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, November 05, 2004

DAILY NEWS BRIEF FOR November 5, 2004

News

Death penalty

3 “drug dealers” claim their lives back
三名“毒贩”被追回的生命
Nanfang Weekend, November 4, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20041104/xw/szxw2/200411040014.asp

Detention – He Depu
RSF condemns China imprison dissident He Depu
【记者无国界】谴责中国监禁异议人士何德普
Radio Free Asia, November 5, 2004
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2004/11/04/jianjin/

Election
Chinese officials learn from the US election
中国官员学者零距离目击美国大选
Nanfang Weekend, November 4, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20041104/xw/tb/200411040001.asp

Environment
'State of emergency' in frantic bid to reach clean-air target
SCMP, November 5, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZRJZZ2I0E.html

Human rights
EU may compromise with US on lifting arms ban against China
欧盟就解禁对华军售可能与美妥协 需要防范中国
EastDay.com, November 5, 2004
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/news/news/node4938/node38909/userobject1ai630285.html

Labour – Protests and petitions
Nanjing adds to growing protest tally
SCMP, November 5, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8KJF2I0E.html

Media
From news on the general public to news for the general public
从民生新闻到公共新闻
Nanfang Weekend, November 4, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20041104/wh/whxw/200411040043.asp

Protests and petitions
Violent cases on the rise in China
中国各地恶性骚乱事件增多
Voice of America, November 4, 2004
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?objectID=20B1F60C-666C-4F5A-88DADF647EA08D20&title=%D6%D0%B9%FA%B8%F7%B5%D8%B6%F1%D0%D4%C9%A7%C2%D2%CA%C2%BC%FE%D4%F6%B6%E0%2804%C4%EA11%D4%C24%C8%D5%29&catOID=C283D8A3-4AB3-11D5-8EC2009027ACC5C2&categoryname=National%20News

3.1 Million Protested in China in September
Dajiyuan (English edition), November 3, 2004
http://english.epochtimes.com/news/4-11-3/24171.html

Government gives considerable concerns over the first report on petitions
国内首份信访报告获高层重视
Nanfang Weekend, November 4, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20041104/xw/szxw1/200411040012.asp

The life in “petitioners’ village”
“上访村”的日子
Nanfang Weekend, November 4, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20041104/xw/szxw1/200411040013.asp

SOEs
Provincial government lends to financial-stricken SOEs to provide medical insurance for retired and former SOEs workers
市政府借钱助4万困难国企职工入医保
YahooNews, November 5, 2004
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/041105/83/26nsk.html

Suicide
280,000 died in suicidal cases every year in China
中国每年有二十八万人自杀死亡
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 4, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/cna_2004_11_04_09_38_03_189.html

Other – Tibet
Dalai Lama keen to make pilgrimage to mainland
SCMP, November 5, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4KJF2I0E.html