China in the headlines – 29 September 2008
In the latest wrap-up from news outlets and bloggers across the globe:
Chinese Human Rights Defenders – Olympic "protest zones" applicant sent to Re-education Through Labour
On September 23, Liu Xueli, a petitioner and activist against forcible land appropriation from Henan Province, was sent to a local Re-education through Labor (RTL) camp…AP – Report: Olympic activist detained by police
A Chinese activist who applied to protest in special zones set up for demonstrations during the Beijing Olympics has become the latest applicant to be detained by police, a rights group said …Shanghaiist Blog – Xinhua does it again: Space mission report hits the Internet before launch of Shenzhou 7
This is just such a classic you'll have to read the entire AP story for yourself …Telegraph – China milk scandal: WHO makes accusations as poisoning spreads
The figures emerged as the World Health Organisation accused China of deliberately covering up the crisis. Nationwide, four children have died and more than 53,000 have fallen ill by drinking milk laced with melamine, an industrial chemical …Reuters – Tibet police chief, deputy governor sacked: agency
Two senior officials in restive Tibet have been dismissed, six months after violent riots swept the Himalayan region, the semi-official China News Service reported on Saturday …Human Rights in China – Sichuan Teacher, Liu Shaokun, was released to serve his Reeducation-Through-Labor sentence outside of labor camp
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has learned that Liu Shaokun, who was sentenced to one year of Reeducation-Through-Labor (RTL) after posting online his photographs of collapsed school buildings in quake-affected areas, was released by the authorities on Wednesday…China Labour Bulletin – New study exposes the human cost of China's economic miracle
A large part of China's remarkable economic development has been achieved at the expense of the basic rights of millions of former state-owned enterprise workers, says a new report …
china AND human rights AND Olympics
I hope that Australia is bringing diplomatic pressure to bear in the fight against this prehistoric legislation.
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