Children

Tougher Laws against Child Abuse Urged
China Daily, October 30, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-10/30/content_15855354.htm

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Cracks Down on Mainland Mothers
The Wall Street Journal, October 29, 2012
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204005004578080521695217696.html

Human Rights Defenders

贵州软禁二十多人至十八结束 狱中人士处境更艰难 (Guizhou: 20+ Dissidents Placed under House Arrest until End of Party Congress)
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql2-10292012104757.html

Land Policy

郑州4名村干部虚报坟头骗南水北调征地补偿款被查 (Zhengzhou: Four Village Officials under Investigation for Making False Reports to Embezzle Land Requisition Compensation Funds for South-North Water Diversion Project)
Xinhua News Agency, October 30, 2012
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2012-10/30/content_3947414.htm

Media

TV Series to Portray Life in Detention Center
Xinhua News Agency, October 30, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-10/30/content_15855398.htm

Protests and Petitions

Woman Detained for Spreading Rumors over Ningbo Protests
Sina, October 30, 2012
http://english.sina.com/china/2012/1029/521300.html

寧波宣布反PX示威1晚拘51人 (Ningbo Announces 51 Protesters against Chemical Plant Detained in 1 Night)
Ming Pao, October 30, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/20121030/-9-2810663/1.html

我国环境群体事件年均递增29% 司法解决不足1% (Environmental "Mass Incidents" Increasing Annually by 29%, Judicial Resolution by Not Even 1%)
Caijing, October 29, 2012
http://www.21cbh.com/HTML/2012-10-29/0ONTQxXzU0OTQ0OA.html

XUAR

Xinjiang Militant Groups Active in Syria, Says China
The Hindu, October 29, 2012
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/xinjiang-militant-groups-active-in-syria-says-china/article4044274.ece

Government

China Grassroots Democracy Challenge Awaits New Leaders
Reuters, October 28, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/29/us-china-politics-democracy-idUSBRE89R0JJ20121029

Hong Kong

Tempers Flare over Independence Spat
The Standard, October 29, 2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?art_id=127752&con_type=1

Protests and Petitions

「向港學習」寧波示威勝利 萬人圍政總 政府允停PX項目 (Victory for Protesters in Ningbo as Govt Suspends Chemical Plant)
Ming Pao, October 29, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/20121029/-9-2809823/1.html

Related:
Ningbo Backs Down from PX Project
Global Times, October 29, 2012
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90882/7993949.html

Law

监狱法等7部法律修改18处 (7 Laws, Including Lawyers Law and Prison Law, Amended to Be Consistent with New Criminal Procedure Law)
The Beijing News, October 27, 2012
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2012/10/27/229987.html

Public Health

《精神卫生法》被指未完全明确自愿原则不够完善 (Language in Mental Health Law on Voluntary Institutionalization Said to Be Far from Perfect)
China Youth Daily, October 29, 2012
http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201210/29/t20121029_23795472.shtml

Related:
中华人民共和国精神卫生法 (Law of the People's Republic of China on Mental Health)
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, October 26, 2012
http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/2012-10/27/content_1741133.htm

Taiwan

五万人参与同志遊行争婚权 (50K March for Same-sex Marriage Rights in Taipei)
Sing Pao, October 29, 2012
http://www.singpao.com/xw/gat/201210/t20121029_397948.html

Tibet

New String of Tibetan Self-immolations Renews Fiery Protests of Chinese Rule
McClatchy Newspapers, October 28, 2012
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/10/28/172824/new-string-of-tibetan-self-immolations.html

Civil Society

Charities Suffer as Public Remain Wary
China Daily, October 24, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-10/24/content_15844155.htm

Detention

China Shows Off 'Sunshine Detention Centre' to Allay Torture Claims
The Guardian, October 25, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/25/china-beijing-dentention-centre-tour

Human Rights Defenders

18大前打压升级 京沪粤多人被拘留 (Many Detained in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong as Pressure Increases before 18th Party Congress)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/18-10252012145449.html

Related:
各地蒙冤警察北京被截访 (Former Police Detained and Returned Home after Gathering in Beijing to Petition)
Human Rights in China, October 25, 2012
http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6350

Media

New York Times Websites Blocked in China after Story on Wen Family Wealth
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1070165/new-york-times-website-blocked-china

Related:
Family of Wen Jiabao Holds a Hidden Fortune in China
总理家人隐秘的财富
The New York Times, October 25, 2012
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/26/business/global/family-of-wen-jiabao-holds-a-hidden-fortune-in-china.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/article/china/2012/10/26/c26princeling/

Politics

受托律师不知能否获准为薄熙来辩护 (Lawyer Hired to Represent Bo Xilai Knows Not Whether He'll Be Allowed to Speak in Bo's Defense)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 25, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/10/121025_bo_xilai_lawyer.shtml

Social Security

Lawmakers Call for Including Non-governmental Groups in Social Assistance
Xinhua News Agency, October 25, 2012
http://english.sina.com/china/2012/1025/519994.html