law-is-growing.html

Protests and Petitions

贵州仁怀数千村民不满强征地围攻镇政府 (Guizhou: Thousands Besiege Town Government Office in Protest of Land Requisition)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql-07222012152222.html

访民要求联合国关注中国人权 湖南维权人士肖勇被劳教两年 (Shanghainese Petitioners Gather, Calling on UN to Look into China's Rights Situation)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sy2-07202012092611.html

Tibet

PRC Steps Up Repression of Tibetan ‘Separatism’
Agence France-Presse, July 23, 2012
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2012/07/23/2003538442

Human Rights Defenders

Ai Weiwei Tax Evasion Appeal Rejected
Reuters, July 20, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/20/ai-weiwei-tax-appeal-rejected

Breaking: China Retaliates against Activist
Seeing Red in China, July 20, 2012
http://seeingredinchina.com/2012/07/20/breaking-china-retaliates-against-activist/

青海异议人士刘本琦被刑事拘留 (Qinghai Dissident Liu Benqi Criminally Detained)
Radio Free Asia, July 19, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/vt-07192012133959.html

Internet

内地手机网民近4亿 (CNNIC: Nearly 400mil Mobile Internet Users)
Wen Wei Bo, July 20, 2012
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2012/07/20/CH1207200023.htm

Media

Censors Ban Train Crash Coverage
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3415fb033cf98310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Religion

京畿嚴打邪教 維穩迎十八大 (Crackdown on Unofficial Religious Cults in Lead-up to 18th Party Congress)
Ming Pao, July 20, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2723449/1.html

State Security

官報：維權是維護群眾利益 (Official Media: Rights Defense Protects the People's Interests)
Ming Pao, July 19, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2723163/1.html

Related:
维稳的“治标”和“治本” (The Symptoms and Cure of Stability Maintenance)
People's Daily, July 19, 2012
http://www.gz.xinhuanet.com/2012-07/19/c_112477413.htm

Tibet

Kirti Monastery Monk Jailed
Radio Free Asia, July 19, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/monk-07192012134118.html

Human Rights Defenders

Activist Missing after Escaping from 'Black Jail'
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6666b34212a98310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law

可不采取强制措施的应坚持“不采取” (Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure for People's Procuratorates: If Coercive Measures Not Necessary, Don't Use Them)
Xi'an Evening News, July 18, 2012
http://news.163.com/12/0718/06/86M3O2V600014AED.html

Media

China's Media and "Death by Uncertain Causes"
Chinese Media Project, July 19, 2012
http://cmp.hku.hk/2012/07/19/25507/

Police

US Man Tortured in Chinese Custody: Lawyer
Agence France-Presse, July 18, 2012
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/international/us-man-tortured-in-chinese-custody-lawyer/531314

手機拍小偷上傳 公安每次獎20元 (Nanning District Police Offer 20RMB for Photos of Petty Thieves in Action)
Ming Pao, July 19, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2722453/1.html

Protests and Petitions

佛山村民不满村官私卖土地爆警民冲突 (Guangdong: Clash between Villagers and Police over Land Sale)
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql2-07182012092205.html

Society

Dictionary's Exclusion of Gay Terminology Sparks Criticism
Xinhua News Agency, July 17, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2012-07/17/c_131721516.htm

的士装摄像录音设备 市民忧隐私被侵 (Infringement of Rights? Nanjing Taxis' Use of Audio-Visual Surveillance Cameras Called into Question)
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/taxi_surveillance-07182012111739.html

Tibet

As China Squeezes Nepal, Tibetan Escape Route Narrows
TIME, July 17, 2012
http://world.time.com/2012/07/17/as-china-squeezes-nepal-tibetan-escape-route-narrows/

Civil Society

环保部称尚未出台限制民间自测环境质量法规 (Environment Ministry: No Regs Passed Yet Limiting Civil Society from Monitoring Environment Quality)
Beijing Times, July 17, 2012
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2012-07-17/031924785934.shtml

Education

Rights Lawyers Push Enrolment Policy Reform
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=40782e773e598310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Gender

Gender Equality High on Agenda at Forum
China Daily, July 17, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-07/17/content_15592102.htm

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Shines Light on China's Banned Scribes
Agence France-Presse, July 18, 2012
http://www.mysinchew.com/node/75641

Human Rights Defenders

陈光诚将出版自传记录维权历程 (Chen Guangcheng to Publish Memoir on Rights Defense Work)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 18, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/07/120718_china_chenguangcheng_memoir.shtml

June Fourth

血书“六四”华涌被转罚劳教 旅行华南张林突然失踪 (Hua Yong Sent to Reeducation-Through-Labor for Commemorating Tiananmen Square Crackdown Artistically in Square)
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql2-07172012091350.html

Politics

Rising China Star Set for Key Promotion: Sources
Reuters, July 18, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/18/us-china-reshuffle-idUSBRE86H09M20120718

Tibet

四川藏区十八岁喇嘛自焚身亡 (18-yo Monk Self-immolates in Sichuan)
Radio France Internationale, July 18, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20120718-四川藏区十八岁喇嘛自焚身亡

Food Security

Food Safety Fears Gnaw at Intl Stores
China Daily, July 16, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-07/16/content_15582923.htm

Government

洛阳国税局带人围殴市民视频曝光 律师称涉刑责 (Henan Local Tax Official Beating Up Luoyang Resident Caught on Camera)
CNTV, July 17, 2012
http://news.ycwb.com/2012-07/17/content_3874930.htm

Human Rights Defenders

李旺陽案再有維權人士失蹤 (More Rights Defenders Involved in Li Wangyang Case Go Missing)
Ming Pao, July 17, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2720827/1.html

中国作家余杰获得2012年公民勇气奖 (Dissident Writer Yu Jie Awarded 2012 Civil Courage Prize)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/vt-07162012092956.html

Labor

Foxconn, Maker of iPads, Is Emblematic of China's Labor Market
McClatchy Newspapers, July 16, 2012
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/07/16/156336/foxconn-maker-of-ipads-is-emblematic.html

Media

廣州報紙突換總編剷版面 (Editor-in-chief and Several Sections of Guangzhou Paper "New Express" Axed)
Ming Pao, July 17, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2720447/1.html

Related:
Top Editor Reshuffled at Guangzhou Paper
China Media Project, July 17, 2012
http://cmp.hku.hk/2012/07/17/25437/

Tibet

Stay Loyal, Troops in Tibet Told
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=11b0e44a2a098310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibetan Writers Detained
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/detained-07162012140754.html

西藏书记陈全国:引导学生从小感党恩跟党走 (Tibet Party Secretary Chen: Guide Students to Follow Party from Early Age)
Tibet Daily, July 16, 2012
http://news.163.com/12/0716/20/86IHC5ED0001124J.html

Environment

Guangzhou Tries to Sort Out Its Rubbish Problem
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=70a67cd1ef588310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related:
为了环境，为了健康！ (For Our Health and the Environment!: Growing Concern of Rubbish in Shanghai)
Deutsche Welle, July 16, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16099737,00.html

Human Rights Defenders

China’s ‘Fault Lines’: Yu Jie on His New Biography of Liu Xiaobo
The New York Review of Books Blog, July 14, 2012
http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2012/jul/14/china-fault-lines-yu-jie-liu-xiaobo/

維權人士胡佳專訪 (Interview with Activist Hu Jia)
iCable, July 14, 2012
Part 1: http://cablenews.i-cable.com/webapps/program_video/index.php?video_id=12131386
Part 2: http://cablenews.i-cable.com/webapps/program_video/index.php?video_id=12131385

Internet

美国驻沪总领馆微博被封杀 (US Shanghai Consulate Weibo Account Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/vt-07142012030125.html

Land Policy

宁波江北区全国首推"农村拆迁安置协议"质押贷款 (Ningbo District Establishes First "Rural Resettlement Placement Agreement" Pledged Loan)
Qianjiang Evening News, July 16, 2012
http://www.zj.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2012-07/16/c_112441376.htm

Politics

中国司法部长强调维稳保十八大 (Judicial Bureau Stresses Stability Maintenance in Run-up to 18th Party Congress)
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xql-07142012030933.html

Protests and Petitions

Online Rage Flares against China's Urban Enforcers
Tea Leaf Nation, July 12, 2012
http://tealeafnation.com/2012/07/online-rage-flares-against-chinas-urban-enforcers/

广东阳山农民阻采矿作业与警冲突拘七人 (Guangdong: Seven Detained after Farmers Clash with Police over Mine)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql-07152012141351.html

Civil Society

Free Lunch Program to Shift Plans
China Daily, July 12, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-07/12/content_15575314.htm

Hong Kong

Biased Text's Publisher Hits Back
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3c7af28799b78310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders

李旺阳自杀难入信 官方验尸公布 四大疑点未解 (Four Major Doubts Remaining after Official Report Declares Li Wangyang's Death Suicide)
Ming Pao, July 13, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/3/1/1/2717229/1.html

宋泽、华涌超期羁押 冯正虎被软禁近五个月 (Activists Restricted: Song Ze and Hua Yong Detained beyond Legal Time Limit, Feng Zhenghu under House Arrest for Almost Five Months)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sz-07122012113701.html

Public Health

28 Hospitalized in Poison Leak
Shanghai Daily, July 12, 2012
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2012/07/13/28+hospitalized+in+poison+leak

Religion

China Probing Bishop Who Quit Government Church
The Associated Press, July 11, 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/china-probing-bishop-quit-government-church-053230797.html

江西黎川家庭教会遭驱散 教师被传唤教会物品被扣 (Jiangxi House Church Broken Up, Pastor Summoned for Questioning)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jh-07122012093655.html

Tibet

西藏昌都一僧人被警方毒打致死 (Tibetan Monk Beaten to Death by Police in Chamdo)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xz-07122012123007.html

Bilateral Ties

China 'Set to Release S. Korean Activists'
Agence France-Presse, July 11, 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/china-set-release-korean-activists-145427112.html

Environment

History against 'Green' Gansu
Asia Times Online, July 13, 2012
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/NG13Cb03.html

Gender

女应届生起诉“只聘男生” 或成性别歧视第一案 (Shanxi's Woman's Suit against Recruitment Firm's Adverts for "Men Only" May Be First Sexual Discrimination Case Since Employment Promotion Law Took Effect)
Legal Daily, July 12, 2012
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2012-07/12/content_3700140.htm

Hong Kong

艾未未夫妻分别交声明 指称税案控方证据无效 (Ai Weiwei and Wife's Statements: Prosecutions Evidence in Tax Evasion Case Invalid)
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ai-07112012113557.html

Human Rights Defenders

Report on Activist's Death 'within Week'
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7ee6f83650678310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police

More Correctional Methods for Inmates
China Daily, July 12, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-07/12/content_15571755.htm

Religion

陈日君和教徒到中联办声援马达钦 (Hong Kong: Cardinal Zen and Other Catholics Demand Release of Shanghai Bishop at Mainland Liaison Office)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 11, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/07/120711_hongkong_catholic_protest.shtml

Environment

Most Sewage Discharged into Rivers
China Daily, July 10, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-07/10/content_15563105.htm

Human Rights Defenders

Dissident Writer Allowed to Go to US
Radio Free Asia, July 9, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/writer-07092012203449.html

港人赴邵阳查问李旺阳案 (Hong Konger Goes to Hunan to Inquire on Li Wangyang Death Investigation)
Ming Pao, July 10, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2714266/1.html

Media

China’s SARFT to Censor Original Internet Video, Criminalize Rainbows, Ban All Fun
Tech in Asia, July 10, 2012
http://www.techinasia.com/sarft-censor-original-internet-video/

Politics

全国公安局长集训学乌坎经验 (Heads of Public Security across China to Study Wukan Case)
Ming Pao, July 10, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2714268/1.html

Public Health

大陆慢性病患逾2.6亿人 (260mil Suffer Chronic Disease in Mainland)
Central News Agency, July 10, 2012
http://udn.com/NEWS/BREAKINGNEWS/BREAKINGNEWS4/7215162.shtml

Religion

China Bishop, Named by Rome, Held in Seminary: Source
Reuters, July 10, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/10/us-vatican-china-idUSBRE86906820120710

Tibet

Dalai Lama Speaks of Dilemma on Spreading Self-immolations
The Hindu, July 9, 2012
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3617428.ece

Hong Kong

Protests Mar Town Hall Sessions
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d3834cc4ce668310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders

Mainland Activists Go Missing after March
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=39a2782154c58310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related:
公安冒《蘋果》記者套料 (Policeman Poses as Apple Daily Reporter to Collect Information from Mainland Activists Marching in Hong Kong)
Apple Daily, July 3, 2012
http://mediamobserver.blogspot.hk/2012/07/03072012_7389.html

李旺阳亲友仍被关押 后援团成员频受骚扰 (Supporters for Further Investigation into Activist Li Wangyang's "Suicide" Repeatedly Questioned)
Radio Free Asia, July 6, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/li-07062012095626.html

胡佳投書美報 籲解散政法委 (Activist Hu Jia Calls for Dissolution of Politics and Law Committee in US Paper Op-ed)
Ming Pao, July 9, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2713355/1.html

Related:
Abuses in China Ensure That Democracy Will Come
The Washington Post, July 6, 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/abuses-in-china-ensure-that-democracy-will-come/2012/07/06/gJQA3XAfSW_story.html

Internet

China's Internet 'Cut Off' from Freedom
Radio Free Asia, July 6, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/internet-07062012104158.html

Law

最高法院院长要求各级法官在刑事审判过程中注重保护人权 (Supreme People's Court President Calls for Focus on Human Rights Protection in Criminal Cases by Justices at All Levels)
Radio Free Asia, July 7, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hc-07072012045908.html

Migrant Workers

中国农民工不高兴 (China's Migrant Workers Are Not Happy)
Deutsche Welle, July 8, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16070151,00.html

Religion

上海新主教公開撐梵蒂岡 (Shanghai Auxiliary Bishop Openly Supports Vatican)
Ming Pao, July 9, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2713354/1.html

Related:
New Shanghai Bishop to Leave CPA Posts
UCA News, July 7, 2012
http://www.ucanews.com/2012/07/07/new-shanghai-bishops-to-leave-cpa-posts/

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Lawmakers Seek to Oust New Leader
Agence France-Presse, July 6, 2012
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2012/07/06/2003537105

國民教育教材被轟洗腦 (National Education Course Materials Attached as Brainwashing)
Ming Pao, July 6, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/2/1/1/2711124/1.html

Law

Villagers Flock to Rare Trial of Top Policeman
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d4c409e8e8758310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions

Blame Public's Lack of Input for Protests, Lawyer Says
Caixin, July 5, 2012
http://english.caixin.com/2012-07-05/100407789.html

参与什邡调查，作家李承鹏遭禁言 (Gag on Writer Li Chengpeng after Li Publishes Report on Shifeng Unrest)
Deutsche Welle, July 5, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16073891,00.html

数百人持棍棒拆民宅“见人就打” 北京强拆 村民拚死抗争 (Beijing Villagers Protest Forced Demolition)
Sing Tao Daily, July 5, 2012
http://www.singtaousa.com/070512/hl01.php

XUAR

Uighurs: China's Xinjiang a 'Police State' 3 Years After Riots
Voice of America, July 5, 2012
http://www.voanews.com/content/uighur-china-xingiang-rights/1364092.html

张春贤：让恐怖分子无地藏身 (Xinjiang Party Secretary Zhang: Let Terrorists Have No Place to Hide)
Wen Wei Po, July 5, 2012
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2012/07/05/YO1207050006.htm

Food Security

农业部:储藏不当每年损失500亿斤粮食 (Ministry of Agriculture: 25mil Tons of Grain Loss Annually Due to Improper Storage)
Qianlong, July 5, 2012
http://news.qianlong.com/28874/2012/07/05/2502@8087883.htm

Human Rights Defenders

除了聚众，还能有什么维权渠道？ (What Options Are Available to Protect Rights Other than Public Gatherings?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 4, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/comments_on_china/2012/07/120704_coc_shifang.shtml

李旺阳律师与家人失联系 (Li Wangyang's Lawyer Loses Contact with Li's Family)
Ming Pao, July 4, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/32/1/1/2709658/1.html

Land Policy

拆迁征地信息属“国家机密”？ 成都太平村农民再告区政府 (Chengdu Villagers Sue District Gov't for Info after Land Demolition Info Is Deemed Classified)
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hc-07042012161357.html

Population

15学者上书全国人大 建言修法放开生育限制 (15 Scholars Appeal to National People's Congress to Lighten Restrictions on Number of Children)
Caixin, July 5, 2012
http://china.caixin.com/2012-07-05/100407590.html

Public Health

AIDS Victims Sue for Compensation
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/compensation-07042012145508.html

State Security

China Leader Urges Resistance against Western Forces
Agence France-Presse, July 4, 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/china-leader-urges-resistance-against-western-forces-223528649.html

Religion

China, Vatican Spar over Ordination of Bishop
‎The Associated Press, July 4, 2012
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/china-vatican-spar-ordination-bishop-16709002

Food Safety

食品安全 纳入考核绩效 (Food Safety to Be Included in Performance Review)
Ming Pao, July 4, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/32/1/1/2709576/1.html

Hong Kong

Error of Judgment Blamed for Reporter's Detention
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=92e22881cdc48310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong Smog Exceeds Recommended Levels Says WHO
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 3, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-18691081

《开放》主编金钟谈香港人的不满情绪 (Head Editor of Open Magazine on HKers' Discontent)
Radio Free Asia, July 3, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ml-07032012143902.html

Protests and Petitions

China Frees 21 Detained over Pollution Protests
Reuters, July 4, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/04/us-china-pollution-protest-idUSBRE86205C20120704

申请“七一游行”被拒 反被拘留扣查 (Guangdong: Chen Fengqiang Detained for Applying to Demonstrate)
Radio Free Asia, July 3, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql2-07032012103644.html

中国官媒批评什邡当局处理手法 (Official Media Criticizes Handling of Shifeng Protests)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 4, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/07/120704_china_shifang.shtml

Politics

胡总亲信郭金龙接掌北京 (Hu Aide Guo Jinlong Named Beijing Party Secretary)
Ming Pao, July 4, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2709244/1.html

Tibet

Three Monks ‘Instigated’ Self-Immolation
Radio Free Asia, July 3, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/instigating-07032012123612.html

Environment

毒液流东江 上游禁取水 (Halt Called to Drawing Water from Pearl River Tributary due to Pollution)
Ming Pao, July 3, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2708217/1.html

Hong Kong

Press Freedom 'Will Decline' on C.Y.'s Watch
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c4b145371b748310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

梁甫上任 游行人数第三高 民阵：40万 警方：6.3万 (July 1 Protests at Third Highest - Organizers Estimate 400K - as CY Leung Signed in as Chief Executive)
Ming Pao, July 2, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/2/1/1/2707358/1.html

For photos of the demonstration, see:
2012 七一大遊行 (Hong Kong's 2012 Establishment Day March)
HRIC, July 1, 2012
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151127246146414.491458.94042326413

胡锦涛访港 一苹果日报记者被短暂拘禁 (Apple Daily Reporter Detained after Asking Hu Jintao Question on 1989 Tiananmen Incident)
Central News Radio, June 30, 2012
http://news.msn.com.tw/news2718014.aspx

Media

China Blocks Access to Bloomberg and Businessweek Sites
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 29, 2012
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18648050

地方官菸灭记者 陆中央挺媒体 (Beijing Voices Support for Media as Shaanxi Journalist Suspended after Report on Officials' Use of Luxury Cigarettes)
Wang Daily, July 3, 2012
http://news.chinatimes.com/mainland/17180504/112012070300557.html

Related:
No Power for Media, No Power for Citizens
China Media Project, July 3, 2012
http://cmp.hku.hk/2012/07/03/24929/

North Korea

China Hires Tens of Thousands of North Korea Guest Workers
Los Angeles Times, July 1, 2012
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jul/01/world/la-fg-china-workers-20120701

Police

New Rule Protects Prisoners' Rights
Xinhua News Agency, June 30, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-06/30/content_15539141.htm

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

“维稳沙皇”周永康呼吁结束酷刑 ("Security Tsar" Zhou Yongkang Calls for End to Torture)
Deutsche Welle, July 2, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16065252,00.html

Related:
深入开展政法干警核心价值观教育实践活动 为政法事业发展进步提供更加有力思想保证
Qiushi, July 1, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2012-07/01/c_112328212.htm

Protests and Petitions

川震灾区万人示威逼停铜厂 (Sichuan: Copper Plant Suspended after 10K Protest)
Ming Pao, July 3, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2708213/1.html

Related:
Protests over Copper Plant in Shifang, Sichuan Turn Violent
Shanghaiist, July 3, 2012
http://shanghaiist.com/2012/07/03/protests_over_copper_plant_in_shifa.php

Education

民校教师或与公办学校教师同酬 纠正对民办学校歧视政策 (Private School Teachers May Be Paid Same as Public School Teachers)
Southern Metropolis Daily, June 29, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/b/b1/bb1662b7c5f22a0f/Blog/42a/a9b789.html

Government

Guarding the Guardians
The Economist, June 30, 2012
http://www.economist.com/node/21557760

Hong Kong

Rally Petition Zones 'a Police PR Stunt'
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=069a34e9b9338310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Multilateral

China Urges Implementation of Anti-terror Strategy
Xinhua News Agency, June 29, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-06/29/content_15533908.htm

Politics

重庆公安两高层免职 (Chongqing: Two High-ranking Police Officials Dismissed)
Ming Pao, June 29, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/32/1/1/2705311/1.html

骂薄熙来的网友求翻案将开审 (Hearing Today for Overturn of Order to Reeducation-through-Labor for Man Who Criticized Bo Xilai Online)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/jyxw-06282012102229.html

Protests and Petitions

Chinese Police Restore Order after Migrants Riot in Shaxi
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 28, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18622350

中山警方:散布“沙溪聚集事件”谣言者被刑拘 (Zhongshan Police Detain Chongqing Man for Spreading Rumors about Shaxi Unrest Online)
Xinhua News Agency, June 28, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/yuqing/2012-06/28/c_123344057.htm

河北乐亭百警暴力征地 村民上访却被劳教 (Hebei Villagers Ordered to Reeducation-Through-Labor for Petitioning about Land Requisition)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql2-06282012110522.html

XUAR

Woman Seeks Justice in Wrongful Shooting
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/shooting-06282012180941.html

Environment

'Foolish Old Men' Transform Barren Hillsides
China Daily, June 28, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-06/28/content_15528719.htm