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.

Monday, May 09, 2005

May 7-9, 2005

Top News of the Day

Media – Internet
张贴反日游行信息 上海一网民被判处五年徒刑
Radio Free Asia, May 8, 2005
Wang Tangye (王湯曄), who organised anti-Japan protests in Shanghai earlier on, was given 5 years jail terms for “disturbing public order”.
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2005/05/08/fanri/



News

Children – trafficking
Henan police crackdowns on cross-county baby trafficking gangs
河南新乡铁路警方摧毁跨省特大贩卖婴儿团伙
EastDay.com, May 9, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node60530/userobject1ai1079685.html


Death Penalty
Chongqing drug traffickers sentenced to death
经检察院抗诉法院改判 重庆两毒贩终审被判死刑
ChinaNews.com, May 7, 2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2005/2005-05-07/26/57
0862.shtml


Detention - Hiu Jia(胡佳)
Hu Jia released after detained for six days
胡佳获释 被警方刑讯逼供六天
Boxun.com, May 9, 2005
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2005/05/20050
5090231.shtml


Environment - Water
Urgent need for waste water treatment
China Daily, May 9, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-05/09/content_
440224.htm


Gender Issues - Woman Trafficking
Pilot project launched in Henan to prevent women trafficking
中国预防拐卖女童和青年妇女项目 河南实施试点
ChinaNews.com, May 8, 2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2005/2005-05-08/26/
571205.shtml


Gender Issues - marriage
Expert says small family size has threatened role of marriage in traditional Chinese family structure
学者:中国家庭规模趋小型化 婚姻功能逐渐被削弱
ChinaNews.com, May 8, 2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2005/2005-05-08/26/571102.shtml

Human Rights
Where did all the angels go?
Asia Times Online, May 7, 2005
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/GE07Ad06.html

June 4th –EU arms ban
EU wants rights progress from China as it decides on arms ban
AFP via YahooNews.com, May 7, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050507/wl
_afp/asemjapanchinaeuembargo_050507082056


Media - Press freedom
Cheng Yizhong's press freedom award acceptance speech
EastSouthWestNorth via China Digital Times, May 7, 2005
http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20050508_1.htm

Public Health - Mental Health
Middle class elites prone to depression
精英症
Nanfang Weekend, May 5, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050505/xw/tb/2005
05080031.asp


Religion
Orthodox Easter rite lacks a priest
SCMP, May 8, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9DAZFZ7E.html

State security
Chinese Woman Fights Effort to Deport Her
New York Times, May 6, 2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/06/national/06deport.html
?oref=login


Xinjiang
Uygurs battle to survive as terror war takes toll
AFP via The Standard, May 9, 2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/China/GE09Ad03.html