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, July 20, 2007

July 20, 2007

News
Death Penalty
死缓!处于精神病疾病期:佛山灭门案杀人女婿黄文义获轻判 (Mentally Disturbed Man Sentenced to Death with Two-Year Reprieve over Murder of 5 Family Members)
Nanfang City News, July 20, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/
200707200413.asp


Environment
N. China Reservoir Closed by Algae
China Daily, July 19, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-07/19/content_
5439177.htm


Gender
警方将获授权反家暴 (Proposed Opinion Empowers Police to Handle Domestic Violence Cases)
The Beijing News, July 20, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2007/07-20/018@
014128.htm


Government
中国对迟报漏报谎报瞒报事故者的处罚规定 (China Passes Regulation on Punishment for Concealing Industrial Accidents)
Radio Free Asia, July 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/19/shigu/

Labor
Anger at Slave Boss Sentence
The Standard, July 20, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art
_id=49398&sid=145567
83&con_type=1&d_str=20070720

Media
社论:从假包子到假新闻,一场信无可信的尴尬 (Editorial: From Fake Buns to Fake Report, Embarrassing to Have No One to Trust)
Nanfang City News, July 20, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/
200707200403.asp


Migrant Workers
民工抗议工资拖欠被打获公司赔偿 (Migrant Workers from Chongqing Compensated for Being Beaten in Wage Protest)
Voice of America, July 19, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-07-19-voa58.cfm

North Korea
Ladies First: China Opens to Korean Refugees
Asia Times Online, July 19, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/IG20Ad01.html

Olympics
Time Running Out for Olympic-Standard Air
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb3
29d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=eab685cc
31fd3110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New


Protests and Petitions
近二百访民到钓鱼台上访被警察截住 (About 200 People Taken Away for Petitioning at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse)
Radio Free Asia, July 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/19/
fangmin/


Activist Held over Xiamen Rallies
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=569ac9fde2
ad3110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=


抗议打压维权被捕多月 顺德杏坛村民遭判刑 (Three Guangdong Villagers Sentenced to 1.5 Years' Imprisonment over Clash with Police in Land Grab Protest)
Radio Free Asia, July 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/19/
shunde/


Public Health
China Revokes Several Firms' Licenses
YahooNews (Asia), July 20, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070720/ap_on_re_as/
china_tainted_products_15;_ylt=Ao
piIIBhIaGRAy3ZWR
0lnDBPzWQA


Religion
`Very Good' Signal from Vatican
The Standard, July 20, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3
&art_id=49396&sid=145567
84&con_type=1&d_str=20070720

Defector Claims Spies Seized Woman in NZ
The Standard, July 20, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat
=3&art_id=49362&sid=145577
44&con_type=1&d_str=20070720

15位教会领袖被抓,主日夏令营被关 (15 House Church Leaders Detained)
Observechina.net, July 19, 2007
http://observechina.net/info/ArtShow.asp?ID=44367