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, February 23, 2007

February 23, 2007

News
Death Penalty

三个月内奸杀2服务员 “老罪犯”一审被判死刑 (Man Sentenced to Death in Hangzhou for Murdering Two Waitresses in Three Months)
Xinhuanet, February 17, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-02/17/content_5749394.
htm


Environment
Plan to Slash Water Usage
The Standard, February 23, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3
&art_id=38776&sid=123470
67&con_type=1&d_str=20070223

环保总局正加紧调查“看不见的污染” (China’s Environmental Agency Undertakes First Survey on Soil Pollution)
Xinhuanet, February 22, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/environment/2007-02/22/content_5
762071.htm


Human Rights Defender - Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
Feisty Aids Activist Cuts Lonely Figure in Beijing
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZULFY3FYE.html

Labor
大学毕业生失业增加 (Unemployment for College Graduates Worsening)
Ming Pao, February 23, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070223/cab2.htm

Land Policy
河南沁阳政府以零地价政策吸引投资 (Local Authorities in Henan Provide Free Land for External Investors)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/22/china_land_i
nvestment/


Media
中共出版检查将趋于隐密? (Will the CPC Be Censoring Publications More Covertly?)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/22/yujie/

Politics
In Brief: NPC Session Extended by Two Days, Report Says
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZRLSX3FYE.html

中共精简机构十万干部将“下岗” (100,000 CPC Cadres to Be “Laid Off” as Streamlining Approaches Its End)
Voice of America, February 22, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-02-22-voa44.cfm

Population
超生的孩子并不靠社会养活 (“Excess” Children Not a Burden on Society)
Nanfang City News, February 23, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/200702230192
.asp


“70后”男性婚姻形势严峻 (Men Born After 1970 Have Difficulty Finding Wives)
The Beijing News, February 23, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2007/02-23/015@244470.
htm


Protests and Petitions
上海铁路干部高坤武揭发腐败多次被绑架拘禁 (Railway Cadre from Shanghai Repeatedly Kidnapped by Police and Detained for Reporting Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/22/gaok
unwu/


黑龙江上千多名下岗工人及家属陆续感染怪病 (Representatives of 1,000 Laid-off Workers in Heilongjiang Petition Government over Livestock That Caused Bacterial Infections)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/22/china_health/

Public Health
国务院拟订药监管理体制重大调整方案 (State Council Considers Drastic Reforms for Drug Management)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/22/china_corrupti
on_drug/


Religion
Christians Jailed for Walking Near Olympic Hotel
World Net Daily, February 23, 2007
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54368

安徽金寨县家庭教会指责政府包庇杀害教徒的凶手 (Protestant House Church in Anhui Accuses Authorities of Shielding Murderer)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/22/china_religi
on_church/


Society
To Get Rich Is Not So Glorious
Asia Times Online, February 23, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/IB23Cb02.html

State Security
中国前驻韩国大使涉嫌泄密被调查 (Former Diplomat Detained over Leak of North Korean Leader's China Visit)
Voice of America, February 22, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-02-22-voa53.cfm

Tibet
Lhasa to Be Given the Five-Star Hotel Treatment
Financial Times, February 23, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/95ff58a4-c2cd-11db-9e1c-000b5df10
621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-
4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

Xinjiang
Xinjiang to Translate More TV Serials into Ethnic Languages
Xinhuanet, February 22, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/22/content_57638
26.htm