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, April 07, 2006

April 7, 2006

News

Education
毕业了,我们的工作在哪里 (We've Graduated, But Where Are the Jobs?)
Nanfang Weekend, April 06, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060406/xw/tb/2006
04060001.asp


Human Rights
四五运动30年天安门广场仍敏感 (Tiananmen Square on Guard on 30th Anniversary of April 5 Student Movement)
Voice of America, April 06, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-04-06-voa14.cfm

Human Rights Defenders – Journalist Li Yuanlong (李元龙)
李元龙案缓开庭 阳小青案退回补充侦查 (Court Case Against Journalist Li Yuanlong Postponed, Yang Xiaoqing Case Returned Pending Further Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, April 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/06/
liyuanlong/


Human Rights Defenders – Journalist Yang Xiaoqing (阳小青)
"无国界记者"呼吁释放阳小青 (Reporters Without Borders Calls for Release of Detailed Journalist Yang Xiaoqing)
BBC, April 06, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4880000/newsid
_4885500/4885520.stm


Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
Professor Hits Back at Critics on the Internet
SCMP, April 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZPDTJ1DLE.html

Media - Internet Censorship
Anonymizer Takes on China's Net Censors
PC World via YahooNews (Asia), April 04, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20060404/tc_pcworld/125303

Police
Database Ensures Big Brother is Watching in China
Reuters (via YahooNews), April 07, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060407/ts_nm/china_surveillance
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Politics
At a Secret Meeting, Chinese Analysts Clashed Over Reforms
New York Times, April 07, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/07/world/07china.html?ex=130
2062400&en=b0e2d5545d2c4847&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&em
c=rss
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Public Health - HIV-AIDS/STDs
爱滋患者遊长城被捕 (AIDS Patient Arrested While Visiting the Great Wall)
Ming Pao, April 07, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060407/cae1.htm

Society
听众:中国为何房价高? (Listeners Ask, Why Are Housing Prices So High?)
Voice of America, April 06, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/m2006-04-06-voa56.cfm