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, July 06, 2010

July 6, 2010

Death Penalty
Jail Breakers Sentenced to Death in North China
Xinhua News Agency, July 06, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-07/548909.html
Human Rights Defenders
Police Detain China Writer over Upcoming Book
Associated Press, July 06, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100705/ap_on_re_as/as_china_writer_detained
Related news:
「中國影帝溫家寶」作者被警告 (Author of "Wen Jiabao, China’s Best Male Actor" Warned)
China News Agency, July 06, 2010
http://www.cna.com.tw/ShowNews/Detail.aspx?pNewsID=201007060039&pType0=aCN&pTypeSel=0
Artist Detained for 34 Days
Global Times, July 05, 2010
http://www.globaltimes.cn/www/english/metro-beijing/update/society/2010-07/548367.html
Related news:
北京艺术家接连被捕 当艺术遇上“公务”谁碍了谁? (String of Beijing Artists Arrested, Who Will Stop Them?)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yi-07052010143144.html
中国当局拒绝北京律师张凯出境 (Beijing Authorities Prohibit Lawyer Zhang Kai from Leaving the Country)
Radio Free Asia, July 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhang-07052010160228.html
Land Policy
带领村民土地维权 桂粤两村官蒙难 (Two Encounter Trouble after Leading Villagers to Defend Rights)
Radio Free Asia, July 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tu-07052010151741.html
Media
Google's China License Problem Remains Unresolved
IDG News Service, July 04, 2010
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/200487/googles_china_license_problem_remains_unresolved.html
Migrant Workers
The Great Wall of Beijing: Official Plans May Lock down Whole City
South China Morning Post, July 06, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=651e1107843a9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Protests and Petitions
四川德阳地震灾民示威逾一周多人被捕 (Deyang, Sichuan Earthquake Victims Arrested for Protests)
Radio Free Asia, July 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-protest-07052010102656.html?encoding=simplified
State Security
Geologist’s Sentence Is Questioned
New York Times, July 05, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/06/world/asia/06china.html
Tibet
Dalai Lama Will See Resolution to 'Tibet Problem' in Lifetime, Says Exiles
The Guardian, July 05, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/05/dalai-lama-tibet-resolution-china
XUAR
Show of Force on Anniversary of Bloodshed
Associated Press, July 06, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a1311107843a9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
新疆7.5骚乱周年市面冷清 (Marketplace Deserted on Anniversary of Xinjiang Unrest)
Radio Free Asia, July 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-Xinjiang-07052010101709.html?encoding=simplified
Web Blocks Remain One Year on for China's Uighurs
Agence France-Presse, July 05, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100706/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestxinjianginternet

维族组织:万名涉7.5骚乱维族人遭拘捕 (Uighur Defense Group: 10000+ Uighurs Suspected of Being Involved in Unrest Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, July 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/Xinjiang-arrest-07052010102246.html?encoding=simplified