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, December 22, 2004

December 22, 2004


Top news of the day

Media - Internet
Fifth internet author detained
SCMP, December 22, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZE9IDQB1E.html

Prison
Inner Mongolia political prison tortured in prison
内蒙古政治犯哈达狱中受虐待
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2004
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2004/12/21/yuzhong/


News

Corruption
SOEs accounted for 40% of corruption case in China
中国贪污受贿案四成来自国企
Chinesenewsnet.com, December 21, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/EntDigest/Life/2004_12_21
_18_5_50_707.html

About 3,000 senior officials at director level or above found involved in corruption cases
近三千县处级以上干部涉案
Beijing Youth Daily via Yahoo News, December 21, 2004
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/041222/67/27l10.html

Detention – Huang Jingao (黃金高)
Huang Jingao released?
黄金高已获释回家？
Voice of America, December 21, 2004
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?ObjectID=2178B139-D865
-4D7A-A3F2267125B53CE1

June 4th
End to arms ban won't mean let-up on rights: EU
SCMP, December 22, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZS2MDQB1E.html

Law
Copyright pirates face tougher sentences
SCMP, December 22, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZLU90RB1E.html

Anti-secession law 'meant to foster peaceful union'
SCMP, December 22, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ6DQIQB1E.html

Featured article: rule of law far more important than democracy and freedom of speech
杜奔放来稿：法制比民主和言论自由更重要
Chinesenewsnet.com, December 22, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Opinion/2004_12_21_16
_32_54_447.html

Media – press freedom
Party propaganda meeting points to liberal editors
中國宣傳部長會議針對開明編輯開刀？
Asia Times Online, December 21, 2004
http://www.atchinese.com/2004/12/1221rep3.htm

Prominent academic and writer awarded RSF prize for defending press freedom
刘晓波获“捍卫言论自由奖”
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2004
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2004/12/21/huojiang/

Politics / Taiwan
China's defensive realism
Asia Times Online, December 22, 2004
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/FL22Ad03.html

Protests and petitions
Police end protest by villagers
SCMP, December 22, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ7MRIQB1E.html

China authorities leave woman's body in ditch after beating her
Kyodo news via Yahoo News, December 22, 2004
http://asia.search.news.yahoo.com/search/news_asia_pf?p=ukey%3A3055408

Religion
Rights group comments on new religion provisions
人权组织评中国新宗教管理条例
Voice of America, December 21, 2004
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?objectID=65DD3452-28C5-4E56-8040B1644F2EFD1&title=%C8%CB%C8%A8%D7%E9%D6%AF%C6%C0%
D6%D0%B9%FA%D0%C2%D7%DA%BD%CC%B9%DC%C0%ED%CC%
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Rural issues - employment
Featured article: a report of rural workers’ civil rights
郭昌盛：中国农民工的公民权利报告
Chinesenewsnet.com, December 22, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Opinion/2004_12_21_18
_24_5_809.html