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, December 28, 2005

December 24-28, 2005

Top News of the Day

Human Rights
重庆异议人士许万平被判处12年徒刑 (Chongqing Dissident Xu Wanping Sentenced to 12 Years in Jail)
Radio Free Asia, Dcember 28, 2005
Chongqing dissident Xu Wanping has been sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment by a Chongqing court for "incitement to subvert state power" and four years' deprivation of political rights.
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/26/xu/


Protests and Petitions – Taishi Incident
China Releases Village Activist
BBC.com, Deember 27, 2005
Guo Feixiong, a lawyer from a Beijing law firm who was assisting villagers in Taishi village, Guangdong Province, in their unsuccessful bid to unseat the village chief, has been released after being detained for about three months.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4562662.stm


News

Corruption
中国评论﹕愈肃愈贪 愈反愈腐 (China Analysis: Crackdown on Corruption Breeds More Opportunities for Corruption)
Ming Pao, December 28, 2005
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

Tighter Laws Urged to Fight Corruption
SCMP, December 28, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZN5NQJRGE.html

Death Penalty
Killer of House Seller Receives Death Sentence
Xinhuanet.com, December 28, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/28/content_
3978724.htm

Education
十一五新增2182亿元农村义务教育经费 (218.2 Billion Yuan Earmarked in 11th Five-Year Plan for Compulsory Education in Rural Areas)
China Youth Daily, December 28, 2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-12/28/content_112668.htm

Government
原国土资源部长田凤山被判无期徒刑 (Former Land Resources Chief Sentenced to Life Imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2005/12/27/tianfengshan/

Human Rights
Psych Retort
SCMP, December 28, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chifeatures/ZZZH3GAKRGE.html

陕北石油民企代表冯秉先案开庭审理 (Court Opens Trial on Feng Bingxian, the Representative of Shaanxi's Oil Industry)
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/26/
fengbingxian/

杨天水再度被拘捕　下落不明 (Dissident Yang Tianshui Under Arrest Again, Whereabouts Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/26/
yangtianshui/

China 'Jails Democracy Activist'
BBC.com, December 25, 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4558764.stm

Law
行政强制：须治乱与治软并重 (NPC to Discuss Draft Law on Administrative Enforcement That Would Allow Government to Ensure That Both Citizens and Officials Comply with Laws and Regulations)
Legal Daily, December 28, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-12/28/content_242692.htm

China Courts Turn Deaf Ear To Peasants' Cases
International Herald Tribune, December 27, 2005
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/12/27/news/land.php

广东省人大常委会立法将改两审制为“三审制” (Guangdong Province People's Congress Passes Law to Replace Two-Trial System with Three-Trial System)
Xinhuanet.com, December 27, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-12/27/content_3976182.htm

Media
明年我国将启动手机实名制 (Real-Name System on Mobile Phones to Start Next Year)
China Youth Daily, December 28, 2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-12/28/content_112663.htm

Police
中国监狱人权状况恶化的经济原因 (Economic Factors Contribute to the Worsening Situation of Prisoners' Rights in China )
Chinesenewsnet.com, December 28, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Opinion/
2005_12_27_20_11_16_827.htmltml

Politics
Reshuffle of Key Leadership Posts Strengthens Hu's Power Base
SCMP, December 24, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZRJNQJRGE.html

Population
China's Population Not to Top 1.6 Billion, Report
China Daily, December 27, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200512/27/eng20051227_
231161.html

Protests and Petitions
Seeking a Public Voice on China's 'Angry River'
New York Times, December 26, 2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/26/international/asia/26china.
html?hp&ex=1135659600&en=36c17cb7e60e6c5f&ei=5094&partner
=homepage&oref=login

Religion
要求归还房产的神甫修女返回山西 (Priests and Nuns Involved in Protest to Fight for Land Rights of a School in Tianjin Under Demolition Have Returned Home)
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/26/shenfu/

Resettlement
中国当局提案保障清拆户权益 (China Proposes New Law to Strengthen Protection of Evictees)
BBC.com, December 28, 2005
http://news8.thdo.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4560000/
newsid_4561800/4561824.stm.stm
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