Full Coverage: China

29.04.2008 Despite the multitude of political and social barriers they face, the daughters of migrant workers in China are determined to change the course of their lives by securing solid educations and careers.

24.04.2008 Asian governments' attempts to manage skyrocketing food prices by restricting rice exports is actually aggravating food shortages in the region, says Peter Timmer in this interview.

23.04.2008 Whatever happens to the Chinese arms shipment destined for Zimbabwe, the case highlights the urgent need for the UN to work towards an Arms Trade Treaty at a meeting in New York later this month, says a leading development group.

18.04.2008 An urgent application has been made to suspend a transport permit allowing arms from China -- currently anchored in a South African harbor -- to be conveyed to the government of Zimbabwe.
From: Business Day

17.04.2008 While Darfur and Tibet activists took center stage as the Olympic torch passed through North America last week, anti-sweatshop advocates were also protesting against labor practices in Chinese factories making official Olympics garb.

15.04.2008 Saudi Arabia had the highest number of executions per capita, followed by Iran and Libya, according to a new Amnesty survey that says 88 per cent of all known executions took place in China, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the US.

10.04.2008 Between 2000 and 2006, carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels grew 3.1 percent a year -- more than twice the rate of growth during the 1990s, says a new study from an environmental think tank.

10.04.2008 China is worried that the recent resentment and resistance among the Tibetans could spread to other major minorities whose traditional territories have been colonised and exploited by the majority Han Chinese. The Tibetans clearly want some form of autonomy, which they will not get, says Mathieu Vernerey.

08.04.2008 The incarceration of prominent Chinese rights activist Hu Jia reflects the increasingly repressive nature of the Chinese government ahead of the summer 2008 Olympic Games, says a human rights watchdog.
From: Human Rights Watch

07.04.2008 Security measures for the Olympic torch relayÂ’s passage through Paris are "shameful", according to an international media freedom group.

06.04.2008 Police had to bring in reinforcements to marshal the Olympic torch relay through London after a series of protests along the 31-mile route by critics of China's human rights record.
+ IOC memo minimises events in Tibet

02.04.2008 The International Olympic Committee must insist that Beijing ensure freedom for the press to report in the run-up to and during AugustÂ’s Olympic Games, an international media freedom group said.

02.04.2008 NEW YORK, Apr 1 (OneWorld) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has drawn fire from one of the world's most prominent rights advocacy groups for not speaking out about the human rights situation in China.