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, June 17, 2005

June 17, 2005

Top news of the day

Media - Internet
Search on for 4,000 web police for Beijing
SCMP, June 17, 2005
Beijing would recruit 4,000 web security officers to oversee the internet cafes and service providers in response to Beijing Internet Safety Service Centre’s latest mission of “erasing all sort of unhealthy information and safeguarding the operating environment of all websites”. The move demonstrated the authority’s strict control of information flow on the Internet.
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ3LBZEU9E.html



News

Children
Thousand orphans adopted by Hebei CCP Commission for Discipline Inspection member
千名孤儿认下“纪委爸爸”
Nanfang Weekend, June 16, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050616/xw/szxw1/
200506160006.asp

Death Penalty
Two Taiwanese women sentenced to death for drug trafficking
走私毒品　两台湾女子在广州遭判死刑、死缓
Boxcn.com, June 16, 2005
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2005/06/20050616
2316.shtml

Death penalty / Law – Wrongful convictions
Five doubtful points in Hunan Mayang death penalty case
湖南麻阳死刑冤案爆猛料 五大疑点未能枪下留人
EastDay.com, June 17, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node68776/userobject1ai1187452.html

Murdering wife for insurance compensation: from death row to innocent
“杀妻骗保”：从死刑到无罪
Nanfang Weekend, June 16, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050616/xw/fz/2005
06160009.asp

Detention-Zhang Lin(張林)
Lawyer confirms trial date of dissident Zhang Lin
安徽法院下周审理异议人士张林
Voice of America, June 16, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-06-16-voa40.cfm

Detention – Yang Jianli (楊建利)
US Senators write to President Hu Jintao for the release of Yang Jianli
美参议员致信胡锦涛呼释放杨建利
Voice of America, June 16, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-06-16-voa41.cfm

Mao Portrait Protester Raises Fears For Jailed Fellows
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2005/06/16/china_mao/

Education
Experts suggest 12 year free education adopted in China, dismissing government’s excuse of limited education budget
专家建议推行12年免费义务教育 驳财力有限论
EastDay.com, June 17, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node68611/userobject1ai1186636.html

Environment
China's Air Pollution Won't Improve While Power Cuts Continue
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/business/lelyveld/2005/06/
15/environment/

Labour – Industrial accidents
Watchdog hits out at mine collusion
SCMP, June 17, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZFOGZFA9E.html

Coal mine death toll rises 9.7% in 1st 5 months
Xinhuanet.com, June 17, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-06/16/content_30948
46.htm

Law – Legal professions
Lawyers play bigger role in nation's economy
Xinhuanet.com, June 17, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-06/17/content_3096
827.htm

Media-censorship/press freedom
VOA audience complains government’s interferences of their listening to VOA programs
听友诉说中国当局打压美国之音
Voice of America, June 16, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/m2005-06-16-voa65.cfm

Chinese writer tests the power of his press
The international Herald Tribune, June 16, 2005
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/15/news/china.php

Media-Internet
Submarine Cable To Speed China's Web Access
Top Tech News, June 15, 2005
http://www.toptechnews.com/news/Cable-To-Speed-China-s-
Web-Access/story.xhtml?story_id=033003AZU6A3

Olympics
China promises safe Olympic Games in 200
SCMP, June 17, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-06/17/content_3095
959.htm

Poverty – Income gap
Six major areas of income disparities in urban China: 10% of urban residents own 45% of total income
我国居民收入六大差距 10%居民占有45%城市财富
EastDay.com, June 17, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node68776/userobject1ai1188392.html

Public health-HIV-AIDS
City Emerges as Model in China's Effort to Reverse AIDS Record
The New York Times, June 16, 2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/16/international/asia/16aid
s.html?hp&ex=1118980800&en=ce1ff0d65c52f258&ei=5094&pa
rtner=homepage

Resettlement
Police probe deadly raid on farmers' camp
SCMP, June 17, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZAOGZFA9E.html

Resettlement –Forceful eviction
Over 20 villagers rage violent clashes with police in Beijing Shijingshan against forceful eviction
北京石景山20多居民遭遇血腥拆迁
Boxcn.com, June 17, 2005
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2005/06/20050617
1256.shtml

Rural Issues
Time to dismiss bias against rural farmers
消除对农民的偏见
Nanfang Weekend, June 16, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050616/xw/zy/200506
160025.asp

Society – drug
Drug addicts hit 1.14 million in China, 80 % of women drug addicts engage in sex work
全国在案吸毒者114万人 其中80%女性曾从事卖淫
EastDay.com, June 17, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node68611/userobject1ai1186545.html

State security – terrorism
China to draft counterterrorism law
Xinhuanet.com, June 17, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-06/16/content_309
4699.htm