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Written by TGS
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Thursday, 06 November 2008 |
Ms. Liu Jing, a Falun Gong practitioner, was sentenced to three and half year imprisonment on November 3, 2008. Ms. Liu was arrested November 2007 for downloading from the Internet and distributing Falun Gong materials. In March 2008 she was charged of undermining the implementation of the laws and administrative rules and regulations of the State under Article 300 of the Criminal Law. During the November 3 trial at the People’s Court, Fangxian District, Shanghai, her attorney Mo Shaoping presented oral argument stating Ms. Liu was not guilty as charged and that her actions were protected by freedom of speech and freedom of religion under the Chinese Constitution.
Source: The Epoch Times, November 3, 2008
http://epochtimes.com/gb/8/11/3/n2318310.htm
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Written by LLD
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Wednesday, 05 November 2008 |
As of November 1, 7 students were diagnosed as cholera out of the 30 with the symptom of diarrhea at Hainan University, located in the southern island of Hainan province. It's the second batch of cholera outbreak in the island after the 17 cases found in Zhanzhou city on October 20.
The campus is now closed up. All students, faculty, and staff members are required to take preventive medicine for three days in a row so as to deter the spread of the infectious disease.
According to the local health authority, 51 cholera cases were identified between October 3 and November 2 across the province. No death was reported.
Source: China Youth Daily, November 4, 2008
http://news.sohu.com/20081104/n260431486.shtml
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Written by TGS
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Friday, 31 October 2008 |
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Close to half of Shanghai population are migrants according to the release of the National Population and Family Planning Commission of China on October 30. Shanghai has a population of approximately 18.6 million. 8.6 million of it are migrants. 70% of these migrants are from adjacent provinces of Anhui, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Zhenjiang and Jiangxi. This large migrant population in Shanghai has been the priority and problem area for the National Population and Family Planning Commission of China to ensure compliance of one-child policy.
Source: Xinhua, October 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-10-30/content_10281899.htm
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