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, August 01, 2007

August 1, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties

Australia Urges China, India to Push for Change in Burma
Voice of America, July 31, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-07-31-voa20.cfm

Corruption
Cyberspace Opens New Front in War on Graft
South China Morning Post, August 01, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=05f4a93ac0d
14110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New


Government
邯郸市出动大批警察警戒邯郸人大选举现场 (Police Sent to Hebei Polling Station; Rights Defender Finds Procedural Irregularity in Election)
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/31/
Handan/


Human Rights Defenders
Three Chinese Activists to Get `Asia's Nobel'
The Standard, August 01, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?
pp_cat=17&art_id=50282&sid=14735968&con_type=1
68&
con_type=1


泛蓝联盟负责人孙不二被带走依然音讯全无 (Whereabouts of Pan-Blue Alliance Member Sun Bu'er Remains Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/31/
sunbuer/


Media
Rights Group Says Yahoo May Have Lied to Congress
Voice of America, July 31, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-07-31-voa18.cfm

揭露上海政法黑幕的“中华申正网”被关 (Web Site Shut Down for Revealing Scandal in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/31/
shenzhengwang/


Olympics
Beijing Games Officials Penalize Firms
Wall Street Journal, August 01, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118587559969583283.html?
mod=hpp_asia_whats_news


奥运开闭幕式导演签"生死状" 泄密将负刑事责任 (Directors of Olympic Ceremonies Required to Keep State Secrets, Criminal Charges for Violation)
People's Daily, August 01, 2007
http://olympic.people.com.cn/GB/22180/22193/94175/
6055617.html


Smog Fans Fears over Road Solution for Games
The Standard, August 01, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=
3&art_id=50240&sid=147301
36&con_type=1&d_str=
20070801


Protests and Petitions
维权组织在香港展开反乙肝歧视示威活动 (NGO Protests Discrimination Based on Hepatitis B Status at Company's Hong Kong Office)
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/31/
yigan/p


江西公安以“台湾间谍”罪拘捕三名罢工领袖 (Three Strike Leaders Arrested for Being "Taiwan's Spies")
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/07/31/china_labor
_strike/


Tibet
Callers Decry Impact of Tibet Railway
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/tibetan/2007/07/31/tibetan_
railway/


Hong Kong
Immigration Detainees in Hunger Strike Threat
The Standard, August 01, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_print.asp?art_id=50295
&sid=14735746