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 30, 2005

November 30, 2005


Top News of the Day

Religion

中国拘捕6名河北家庭天主教神父 (China Arrests Six Underground Catholic Priests)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2005
China continues to crack down on religious groups, with new arrests of church and monastery leaders reported today. Six Catholic priests of a Hebei house church have been detained, according to the US-based Cardinal Kung Foundation.
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/29/shenfu/

News

Death Penalty
强奸八旬老妪致死 26岁小伙儿哭领死刑判决 (Rapist Sentenced to Death for Killing His Elderly Victim)
Legal Daily, November 30, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/30/content_226
946.htm

作案5次致死6人仅抢得170元 (Robber Sentenced to Death for Killing Six)
Legal Daily, November 30, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/30/content_226
951.htm

Disasters
東風礦安檢混亂 謊報名單 (Inspectors Forced to Issue Bogus Safety Certificate for Dongfeng Mine)
Tai Kung Pao, November 30, 2005
http://www.wenweipo.com/news_print.phtml?news_id=CH05
11300007

NE China Coal Mine Death Toll Expected to Reach 151
People's Daily, November 30, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200511/30/eng20051130_
224481.html

Environment - Water
China's Harbin Slammed For Toxic Spill ‘Cover-up’
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2005/11/29/china_
harbin/

Government
讨论：哈尔滨掩盖停水真相是“善意的谎言”？(Discussion: Is the Truth Behind the Cover-up of the Harbin Water Suspension a “White Lie”?)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/28/harbin/

江西震区灾民责救灾不力 政府阻挠报道企图隐瞒 (Government Blocks Reports on Inadequate Rescue Operations in Jiangxi Earthquake)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/28/jiangxi/

Human Rights
本台专访高智晟的妻子: 当局恢复严密监控高律师 (Surveillance on Dissident Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Resumes, Says Wife)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/29/
gaozhisheng/

Labor
中国“十五”期间城镇就业人员将增加四千四百万 (Over 44 Million Jobs Created During the Tenth Five-Year Plan)
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 30, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/zxs_2005-11-30_658609.shtml30_658609.shtml

Law - Legal Reform
基层法院是司法改革的源动力 (Grassroots Courts are the Force Behind Legal Reforms)
Legal Daily, November 30, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/30/content_226
920.htm

Media - Press Freedom/Censorship
中国陷入环境危机 媒体获短暂自由 (A Brief Glimpse of Press Freedom as China Plunges into Environmental Crisis)
BBC.com, November 30, 2005
http://news8.thdo.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4480000/
newsid_4480600/4480604.stm.stm

Poverty - Rural Poverty / Public Health
Shaanxi Cuts Health Care Bills for Poor
China Daily, November 30, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-11/30/content
_499098.htm
Protests and Petitions

Dissidents Seek Probe into Village Protest Row
SCMP, November 30, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTU9M78GE.html

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs
NGO吁保护艾滋病毒感染者受教育权利 (NGO Urges Education Rights for AIDS Patients)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/29/hiv/

高强称将尽快调查海南爆发艾滋病可能性的传闻 (Official Pledges to Investigate Possible AIDS Outbreak in Hainan)
EastDay.com, November 30, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node103312/userobject1ai1685718.html5718.html

中国采取三项措施消除社会对艾滋病病人的歧视 (China Adopts Three Measures to Eliminate Discrimination Against AIDS Patients)
EastDay.com, November 30, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node103312/userobject1ai1685773.html5773.html

Religion
中国严格控制新疆穆斯林人口 (China Tightens Control on Spread of Muslim Population in Xinjiang)
BBC.com, November 30, 2005
http://news8.thdo.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4480000/
newsid_4483300/4483324.stm.stm

Church Told to Pay 6.5m Yuan for its Own Land
SCMP, November 30, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZPU9M78GE.html

Tibetan Monks Arrested, Monastery Closed Amid Protests
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/breaking_news/2005/11/29/
tibet_arrest/

Rural Issues
中国三农问题专家在纽约讲解认识和观察 (Expert on China's Rural Issues Gives Talk in US)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/29/sannong/

UN
UN Torture Rapporteur's China Tour "Smooth": Chinese FM spokesman
People's Daily, November 30, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200511/30/eng20051130
_224467.html