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.

Monday, November 05, 2007

November 6, 2007

News
Disasters

China Reports Marked Decline in Industrial Accidents, Deaths
Xinhuanet, November 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/06/content_
7017341.htm


Environment
Fuel's Dirty Face
South China Morning Post, November 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=af0169bc2cf
06110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Water Crisis Hits Hard
Reuters (via The Standard), November 06, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat
=3&art_id=56321&sid=16141993&con_type=1&d_str=20
071106&fc=2
93&con_type=1&d_str=20071106&fc=2

Food Security
Sunflower Link to Glass in Bread
The Standard, November 06, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=
3&art_id=56376&sid=16144660&con_type=1&d_str=2007
1106&fc=2
60&con_type=1&d_str=20071106&fc=2

Human Rights Defender - Wu Lihong (吴立红)
Famed Activist's Appeal Rejected
South China Morning Post, November 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=501469bc2cf0
6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Land Policy
Chinese Official Blame Lenient Punishments for Rising Land Violations
Xinhuanet, November 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/05/content_
7016874.htm


Law
审讯录像该向谁公开 (Zhejiang Prosecutor Refuses to Show Video Record of Interrogation in Trial on State Secret Grounds)
China Youth Daily, November 06, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-11/06/content_1945136
.htm


Media
GAPP: Lawful News Coverage Should Not Be Meddled
Xinhuanet, November 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/05/content_
7015076.htm


江苏上访维权人士就半年不许上网案提出上诉 (Jiangsu Rights Defender Appeals Decision on 6-Month Internet Ban)
Radio Free Asia, November 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/05/
weiquan/


Olympics
Beijing Opens Hi-Tech Command Hub for Games
China.org.cn, November 06, 2007
http://www.china.org.cn/english/China/230782.htm

Tales of Pampered 'Olympic Pigs' Denied
China.org.cn, November 03, 2007
http://www.china.org.cn/english/China/230674.htm

Population
Survey: 28% Only Children in Beijing Want Second Child
Xinhuanet, October 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/05/content_
7016946.htm


Protests and Petitions
汕尾东洲村民阻工爆发大规模冲突 (2,000 Guangdong Villagers Clash with Security Guards over Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, November 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/05/china_
land_clash/


两千民办教师上访伊川县信访局 (2,000 Henan Private School Teachers Petition for Retirement Benefits)
Radio Free Asia, November 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/05/
yishang/


Public Health
中国每年一百多万新生儿先天缺陷 (1.2 Million Babies Born with Defects Each Year)
Voice of America, November 05, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-11-05-voa30.cfm

Three Gorges
Why Chinese Dam Is Forcing Yet Another Mass Exodus
Wall Street Journal, November 06, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119429475928882924.html?
mod=hps_asia_pageone


Tibet
中国拆西藏佛像对藏民宣传十七大 (China Demolishes Tibetan Buddha Statue, Promotes Spirit of CPC Meeting in Tibet)
Voice of America, November 05, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-11-05-voa26.cfm