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, April 27, 2006

April 27, 2006

News

Bilateral Ties
陳日君:台知梵欲「斷交」(Cardinal Joseph Zen: Taiwan Knows the Vatican Wants to Severe Ties)
Wen Wei Po, April 27, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news
_id=CH0604270019&cat=002CH


Death Penalty
西安殺人狂肢解9女子 (Three Sentenced to Death for Killing Nine Women)
Ming Pao, April 27, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060427/cca1h.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Yang Tianshui (杨天水)
异见人士杨天水将以颠覆国家政权罪被起诉 (Activist Yang Tianshui to Be Charged with Subversion)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/04/26/yts/


Human Rights Defenders - Zheng Yanchung (鄭恩寵)
周正毅下月刑期届满 郑恩宠出狱将继续申诉 (Shanghai Tycoon Zhou Zhengyi to Finish Jail Term Next Month, Activist Lawyer Zheng Enchong to Be Released in June and Vows to Continue Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/04/26/shanghai/


Land Policy
Shanghai to Establish Property Rights Office
SCMP, April 27, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZHINCQ3ME.html

Migrant Workers - Children
讨论:父母外乡打工的留守儿童 (Discussion: Children Left Behind by Parents Who Have Gone to Cities to Work)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/04/26/ertong/


Protests and Petitions
Land-Fight Farmer's Case Delayed
SCMP, April 27, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZFDNCQ3ME.html

广东佛山村民再度静坐要求释放维权代表 (Villagers in Foshan, Guangdong Province Petition Again for Release of Their Leaders)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/26/foshan/

Tibet - Religion

加拿大藏人社区请求国际帮助寻找班禅喇嘛 (Tibetans in Canada Demand Help from International Community for the Teenage Panchen Lama)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/26/tibet/