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Criminal detention of land petitioners in Sihong pesticide suicide protest stirs up controversy

The case of 7 land petitioners who drank pesticide outside the China Youth Daily office in Beijing on July 16 in an effort to draw attention to their grievances is once again making the news.

2014-07-31

Why do these public interest organizations vanish?

In this article, The Xinjiang Youth Promotion Association vice-secretary general explains that they have registered around 150 organizations but that more than 20 of them, who had lifespans between 3 and 5 years have been unreachable for some time.

2014-07-30

Chinese companies counterfeit environmental protection data

In order to receive subsidies for high standards of environmental protective measures, Chinese companies have been falsifying their data.

2014-07-28

World AIDS conference Chinese award winner’s survey discovers Kunming young women are threatened

Zhang Xudong’s study on the reproductive health of young sex workers in Kunming received the “Women, Girls and HIV Investigator” prize. This is the first time a Chinese researcher has received this award.

2014-07-25

Ministry of education “six red lines” should become “teachers’ moral bottom line”

The Ministry of education has recently issued new regulations, known as the “six red lines” (六条红线), which strictly prohibit teachers from activities such as accepting gifts, money etc. These regulations have been issued in order to combat the growing moral degradation in many Chinese schools today.

2014-07-22

Public interest is risky, those entering the sector need to be prudent

In a blog post, Feng Yongfeng, reporter for Guangming Daily and founder of Nature University, writes about the risks, challenges, and difficulties of the current and future condition of the philanthropic sector in China.

2014-07-18

After 10 years of twists and turns, Chinese charity legislation to be considered next year

The National People’s Congress Domestic Legal Committee (全国人民代表大会内务司法委员会）has taken the lead in the drafting of the Charity Law and is expected to submit it for consideration in 2015.

2014-07-17

"Love save pneumoconiosis" founder Wang Keqin: To not give up on life is a fundamental principle

In an interview, Wang Keqin, the founder of the organization "Love save pneumoconiosis", discusses his organization’s recently published report on how pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) affects rural workers, which is the first specialized report on this topic.

2014-07-16

Report states charitable legislation lags behind; every year over 300 billion yuan of donations are obstructed

On April 26, Tsinghua University and Peking University jointly launched a program of salon discussions called, “charitable legislation bimonthly talks.” These talks have since been held approximately every two weeks, providing open academic discussion on a range of issues including the tax system and NGO related legislation.

2014-07-15

Secrets uncovered about China’s “foreign aid”

On the 10th of July, China’s State Council Information Office released the information that from 2010 to 2012, China’s monetary foreign aid amounted to 89.34 billion RMB.

2014-07-14

Anti-Drug Social Work Practices in Shenzhen

June 26 marked the International Day against Drug Abuse and anti-drug publicity and campaigns have been carried out throughout China. State regulations have recently expressed support of community organizations participating in drug treatment services.

2014-07-11

Barely 8% Beijing foundations publish information on the way they spend their funds

According to the Regulations on the management of foundations (基金会管理条例) and to the measures on the management of foundations' information (基金会信息管理办法), Chinese foundations have to publish annual reports.

2014-07-10

Report shows 80% pneumoconiosis-affected migrant workers fail to receive compensation

According to a report from the China social assistance Foundation's “Love save pneumoconiosis" fund only 25.72% migrant workers diagnosed with the disease ask for compensation and only 17.3% of them obtain one.

2014-07-09

China’s Supreme People’s Court rolls out measures to strengthen environmental trial process

A specialised environment court was set up on July 3 to further this aim, with serving judges being reshuffled to its top positions at the end of June to prepare for its inauguration.

2014-07-08

Migrant college entrance examination candidates’ fates hinge on parents’ social security contribution status

In the wake of the state college entrance examinations, Du Na (not her real name) is in despair despite having received an aggregate score of 598, 70 points higher than the entry cut-off scores of the top-tier colleges.

2014-07-07

NGOs cast doubts on CNPC Shenzhen land-reclamation project Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report

Oil giant China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has announced plans to reclaim close to 40 hectares of land in Dapeng Bay in Shenzhen for an LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) project. Land reclamation would change the quality of the seawater and affect the ecological environment for fishing.

2014-07-04

Building a Framework for Research in the Public Interest Sector

As China’s Civil Society sector grows into a more sophisticated form, it has become evident that academic research has not kept pace with this development.

2014-07-03

Criminal detention of land petitioners in Sihong pesticide suicide protest stirs up controversy

Why do these public interest organizations vanish?

World AIDS conference Chinese award winner’s survey discovers Kunming young women are threatened

Ministry of education “six red lines” should become “teachers’ moral bottom line”

Public interest is risky, those entering the sector need to be prudent

After 10 years of twists and turns, Chinese charity legislation to be considered next year

"Love save pneumoconiosis" founder Wang Keqin: To not give up on life is a fundamental principle

Report states charitable legislation lags behind; every year over 300 billion yuan of donations are obstructed

Secrets uncovered about China’s “foreign aid”

Anti-Drug Social Work Practices in Shenzhen

Barely 8% Beijing foundations publish information on the way they spend their funds

Report shows 80% pneumoconiosis-affected migrant workers fail to receive compensation

China’s Supreme People’s Court rolls out measures to strengthen environmental trial process

Migrant college entrance examination candidates’ fates hinge on parents’ social security contribution status

NGOs cast doubts on CNPC Shenzhen land-reclamation project Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report

Building a Framework for Research in the Public Interest Sector

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