【新唐人2013年03月19日讯】维权人士吁全民联署通过人权公约
随着中共第12届全国人大闭幕，3月18日，更多的大陆维权人士呼吁，中共人大尽快批准《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》。
英国广播公司《BBC》中文网报导，目前，签署这份连署书的维权人士已超过600人，而推动这项连署活动的组织者，18日还推出联署网站，并公开电子邮件地址，邀请民众加入联署活动。
据活动组织者透露，除首批连署人梁文道、前企业家任志强、北京学者崔卫平、贺卫方、徐友渔、四川学者冉云飞等，还有更多学者及公共知识份子加入连署，其中包括中共中央党校教授杜光及前新闻出版署署长杜导正。香港学者潘毅、周保松、陈建民等人，也在联署名单中。
港媒：大陆五省区地下武装活跃
据香港《争鸣》杂志透露，中国大陆最近几年发生多起武装交战事件，并造成多人伤亡，中共当局担心引发社会动荡，没有对外公布。
报导引述中共公安部2012年年终报告说，新疆、西藏、青海、四川、云南等，5个省区的13个地区，有地下武装组织活动出没，专门针对附近的公安、武警和执勤队伍。
汉阳兵工厂司机罢工 直升机参与
3月18号，湖北省武汉市汉阳兵工厂货运司机罢工，抗议政府禁止大货车运送钢材经过市内。抗议人群不仅打出横幅拦路，还用直升机打出条幅在空中盘旋。
据《大纪元》新闻网报导，抗议人群开出三十多辆大卡车，封堵了兵工厂的大门，数百人打着横幅，拦在大街上表示抗议，致使琴台大道交通中断。
报导说，这群生产武器的工人，还用直升飞机打出条幅在空中盘旋，引来大量围观人群。
同时数十辆警车，和一百多防暴警包围现场，警民双方有局部冲突，最后当局妥协，答应尽快处理司机的要求。
传大陆多个城市或发生致命光雾事件
据海外《博讯》网报导，江苏南京市去年8月曾发生致命“光雾事件”，造成至少8人死亡，但消息被官方封锁。而相关部门研究结果表明，大陆今年将会有几个城市（包括北京）可能发生光雾事件，但这个警告也被环保部门压住不报。
“光雾”是指有毒气体经过紫外线影响，产生光化学反应后的一种烟雾状大气污染。主要发生于夏天空气流动性差、日光照射强的时段，危险程度可能超过雾霾。据专家研究，光雾可以让人短时间内死亡。 1943年5月至10月，美国洛杉矶的“光雾事件”，曾夺去了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.
