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.

Friday, February 26, 2010

February 26, 2010

News
Civil Society
NGOs Say They Adapt to Survive in China
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9e15b69280607210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Death Penalty
非政府组织:中国每年判处死刑人数2000至5000 (NGO: 2000-5000 Sentenced to Death in China Each Year)
Radio France Internationale, February 26, 2010
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/122/article_19676.asp

景德镇监狱三名死刑犯绝食吁国际关注 (Three Prisoners on Death Row Call for International Attention)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sixing-02252010111012.html

Human Rights Defenders
China Police Detain 18 for Assaulting Artists
Agence France-Presse, February 25, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100225/wl_asia_afp/chinaartprotestpropertyrights

Land Policy
Shanghai Residents Fight Forced Demolitions
China Daily, February 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-02/26/content_9506528.htm

Law
中国法治蓝皮书出炉 学者指司法倒退 (CASS Rule of Law Blue Book: The Legal System Regressed in 2009)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sifa-02252010102145.html

Crime Up in 2009; More Expected in 2010
China Daily, February 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-02/26/content_9506191.htm

Police
河南青年在看守所死亡 警方称喝开水后发病 (Henan Police Claim Boy's Detention Center Death due to Drinking Boiled Water)
Chongqing Evening News, February 26, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2010-02/26/content_13050841.htm

Protests and Petitions
粤新会采石引发警民冲突 (Jiangmen Quarry Leads to Clash with Police)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinhui-02252010103149.html

Public Health
Dairy Bosses on Trial for Reselling Melamine Milk
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c375758f34507210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
Nepal Police Arrest Five Including Four Tibetans
Press Trust of India, February 22, 2010
http://www.ptinews.com/news/529688_Nepal-police-arrest-five-including-four-Tibetans

XUAR
Xinjiang Rumor Mongers Punished over Texts
China Daily, February 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-02/26/content_9506714.htm