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.

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

July 17, 2007

News
Death Penalty

In Brief: Juvenile Gang's Leader Gets Death Sentence for Multiple Rapes
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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a0/?vgnextoid=1d94f
adc5cfc3110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s
=News


Uganda: Seven Citizens Facing Death in China Named
The Monitor, July 16, 2007
http://allafrica.com/stories/200707160002.html

Environment
China's Bid to Gauge Cost of Pollution Is Set Back
Wall Street Journal, July 17, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118460905075367800.html
?mod=home_whats_news_a
sia

Food Security
Consumer Fallout Begins Over Chinese Goods
Voice of America, July 16, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-07-16-voa44.cfm

Government
Top Officials Escape Slavery Slap
The Standard, July 17, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=
3&art_id=49138&sid=145026
41&con_type=1&d_str=20070717

Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
Home and Away
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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a0/?vgnextoid=49def
adc5cfc3110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=Insight&s=Opini


Human Rights Defender - Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)
简要新闻∶袁伟静女士获得第五届“受难者家人奖” (In Brief: Yuan Weijing Given the "Victims’ Family Members Award" from Foundation)
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/07/16/xinwen
/ - yuanweijing


Human Rights Defenders
中国泛蓝联盟成员被判劳教 家人被禁见面通话 (Pan-Blue Alliance Member Sent to Reeducation-Through-Labor Center, Barred from Calling Family)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/16/
fanlan/


三名杭州异议人士要求旁听陈树庆审判被抓 (Three Hangzhou Dissidents Taken Away for Demanding to Attend Chen Shuqing's Trial)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/16/
hangzhou/


云南维权干部被刑拘 天网协助维权受威胁 (Yunnan Rights Defender Placed Under Criminal Detention)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/16/
yunnan/


Labor
China Uncovers 46 Accident Cover-ups in First Half Year
Xinhuanet, July 14, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/14/content_
6372966.htm


Media
Online Gamers Find Ways to Beat New Curbs
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=a814f
adc5cfc3110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Internet Making It Tougher for China to Block Bad News
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), July 16, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070716/wl_asia_afp/
chinainternetmediacensorship_070
716043523;_ylt=
AprxQwThnhX_Vs3EgBWVlGpPzWQA


Migrant Workers
政府将建校舍租给打工学校 (Beijing Authorities to Build Schools for Migrant Workers' Children)
The Beijing News, July 17, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2007/07-17/015@
276816.htm


Politics
Old Guard Criticises Beijing's Reforms
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=6554fa
dc5cfc3110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Protests and Petitions
征地动员村支书猝死 广东村民抬尸抗议 (Guangdong Villagers Carry Village Leader's Corpse in Protest over His Mysterious Death)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/16/
puning/


四川华蓥出租车业主连续罢工 (Sichuan Taxi Owners on Strike; Representatives Taken Away)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/16/
taxi/


State Security
境外人员收集敏感数据 非法测绘危害中国安全 (Foreigner's Surveying and Mapping Activities Harm China's National Security)
Xinhuanet, July 17, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-07/17/content_6385815
.htm


Tibet
Education, Employment Top Concerns for Tibetan Youth
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/tibetan/2007/07/13/tibet_
youth/