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, June 06, 2007

June 6, 2007

News
Environment

Beijing Sees Turning Point in Battle Against Pollution
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
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Green Watchdog Orders Clampdown on Lake Polluters
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
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Inner Mongolia Hopes Great Green Wall Will Halt March of the Desert
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
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Official Hits Report on Illegal Logging
The Standard, June 06, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&a
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Human Rights Defender – Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
简要新闻∶郭飞雄的妻子发表致联合国酷刑报告员的申诉信 (In Brief: Guo Feixiong's Wife Entrusts Human Rights in China to Appeal to UN Special Rapporteur on Torture)
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/06/05/
Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Guo Feixiong Appeal to UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
Human Rights in China, June 05, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_
id=40742

Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
Lawyer Still Waits for Freedom a Year After Release from Jail
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
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Human Rights Defenders
右派教师促平反被抄家 (Shandong Authorities Ransack Home of 74-Year-Old Man Who Demanded Reevaluation of the "Anti-Rightist" Campaign)
Ming Pao, June 06, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070606/ccb1.htm

Tai Lake Activist Broke the Law, Says Official
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
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June 4th
Watch of Tiananmen 'Hero' Put on eBay
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
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Media
In Brief: Net Writer Under 'False Arrest'
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
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More Controls Urged over Cyberspace
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
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China Internet Penetration 62 Pct of World Avg, Still Much Upside - Official
AFX News Limited, June 05, 2007
http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2007/06/05/
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China to Intensify Campaign Against Online Porn, Illegal Horror Fiction
Xinhuanet, June 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/05/content
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Unwary Clerk Lets Ad Marking June 4 Slip Through Security Net
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
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Olympics
Beijing to Evict 1.5 Million for Olympics
Reuters, June 05, 2007
http://uk.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUKSP3143182
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Police
农妇派出所身亡留给法院遗书 (Deputy Head of Police Substation in Hunan Detained for Mysterious Death of Female Farmer)
The Beijing News, June 06, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0547/2007/0605/018@267
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Protests and Petitions
《了望》周刊提出处理群体性事件要慎用警力 (Chinese Magazine Outlook Urges Careful Use of Police Power in Mass Incidents)
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/05/
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汕头:抗议官商夺食水卖钱 七千村民怒砸水闸 (7,000 Guangdong Villagers Damage Sluice at Water Source to Restore Clean Water Supply)
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/05/
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基督教社会活动家华惠棋被秘密判刑6个月 (Christian Activist Hua Huiqi Sentenced to 6 Months' Imprisonment in Closed Trial)
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/05/
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