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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF THE ONLY SON China 9,000 euros compensation to women forced to abort seven months pregnant

The Chinese woman forced to abort seven months pregnantFeng Jianmei, was compensated with $ 11,000 (about 9,000 euros) based on an unofficial agreement reached between the family and authorities. Feng, 29, was forced to terminate the pregnancy because they can not face the monetary fine (about 40,000 yuan, more than 5,000 euros) imposed by having a second descent in a country which since 1979 is in effect the child policy onlyThe amount was unveiled Wednesday by state media in the Asian country. The family has accepted that amount of money "to return to normal life" , as explained by the husband, Deng Jiyuan , the newspaper 'South China Morning Post. The woman's lawyer, Zhang Kai , has confirmed that this is an unofficial agreement (apart from the judicial authorities) with the county government of Zenjia, to which the natural city Feng, Ankang in Shaanxi province ( Midwest). "NOT MUCH NOR ENOUGH" After the economic pact, reached Tuesday night, the Deng family has withdrawn its claim , which sought to precisely state compensation. In counsel's view, the money received is "not much or enough" to force a mother to abort in the last trimester of gestation. As he assured,  the woman is already out of the hospital , "recovering" with their relatives, but has not specified if he has returned to his hometown. The shocking images of Feng lying on a hospital bed beside the body of the fetus were seen around the world through internet. The Chinese authorities were forced to apologize publicly and dismissed three officials. Little more can be expected, since the agreement provides that "neither party will ever make any complaint about what happened" , as published on Wednesday the official Xinhua news agency.

A suicide attack left 22 policemen dead in a police station in Yemen


Some 22 people have died today in Yemen and dozens injured in a suicide bombing at the police academy in Sana'a, as reported by police who believe that the attack "bears the mark of Al Qaeda." The attack occurred at the entrance to the academy where the cadets left the building to start their weekly rest. The bomber was inside a taxi when he detonated the explosive charge in front of the south gate of the academy, according to a source said security service Agence France Presse. Several ambulances have been deployed to the scene to treat the wounded and collect the bodies of the victims. Security forces have established a security cordon around the bomb site. The attack took place near the spot where, on May 21, another suicide bomber killed a hundred people during a military parade preparing to celebrate the anniversary of the unification of Yemen. Ansar al-Sharia (Islamic law defenders), branch of Al Qaeda in Yemen, had claimed the attack in May. The authorities pursue the terrorists of Al Qaeda, who were expelled from their main strongholds in the province of Abyan, south of the country, after a Yemeni army offensive that lasted a month.