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, November 03, 2004

DAILY NEWS BRIEF FOR November 3, 2004

Top news of the day

Protests and petitions

Sichuan officials avow to punish protestors of Dam projects
中国官员称要严惩抗议修大坝者
Dajiyuan.com, November 3, 2004
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/4/11/3/n707251.htm



News

Civil service

Flood of job seekers pin their hopes on civil service

SCMP, November 3, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZUF583I0E.html

Ethnic minority

Police and troops still blocking villages after deadly clashes
SCMP, November 3, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZULDF2I0E.html


Mongolian rock shows stopped
SCMP, November 3, 2004

http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ2HTZ2I0E.html

Labour - Protests and petitions
Thousands of workers gather at government building demanding better retirement package
包头数千职工聚集市府前,要求提高生活待遇
Radio Free Asia, November 3, 2004
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2004/11/02/baotou/

Shaanxi police detained 20 labour activists
陕西咸阳警方拘留约20名工运人士
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2004
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2004/11/02/xianyang/

Media
Interview: settlement of the “China Farmers Survey” case
访《中国农民调查》案双方谈和解
Voice of America, November 2, 2004
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?objectID=4C31E99E-3F17-42AD-8D63A6C985D0A52F&title=%B7%C3%A1%B6%D6%D0%B9%FA%C5%A9%C3%F1%B5%F7%B2%E9%A1%B7%B0%B8%CB%AB%B7%BD%CC%B8%BA%CD%BD%E2%2804%C4%EA11%D4%C22%C8%D5%29&catOID=C283D8A3-4AB3-11D5-8EC2009027ACC5C2&categoryname=National%20News

Migrant workers
Going home: Chinese migrant workers shun long factory hours and low pay
Financial Times (page 13), November 3, 2004

Protests and petitions
Clashes in China raise doubts over state control
Financial Times (page 4), November 3, 2004

Prison
Dissident Hu Shigen reported in critical health in prison
服刑近13年 胡石根狱中备受摧残病残濒危
Dajiyuan.com, November 3, 2004
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/4/11/3/n707427.htm

Three Gorges

Three Gorges pollution is getting worse: report
SCMP, November 3, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZZF583I0E.html