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.

Thursday, September 06, 2007

September 6, 2007

News
Death Penalty
Jinan official executed for killing ex-lover
South China Morning Post, September 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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Environment
Draft law on water pollution solicits public opinion
Xinhuanet, September 05, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-09/05/content
_6083093.htm


Food Security
Tainted food ruled out in death of diplomat
South China Morning Post, September 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
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Media
Pressing issues
South China Morning Post, September 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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China Pulls Plug on Internet Data Centers Ahead of Party Congress
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/china/2007/09/05/china_internet/

Olympics
维权人士杨春林被捕 律师会见受阻 (Lawyers Barred from Meeting Rights Defender on State Secrets Grounds)
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/05/
yangchunlin/


Protests and Petitions
Rights group says Chinese villagers beaten over development land grab protest
Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune), September 05, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/05/asia/AS-GEN
-China-Land-Protest.php

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Villagers Beaten, Seedlings Destroyed in Liaoning Land Grab
Human Rights in China, September 04, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_id=
44750

重庆逾千警民爆发冲突 (Chongqing Residents Clash with Police over City Authorities' Brutal Law Enforcement)
Ming Pao, September 06, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070906/cca1.htm

独家:顺德希涌11名土地维权村民被判刑 (Eleven Guangdong Land Grab Protestors Convicted on Public Order Charges)
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/05/
shunde/


北京通州四百多名回民集体上访 (Four Hundred Muslims Petition over Land Grabbing in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/09/05/china
_rights_land/


定州绳油村发生警民抢尸事件 (Hebei Police Try to Confiscate from Protestors Bodies of Victims of Beating by Corrupt Officials)
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/05/
dingzhou/


近百名东洲村妇女抗议当局拘捕维权村民 (One Hundred Women from Dongzhou, Guangdong Protest the Arrest of Rights Defender)
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/09/05/china
_rights_clash/


Public Health
Regulators scrutinise Mattel's latest recall
South China Morning Post, September 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
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Religion
中国官方持续打压家庭教会 (China Continues to Suppress Protestant House Churches)
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/05/
zongjiao/


State Security
EU warns over use of national security excuse
Associated Press (via The Standard), September 06, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3
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