【新唐人2013年03月19日訊】維權人士籲全民聯署通過人權公約
隨著中共第12屆全國人大閉幕，3月18日，更多的大陸維權人士呼籲，中共人大儘快批准《公民權利和政治權利國際公約》。
英國廣播公司《BBC》中文網報導，目前，簽署這份連署書的維權人士已超過600人，而推動這項連署活動的組織者，18日還推出聯署網站，並公開電子郵件地址，邀請民眾加入聯署活動。
據活動組織者透露，除首批連署人梁文道、前企業家任志強、北京學者崔衛平、賀衛方、徐友漁、四川學者冉雲飛等，還有更多學者及公共知識份子加入連署，其中包括中共中央黨校教授杜光及前新聞出版署署長杜導正。香港學者潘毅、周保松、陳建民等人，也在聯署名單中。
港媒：大陸五省區地下武裝活躍
據香港《爭鳴》雜誌透露，中國大陸最近幾年發生多起武裝交戰事件，並造成多人傷亡，中共當局擔心引發社會動盪，沒有對外公布。
報導引述中共公安部2012年年終報告說，新疆、西藏、青海、四川、雲南等，5個省區的13個地區，有地下武裝組織活動出沒，專門針對附近的公安、武警和執勤隊伍。
漢陽兵工廠司機罷工 直升機參與
3月18號，湖北省武漢市漢陽兵工廠貨運司機罷工，抗議政府禁止大貨車運送鋼材經過市內。抗議人群不僅打出橫幅攔路，還用直升機打出條幅在空中盤旋。
據《大紀元》新聞網報導，抗議人群開出三十多輛大卡車，封堵了兵工廠的大門，數百人打著橫幅，攔在大街上表示抗議，致使琴臺大道交通中斷。
報導說，這群生產武器的工人，還用直升飛機打出條幅在空中盤旋，引來大量圍觀人群。
同時數十輛警車，和一百多防暴警包圍現場，警民雙方有局部衝突，最後當局妥協，答應儘快處理司機的要求。
傳大陸多個城市或發生致命光霧事件
據海外《博訊》網報導，江蘇南京市去年8月曾發生致命「光霧事件」，造成至少8人死亡，但消息被官方封鎖。而相關部門研究結果表明，大陸今年將會有幾個城市（包括北京）可能發生光霧事件，但這個警告也被環保部門壓住不報。
「光霧」是指有毒氣體經過紫外線影響，產生光化學反應後的一種煙霧狀大氣污染。主要發生於夏天空氣流動性差、日光照射強的時段，危險程度可能超過霧霾。據專家研究，光霧可以讓人短時間內死亡。 1943年5月至10月，美國洛杉磯的「光霧事件」，曾奪去了400多人的生命。
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Activist Joint Signature Campaign
The 12th CCP National People’s
Congress (NPC) closed on March 18.
More human rights activists in China have
called on the NPC to ratify International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
BBC Chinese website reported that now over
600 human rights activists have signed the petition.
On March 18, organizers promoting the petition
have also launched a joint signing website
and e-mail campaign to invite people to join.
The first group of petitioners included Liang Wendao,
and former entrepreneur Ren Zhiqiang.
Beijing scholars Cui Weiping, He Weifang and Xu Youyu,
as well as Sichuan scholar Ran Yunfei also signed.
There are now more scholars and
public intellectuals joining the petition.
This includes professor Du Guang in the CCP Central
Committee Party School and former Director
Du Daozheng of Press and Publication Administration.
Hong Kong scholars Pan Yi, Chow Po- Chung,
Chen Jianmin are also in the list of signatories.
Hong Kong Contend magazine has said that
in recent years, many incidents involving firearms
have occurred in China, and caused casualties.
The Chinese authorities are worried that it may trigger
social unrest, so have not announced this publicly.
End of year reports from 2012 from the Ministry of Public
Security have indicated about the rise of armed groups.
13 regions in Xinjiang, Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan, and
Yunnan Provinces had underground armed organizations.
The groups activities are specifically against
local police, armed police and duty team.
Helicopter Banners Used in Protest
On March 18, freight drivers in Hanyang Arsenal
in Wuhan, Hubei Province, went on strike.
They were protesting the government’s ban on
large trucks transporting steel through the city.
The protest crowds not only held banners on the road, but
also displayed banners from a helicopter hovering in the air.
According to Epoch Times News Network,
protesters used more than thirty large
trucks to block the gates of the arsenal.
Hundreds of people held banners in the streets to
protest, causing traffic disruption on Qintai Avenue.
It is reported that the workers in the production
of weapons also displayed banners by helicopter.
This attracted a large crowd of onlookers.
Meanwhile, dozens of police cars and more than
one hundred riot police surrounded the scene.
There were some conflicts between the police and the public.
In the end, the authorities compromised, promising to deal
with the requirements of the drivers as soon as possible.
Toxic Optical Haze Occurs in China
According to Boxun network, fatal optical haze events
occurred in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province last August.
It caused at least 8 deaths. There was
an official blackout for any news about this.
The study results of the relevant departments
showed that there will be several cities, including
Beijing, that may have optical haze events.
This warning was also released by
environmental protection departments.
Optical haze refers to a smoke-like
atmospheric pollution of toxic gas.
This gas undergoes a photochemical reaction with ultraviolet.
It mainly happens with poor air circulation,
and sunlight is strong during summer.
Its degree of risk is likely to exceed pollution haze.
According to expert studies, haze could
cause deaths within a short period of time.
From May to October in 1943, optical haze events in
Los Angeles claimed the lives of more than 400 people.
