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, June 22, 2006

June 22, 2006

News
Bilateral Ties
中国称不能接受王文怡案撤销起诉 (China Won’t Accept US's Withdrawal of Indictment Against Falun Gong Protestor Wang Wenyi)
Voice of America, June 21, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-21-voa65.cfm

Death Penalty
3名妇女身上钢针刺字 被告人周景志获死缓/(Man Sentenced to Death with Two-Year Reprieve for Torturing 3 Women)
Xinhuanet, June 21, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-06/21/
content_4728333.htm


Environment
Burning of Farm Straw Has Capital Choking
SCMP, June 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZNVDB67OE.html

Gender
新世纪中国妇女 仍肩负传统重轭 (Modern Chinese Women Still Bearing Traditional Burdens)
BBC, June 20, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid
_5090000/newsid_5098000/5098064.stm


Human Rights
娱乐场所新毒品泛滥 北京将对娱乐场所实施尿检 (Beijing PSB Plans for Urine Testing in Entertainment Venues as Use of New Drugs Increases)
EastDay.com, June 22, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/
node81762/node143031/userobject1ai2124346.html


Human Rights Defender – Petitioner - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕)
胡佳的妻子曾金燕被跟踪 (Activist Zeng Jinyan, Wife of AIDS Activist Hu Jia, Followed)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006
/06/21/hujia/


Human Rights Defender – Petitioner - Fu Xiancai (付先财)
付先财接受德国援助 中国不希望受外界干扰 (Fu Xiancai Accepts Germany's Assistance but China Says it Wants No Foreign Intervention)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin
/shenrubaodao/2006/06/21/fuxiancai/


Human Rights Defender - Petitioner - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Police Detain Blind Chinese Activist, Put Family Under House Arrest
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social
/2006/06/21/china_activist/


Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Li Changqing (李长青)
原福州日报记者李长青二审维持原判 (Rights Lawyer Mo Shaoping Discusses Appeal of Journalist Li Changqing)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
06/21/fuzhou/


Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠夫妇发表公开信 再次点名批评黄菊 (Zheng Enchong and Wife Issue Another Open Letter Criticizing CPC Leader Huang Ju)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06
/21/huangju/


Law
China Moves Against Local Meddling in Court Cases
China Daily, June 21, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200606/21/
eng20060621_276052.html


Media
搜狐新浪搜索引擎重启使用 (Blocked Search Engines of Two Chinese Websites Reopened)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006
/06/21/sohu/


Poverty
「先富起来」背后的危机 (The Danger of "Letting Some Get Rich First")
Ming Pao, June 22, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060622/msa1.htm

Protests and Petitions
市民抵京抗议后 3名天津高官待查 (Three Senior Tianjin Officials to Be Investigated After Citizens Protest in Beijing)
BBC, June 22, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi
/newsid_5100000/newsid_5104700/5104736.stm


郑州大学骚乱仍未平息 ( Student Protest at Zhengzhou University Still Unresolved)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao
/2006/06/21/zhengzhou/


Religion
北京批港法轮功骚扰游客引发关注 (Beijing’s Criticism over Falun Gong Member’s Harassment of Tourists in Hong Kong Raises Concerns for Future of Falun Gong)
Voice of America, June 21, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-21-voa35.cfm

Society
公安部最新普查 內地道友78.5(Ministry of Public Security’s New Figures Show 785,000 Drug Addicts in China in 2005)
Wen Wei Po, June 22, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id
=CH0606220021&cat=002CH


Three Gorges
Activists Threaten to Sue Watchdog over Dam Project
SCMP, June 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1T6IB7OE.html