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.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

June 23, 2010

News
Corruption
Former Mine Safety Official Stands Trial
Xinhua News Agency, June 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/23/content_10005375.htm

Environment
专家:中国约有超过3亿人口暴露在有害空气中 (3 mil+ Exposed to Hazardous Air in China )
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/air-06222010094847.html

江西決堤 800工兵救急 (Dyke Breached in Jiangxi Province)
Ming Pao, June 23, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100623/cac1.htm

Hong Kong
政改方案表決  80後今圍立會 警軟硬兼施 架鐵馬 唱聖詩 (Young Protesters to Surround Legislative Council Offices during Voting for Reform Package Today)
Apple Daily, June 23, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20100623&sec_id=4104&art_id=14163890

Hukou
Unions Call for Efforts to Help Settle Migrants
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e6cd90eaf8069210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

June Fourth
'Moral Concerns' Halt Publication of Tiananmen Memoirs
Agence France-Presse, June 22, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100622/wl_asia_afp/chinatiananmendemocracy

Labor
Report Shows Young Chinese Workers More Demanding
Associated Press, June 22, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100622/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_migrant_workers

Law
中国公布网络游戏管理规范 (China Promulgates Regulations for Administration of Online Games)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangluo-06222010165438.html

多部法律草案接受审议 政务公开有望纳入监督 (Several Drafts Now under Consideration by NPC)
Global Times, June 23, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0623/02/69R1HKFU000146BD.html
Related news :
Amendment to Shield Informants
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3a0d57dfaef59210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Mediation Draft Law Could Ease Tension
China Daily, June 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/23/content_10005555.htm

Village Heads Must Gain Public Approval
China Daily, June 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/23/content_10005499.htm
Media
中国新兴社交网站受监管压力 (China's Burgeoning Social Networking Sites Receive Regulatory Pressure)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/w-06222010161348.html

Tibet
Tibetan Environmentalist Says Chinese Jailers Tortured Him
The Guardian, June 23, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/22/tibetan-environmentalist-accuses-china-torture

XUAR
China Says It Has Cracked 'Major' Terrorist Ring
Associated Press, June 22, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100622/ap_on_re_as/as_china_unrest

新疆严控境外信息 禁止网络谈论七五 (XUAR Strictly Monitors Information on July 2009 Unrest Coming from Abroad)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiang-06222010095435.html
Related news:
Xinjiang Promotes Stability ahead of Riot Anniversary
Xinhua News Agency, June 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/22/content_10005289.htm