Wang hao fung from moobol posted a report and photos of an illegal black cotton factory in Wuhan city (zh). Workers were working in a terribly polluted environment.
A woman, Tang Fuzhen, in Chengdu set herself on fire in order to protest against the forced demolition of her home. ESWN translated a T.V news commentary on the incident.
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I posted a long summary translation of this story yesterday with pics (see here. It provides more information for readers who don’t read Chinese.
Whoops, my link didn’t work in the comment above (this is what happens when you do this from a pda on a train). You can find it here. Or cut and paste this: http://www.csr-asia.com/index.php?p=10287