Below are translated summaries of the articles and news briefs published in Huaxia Dianzi Bao, Issue No. 151. The full Chinese-language issue can be found at http://www.huaxiabao.org.
Articles: | |
加强社会控制并非治本之策◇ 湘灵 | "Tightening Control over Society is not a Permanent Cure." Opinion piece by Xiang Ling |
捉贪与放贪:中共高层权力斗争白热化 ◇ 秋林 | Qiu Lin describes CPC politicians ousting their opponents in the name of anti-corruption |
骇人听闻的癌症村 ◇ 杜鹃 | Water and air pollution from a chemical factory in Jiangsu province takes its toll on residents as number of cancer cases soars. Report by Du Juan |
控告非法征地,村民被黑势力迫害追杀 | Representatives of villagers in Tianjin's Beichen District accuse district, town and village leaders of illegally requisitioning farmland, siphoning state subsidies and collusion with criminal elements. An anonymous participant speaks out. |
阜阳中院:典型的腐败窝子 ◇ 石鸣 | Fuyang People's Intermediate Court: a typical nest of corruption. By Shi Ming |
联合国为什么要废除人权委员会,成立人权理事会?(一) ◇ 李柏 | Why did the UN establish the Human Rights Council and abolish the Commission? (Part 1) Analysis by Li Boguang |
News in Brief: | |
海内外百余知识分子签名抗议当局关闭《世纪中国》 | Over 100 domestic and overseas intellectuals sign a petition to protest closure of Century China website |
西藏青年因著书被判10年徒刑 | Tibetan youth's critical book lands him ten years in prison |
四川巴中大规模警民冲突 | Massive clash between police and residents in Bazhong, Sichuan |
当局禁止发行《唐山警世录》 | Book revealing the truth of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake censored by authorities |
西安成都发生暴力拆迁 | Residents violently evicted from houses in Xi'an and Chengdu |
警方强拆教堂,3千多名教徒与警察冲突 | 3000 Christians conflict with police over forced dismantling of church |
联合国艾滋病规划署关注李喜阁被拘留案 | UNAIDS express concern over detained AIDS activist Li Xige |
随州200多名民办教师市府前请愿 | Teachers from local state-subsidized minban schools petition city government for higher salaries, pensions, and compensation for dismissal in Suizhou, Hubei |
民意调查:74%投票网民支持中共总书记由差额竞争产生 | Website poll shows 74 percent support multi-candidate election for the position of CPC General Secretary |
《百姓》曝光暴力拆迁,江阴宣传部长免职 | Secretary of Jiangyin Propaganda Department dismissed after failing to block publication of forced eviction story in Bai Xing |