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.

Thursday, August 11, 2005

August 11, 2005

Top news of the day

Protests and Petitions
Return our homes, say Shanghai protesters
SCMP, 11/08/2005
About 100 Shanghai residents staged a protest in front of the Shanghai legislature yesterday over unreasonable compensation packages offered for being evicted from their home to make way for a number of property development and infrastructure projects as a result of China's hosting of the World Expo 2010.
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZKKPWX6CE.html




News

Death Penalty
Drug dealers get death sentence
China Daily, 11/08/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/11/content
_468019.htm


Detention – Ching Cheong (程翔)
Ching's friends petition for fair trial
SCMP, 11/08/2005
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZP10YX6CE.html

Ching Cheong may be put on trial within 3 months and sentenced for 5 years
程翔3个月内审判或囚5年不递解出境
Chinesenewsnet.com, 10/08/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews
/Hongkong/2005_8_10_18_59_49_310.
html

Economic Issues
Yahoo takes 40 pct stake in China Alibaba
Reuters, August 11, 2005
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=internet
News&storyID=2005-08-11T104912Z_01_N11546262_RTRID
ST_0_NET-MEDIA-CHINA-YAHOO-DC.XML


Education / Poverty - Rural poverty
Barriers to get poor students from rural areas to university: peasants work 35 years just enough to pay university fee
大学学费相当农民35年收入
Nanfang City News, 11/08/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/nfrb/a08/2005
08110292.asp


Education / Hukou
The threshold to enter renowned universities and cities
名校的门槛与城市的门槛
China Youth Daily, 11/08/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-08/11/content_47262.htm

Labor - Disasters
15 Trapped Miners in Jiangxi Confirmed Dead
Xinhua, August 11, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/138135.htm#

Media - Censorship
New Rules to Safeguard Cultural Security
Xinhua, August 11, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/138139.htm#

Multilateral
China not in favor of submitting Iranian nuclear issue to UN council
Xinhua, August 11, 2005
http://english1.people.com.cn/200508/11/text20050811_2015
17.html


Poverty - Rural poverty / NGOs
Charity fund set up to help the rural poor
China Daily, 11/08/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/11/content
_468017.htm


Poverty - Rural poverty
Income disparity in China reach unacceptable level, expert warns
专家析中国贫富差距现象 指已超合理限度应警惕
Chinesenewsnet.com, 10/08/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/zxs_2005-08-
10_610260.shtml

Public Health - AIDS/HIV
National HIV/AIDS training center launched in SW China
Xinhua, August 11, 2005
http://english1.peopledaily.com.cn/200508/11/print20050811_
201728.html


Public Health / Rural Issues
Rural health bodies put on fast track
SCMP, 11/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3G3YX6CE.html

Public Health - Other
China says anthrax outbreak under control
AFP via Yahoo! News, August 8, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050808/
wl_asia_afp/chinahealthdisease_050808200255


Reforms - Social
Charity Fund Set Up to Help the Rural Poor
China Daily, August 11, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/138142.htm

Religion – Christianity / Police - Abuse
Police crack down on priests and members of family churches, say religious rights group
中国警察大肆拘捕虐打传教士及家庭教会成员
Peacehall, 11/08/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/8/11/n1014508.htm

Social Security / Resettlement
Social security system in sight for landless Guangdong farmers
SCMP, 11/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9VPWX6CE.html

Tibet
China Struggles With Tibetan Buddhism
AP via YahooNews.com,10/08/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050810/ap_on_re_as/china
_tibet_troubles;_ylt=AnXrHfryJ2Yn5pMa9
HzagAcBxg8F