Education

Equality in Education Urged for Disabled
China Daily, March 05, 2013
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-03/05/content_16275715.htm

Food Safety

China Reports More Deaths From Food Poisoning
China Daily, March 05, 2013
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-03/05/content_16279876.htm

Freedom of Speech

台公民团体吁中国政府签署《新闻自由保障协定》 (Taiwan NGOs Call for Cross-Strait Agreement to Protect Press Freedom)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/al-03052013092649.html

Related:
Activists Call for Cross-strait Media Freedom Agreement
Taipei Times, March 6, 2013
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/03/06/2003556414

Gender

China's Sex Ratio at Birth Declines 4 Years in a Row
Xinhua News Agency, March 05, 2013
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2013/03/05/Chinas%2Bsex%2Bratio%2Bat%2Bbirth%2Bdeclines%2B4%2Byears%2Bin%2Ba%2Brow/

Government

In China, 'Red Nobility' Trumps Egalitarian Ideals
Los Angeles Times, March 04, 2013
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-princelings-20130305,0,2241010.story

Information Control

Chinese Appeal for Improved Environmental Transparency
Xinhua News Agency, March 05, 2013
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/765854.shtml

June Fourth

香港团体全国人大开幕日示威 声援六四难属促当局保障人权 (Hong Kong Groups Urge NPC to Consider Tiananmen Mothers' Demands)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/sy-03052013101352.html

Political and Economic Reform

On Eve of China Congress, Calls for Reform Unanswered
Voice of America, March 04, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-npc-national-peoples-congress-power-xi-jinping-hu-jintai/1614770.html

去年两会看“熙来”，今年两会瞧“纪兰” (Critics Highlight NPC Deputy’s 59-Year Tenure as Sign of Systemic Problem)
Voice of America, March 05, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/on-shen-jilan-phenomenon-20130304/1614959.html

Public Health

HIV Carrier Sues Hospital for Refusing Surgery
China Daily, March 05, 2013
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-03/05/content_16275733.htm

"Stability Maintenance"

Sweep Targets 'Sensitive' Individuals Ahead of NPC
Radio Free Asia, March 04, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/npc-03042013135543.html

Tibet

专访：藏族作家唯色荣获美国国际妇女勇气奖 (Interview with Tibetan Writer Woeser, Recipient of International Women’s Courage Award by US State Department)
Voice of America, March 05, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/weishe-20130305/1615301.html

Related:
2013 International Women of Courage Award Winners
US Department of State, March 4, 2013
http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/programs/iwoc/2013/bio/index.htm

从拉萨的新面貌说起
The New Face of Lhasa
China Rights Forum, 2012 No. 2
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/crf/article/6163
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/crf/article/6137

西藏女作家唯色因作品赞美达赖喇嘛而遭受严重迫害
Tibetan Writer Persecuted for Praising Dalai Lama
Human Rights in China, October 27, 2004
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/2138
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/2023

Animal Rights

China Volunteers Rescue 900 Dogs Likely Headed for Guangdong Restaurants
Associated Press, March 03, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1172815/china-volunteers-rescue-900-dogs-likely-headed-guangdong-restaurants

Related:
保护动物行动
Animal Welfare Activism
China Rights Forum, 2012, no. 2
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/crf/article/6473
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/crf/article/6472

Corruption

最高检：去年179名厅官被查处 省部级以上5人 (Supreme People’s Procuratorate: Only 5 Officials at Provincial and Ministry Levels or Above were Investigated for Corruption and Dealt With in 2012)
People's Daily, March 04, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0304/c1001-20673804.html

Food Safety

政协官员称中国99%奶粉达标遭吐槽 (Official Claim that 99% of Milk Powder Meets Quality Standard Criticized)
Voice of America, March 04, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-milk-powder-20130303/1614180.html

Human Rights Defenders

Zhang Lin, 张林

人权组织：中国异议人士及幼女遭非法拘禁 (Human Rights Organization: Chinese Dissident and Daughter Illegally Detained)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 03, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/03/130303_zhanglin_detention.shtml

For more information on Zhang Lin, see:
合肥警方非法拘禁张林和10岁女儿
Activist and Ten-year-old Daughter Illegally Detained before Forcible Removal from Hefei
Human Rights in China, March 1, 2013
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6586
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/content/6585

Chen Guangcheng, 陈光诚

Chen Guangcheng Q&A: ‘China has good laws, but they should apply to party’
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1175759/chen-guangcheng-china-has-good-laws-they-should-apply-party

For more information on Chen Guangcheng, see:
“鸟儿已经出笼”——协助陈光诚获得自由
“The bird is out of the cage”: Helping Chen Guangcheng Reach Freedom
China Rights Forum, 2012, no. 2
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/crf/article/6464
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/crf/article/6463

International Human Rights

人权网站促美国对中国践踏人权酷吏拒发签证 (Human Rights Group Urges US to Deny Visas to Officials who Violate Rights)
Voice of America, March 04, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/chinese-rights-web-call-for-denial-of-visas-to-chinese-abusive-officials-20130304/1614566.html

Internet

Weibo Alters China’s Environmental Debate
Financial Times, March 04, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/a924440e-7fef-11e2-af49-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific_china%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct#slide0

Related:
中国互联网审查重心转向微博
Microblogs Have Become the Focus of Internet Censorship in China
China Rights Forum, 2012, no. 2
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/crf/article/6404
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/crf/article/6406

港媒：两会前记者电邮帐户遭攻击 (E-Mail Attacks on Hong Kong Reporters Traced to China)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 02, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/03/130302_hk_media_china_cyber.shtml

Media

The Rebel Chinese Newspaper which Dares to Challenge the Communist Party Line
The Daily Telegraph, March 03, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9905781/The-rebel-Chinese-newspaper-which-dares-to-challenge-the-Communist-party-line.html

Migrant Workers

Migrant Workers Feel Like Outsiders in Mainland Cities, Says Survey
South China Morning Post, March 03, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1170903/migrant-workers-feel-outsiders-mainland-cities-says-survey

Military

外媒：今年中国国防预算增幅预计10％以上 (International Media: Chinese Defense Budget to Rise More than 10% in 2013)
自由亚洲电台, March 01, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/gf-03012013160034.html