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.

Tuesday, December 02, 2008

December 02, 2008

Education
Professor Reported for Critical Remarks on Chinese Culture
South China Morning Post, December 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e359507bd73fd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Freedom of Speech
Senders of Lewd Text Messages Face Fines, Detention in Anhui
South China Morning Post, December 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fee9507bd73fd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Government
Officials Lack Honesty - Online Survey
China Daily, December 02, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/02/content_7258396.htm

Human Rights Defenders

杨茂东涉嫌"非法经营"罪案律师函 (Letter from Guo Feixiong's Lawyer on The Case of “Illegal Business Activity”)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yangmaodong-12012008161811.html

消息证实:深圳劳工维权人士肖春被秘密关押 (Shenzhen Labor Rights Defender Xiao Chun Secretly Held by Police)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weiquan-12012008162829.html

Protests and Petitions
Guangzhou Taxis Strike Despite Cuts in Car Rents
South China Morning Post, December 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=420a507bd73fd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

勞動合同爭議粵工人阻國道 (Workers Block Factory Entrance over Labor Contract Dispute)
Ming Pao Immediate News, December 02, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081202/ca21211k.htm

假股票“南航权证”受害者示威被拘留 (Fake Stock Fraud Victims Detained After Protest)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/protest_investors-12012008100636.html?encoding=simplified12012008100636.html?encoding=simplified

河南艾滋病人绝食一天以唤起关注 (Henan AIDS Patient Plans One-day Hunger Strike to Arouse Attention)
Voice of America, December 01, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2008-12-01-voa30.cfm?rss=topstories

河南艾滋病人上访遭拦截 (Henan AIDS Patients Intercepted for Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_aids-12012008101159.html?encoding=simplified

烟台被打伤的拒迁户在医院不治身亡 (Shandong Villager Died in Hospital After Being Beaten in Clash over Forced Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/demolishing_death-12012008101529.html?encoding=simplified12012008101529.html?encoding=simplified

杨佳被处死后上海访民发起连串活动 (Shanghai Petitioners Organize Activities After Yang Jia Executed)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-12012008092107.html

Public Health
Number of Melamine-sickened Children Revised up Five-fold
South China Morning Post, December 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0f44c00e0a3fd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

AIDS Patients' Call for Justice
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/aids-12012008100742.html

Beijing Finds 755 New HIV Patients in 2008, Down 22%
Xinhua (via China Daily), December 01, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/01/content_7258216.htm

Beijing to Offer Free Spit Tests for AIDS/HIV
Xinhua (via China Daily), December 01, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/01/content_7258054.htm