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, November 07, 2007

November 7, 2007

News
Environment

Pollution Leaves 50,000 Villagers Without Clean Drinking Water
South China Morning Post, November 07, 2007
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Human Rights Defender - Shi Tao (师涛)
Yahoo Execs Defend Role in China Arrest
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 06, 2007
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Media
包遵信病逝引起强烈反响 悼念文章被封杀 (Website Shut Down for 2 Days over Memorial Essay for Deceased Dissident)
Radio Free Asia, November 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/06
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Olympics
Closer Watch on Mental Patients During Games
South China Morning Post, November 07, 2007
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IOC 'Must Act over Limits on Media'
Reuters and Associated Press (via South China Morning), November 07, 2007
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Beijing Rules Out Car Restrictions During Olympics
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 06, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071106/wl_asia_afp/oly20
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Protests and Petitions
十七大之后继续抓捕访民 (Arrest of Petitioners Continues After the 17th Party Congress)
Radio Free Asia, November 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/06/
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简要新闻:北京访民维权人士王玲被劳动教养 (In Brief: Beijing Petitioner and Rights Defender Wang Ling Sentenced to Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, November 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/11/06/xinwen/

武汉访民邹桂兰被当局关进精神病院达五个月 (Wuhan Petitioner Zou Guilan Sent to Psychiatric Hospital for 5 Months)
Radio Free Asia, November 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/06/china_
petition_abuse/


Public Health
Chinese Province 'May Sue Mattel'
BBC, November 07, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7080573.stm

Toy Turns into Date-Rape Drug; Recall Issued
South China Morning Post, November 07, 2007
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China Ventures into Privatized Health
International Herald Tribune, November 06, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/11/05/business/RchL.php

Tibet
西藏万名干部下乡揭批达赖喇嘛 (10,000 Cadres Sent to Tibet Localities to "Reveal and Criticize Dalai Lama's Reactionary Nature")
Radio Free Asia, November 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/06/
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XUAR
热比娅指中国迁移维族女性引争议 (China Rebuts Rebiya Kadeer's Allegation over Planned Migration of Uyghur Women to Eastern China)
Voice of America, November 06, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-11-06-voa17.cfm