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, February 15, 2006

February 15, 2006


News

Death Penalty
一农民为竞争村官雇凶枪杀政敌主犯一审被判死刑 (Farmer Sentenced to Death for Murdering Rivals in Village Election)
Legal Daily, February 15, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/15/content_265
442.htm


Environment - Pollution
Capital Endures a Terrible Month for Air Pollution
SCMP, February 15, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZYFISH8JE.html

Gender - Marriage
Divorce Rate Surges Across China
China Daily, February 15, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-02/15/content
_520204.htm


Government - Governance and Accountability
Complain? Nobody Will Listen
SCMP, February 15, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZTGSSH8JE.html

Human Rights
听众从郭飞雄事件评中国人权状况 (Public Comments on China's Human Rights Conditions After Guo Feixiong Incident)
Voice of America, February 15, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/m2006-02-14-voa75.cfm

Human Rights Defenders
中国异议人士获释后人身自由受限 (Dissidents Under Close Surveillance After Release from Jail)
Voice of America, February 15, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-14-voa52.cfm

Labor - Work Safety
China Orders 35,842 Companies to Close
AP( via YahooNews), February 15, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060215/ap_on_bi_ge/china_work
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Media - Internet Censorship
China Says Web Controls Follow the West's Lead
New York Times, February 15, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/15/international/asia/15web.
html?_r=1&oref=slogin


Net Firms at Crossroads: Blogger
SCMP, February 15, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZAGISH8JE.html

2005年度全球记者和新闻自由报告 (Committee to Protect Journalists Issues 2005 World Press Freedom Report, China Ranks at Bottom of List)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/14/cpj/

Pirates and Bloggers Beat China's Great Wall of Propaganda
The Guardian, February 15, 2006
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1709123,00
.html


西藏权益组织呼吁抵制古狗 (Students for a Free Tibet Calls for Goggle Boycott)
Voice of America, February 15, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-14-voa91.cfm

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
前中共高级官员谴责新闻审查制度 (Veteran Cadres Criticize Press Censorship in China)
BBC, February 15, 2006
http://news8.thdo.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4710000/
newsid_4712000/4712060.stm
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    关於冰点事件的联合声明(全文) (Joint Statement Issued in Response to Closure of Freezing Point (Bing Dian) News Supplement (Full Text))
    Ming Pao, February 15, 2006
    http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060215/ccg1.htm

Politics - CPC
中国评论﹕黄菊接连缺席牵动政坛(China Analysis: Huang Ju's Absence Sparks Speculations of Leadership Reshuffle)
Ming Pao, February 15, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060215/caf1.htm

Population - One-Child Policy
吃药多胞胎 超生不受罚 (Having Twins: A Loophole for Getting Around China's One-Child Policy)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/14/
chaosheng/


Protests and Petitions
重大上访案公开听证 (Shenzhen Judges Suggest Holding Public Hearings for Major Petitioning Cases)
China Youth Daily, February 15, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-02/15/content_1315412.htm

广东连南警民冲突事件曝光 (Causes of Clash Between Police and Villagers in Guangdong Revealed)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/14/
liannan/


Public Health - Disability
National Survey on Handicapped to Help Form Policies
Xinhuanet, February 15, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/15/content_
4182401.htm


Rural Issues
New Breed of Fixers in Chinese Struggle for Rights
Financial Times, February 15, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/c88fcde8-9db8-11da-b1c6-000077
9e2340.html