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 11, 2005

November 11, 2005

Top News of Today

Religion-Christianity
Chinese Security Forces Detain Bishop
AP via YahooNews.com, 11/11/2005
Julius Jia Zhiguo, an elderly bishop in the underground Roman Catholic Church, was detained in the northern city of Zhengding on Wednesday, the U.S.-based Cardinal Kung Foundation reported. A spokesman for the Zhengding Public Security Bureau denied that such an arrest had been made. According to the Foundation, however, this is the eighth time that Julius has been detained in the past two years because of his refusal to affiliate with the State-controlled Catholic Patriotic Association.
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News

Corruption
Anti-graft Hero Gets Life in Jail for Corruption
SCMP, 11/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTPNQIRFE.html

Gender
Gays in Guangdong Show Unity and Pride
China Daily, 11/11/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-11/11/
content_493739.htm


Hukou
China Rethinks Peasant 'Apartheid'
BBC.com, 10/11/2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4424944.stm

June 4th-EU arms ban
Lifting EU Arms Ban is Off Agenda in Germany
SCMP, 11/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ6Z2OIRFE.html

Labor
Labor Disputes Take Time to Settle as the Law is Complicated to Implement
劳动争议案件审理面临法律滞后
Legal Daily, 11/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-11/11/content_
218064.htm


Media-Internet
Yahoo Backed on Helping China Trace Writer
Financial Times, 10/11/2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/7ed7a41e-515f-11da-ac3b-000
0779e2340.html


Olympics
Olympic Preparations Move into High Gear
China Daily, 11/11/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-11/11/
content_493747.htm


Police
Public Support is the Best Safeguard for Police Officers
群众的拥护才是警察安全的最好保障
Xinhuanet.com, 11/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2005-11/11/content_
3766023.htm


Poverty
The Effectiveness of China's Anti-Poverty Policy Is in Doubt
中国扶贫成果受到质疑
Voice of America, 11/11/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-11-10-voa56.cfm

Public Health
Chinese Government Sends Open Letter to Farmers on Bird Flu
People's Daily, 11/11/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200511/11/eng20051111
_220541.html


Public Health-HIV AIDS /STDs
Fujian Drug Addition Treatment Center Covered Up HIV Infection Among Users
福建戒毒所集体感染爱滋
Radio Free Asia, 11/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/10/
fujian_aizi/


Public Health/UN
UN Officials Praise Openness of Beijing
SCMP, 11/11/2005
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZ18TNIRFE.html

Religion
China Rejects US Condemnation of China's Religious Situation
People's Daily, 11/11/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200511/11/eng20051111
_220444.html


Tibet
Bush Slammed for Hosting Dalai Lama
SCMP, 11/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ13TNIRFE.html

Xinjiang
Chinese Court Jails Uyghur Editor for Publishing Veiled Dissent
Radio Free Asia, 10/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/uyghur/2005/11/10/uyghur_
kashgar/