The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

June 19, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties

China to Send Food, Product Inspectors to US: Official
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), June 18, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080618/bs_afp/chinausconsumerfoodsafety

Death Penalty
China Mulls Death Penalty Reform
Asia Times Online, June 18, 2008
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/JF18Ad01.html

Disasters
China Detains Quake School Critic: Rights Group
Reuters, June 18, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/behindTheScenes/idUKPEK31256720080618

Human Rights Defenders
Activist Held for Subversion after Accusing Officials of Graft
South China Morning Post, June 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9799f27ef9c9a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Tightens Screws against Dissidents ahead of Olympics
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), June 19, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080619/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsngooly2008_080619065213

多位人士与外国人见面被阻止或监视 (Many Activists Put under Surveillance for Trying to Meet Foreigners)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wanyanhai-06182008164441.html

Political Prisoners Get Sentences Reduced
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), June 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=18e8f27ef9c9a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
Media with Foreign Tie-ups under Attack
South China Morning Post, June 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b898f27ef9c9a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Olympics
No Rowdy Crowds, No Trouble for Kashgar
South China Morning Post, June 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=38c8f27ef9c9a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Olympic Torch Relay Cut to One Day in Tibet
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), June 18, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080618/wl_afp/chinaquaketibetunrestrightsoly2008torch

Pledge of Media Freedom Ignored
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), June 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=57f8f27ef9c9a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

圣火在新疆传递 中国限制境外记者采访 (China Restricts Foreign Reporters Covering the Torch Relay in XUAR)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/torch_xinjiang-06182008164349.html

Tibetan Torchbearers to Mark Olympic Torch Relay in China's Qinghai
Xinhuanet, June 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/18/content_8395761.htm

Torch Shines on Ethnic Tensions
The Sydney Morning Herald, June 18, 2008
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/torch-shines-on-ethnic-tensions/2008/06/17/1213468422054.html

Protests and Petitions
Clashes over Chemical Plant
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china_chemical-06182008101419.html

海南海口玉沙村拆迁起冲突两名村民被拘留 (Two Hainan Villagers Detained for Trying to Petition against Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/haikou-06182008084623.html

玖龙纸业解雇五百多名工人引起冲突 (Over 500 Workers Clash with Police over Paper Factory's Dismissal)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/labor_strike-06182008110058.html

Tibet
Many Detained by China after Tibet Riots: Amnesty
Reuters, June 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSHKG17081420080619