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, December 20, 2007

December 20, 2007

News
Corruption
Corruption Complaints Crash Chinese Web Site
Washington Post, December 19, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/19/AR2007121900678.html

Death Penalty
天津市检察院原检察长李宝金一审被判处死缓 (Former Tianjin Prosecutor Given Suspended Death Sentence for Receiving Bribes and Embezzling Public Funds)
Legal Daily, December 20, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-12/20/content_766106.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Jing Chu (荆楚)
Chinese Activist Held for Subversion
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 19, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071219/ap_on_re_as/china_dissident_detained_1

Human Rights Defenders - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
法院令张青21日交付四万元罚款 律师吁请关心帮助郭飞雄妻儿 (Jailed Rights Defender's Wife Pressured to Pay Fine)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/19/zhang/

Human Rights Defenders - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
袁伟静再次被拒探监 张青继续写信申冤 (Jailed Rights Defense Activist Chen Guangcheng Denied Family Visits Again)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/19/china_rights_chen/

Human Rights Defenders - Li Jianhong / Xiao Qi (李剑红(小齐))
上海异议人士小乔被国保非法拘禁 (Shanghai Dissident Writer Prevented from Attending Chinese PEN Gathering)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/19/xiaoqiao/

Labor
专家:立法明确"不适合妇女岗位"细化条款是关键 (Listing "Inappropriate Jobs for Women" in Law is Key, Says Expert)
Legal Daily, December 20, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-12/20/content_766095.htm

Squads Deployed to Deter Layoffs
South China Morning Post, December 20, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1932bdc71c2f6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

陕西大荔棉纺职工请愿被防暴警察驱散 (Shaanxi Police Disperse Petitioning Textile Factory Workers)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/19/dali/

Land Policy
Beijing Official Defends Evictions
Reuters, December 19, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK3912020071219

Media
西藏“雪域青年论坛”网被关闭 (Popular Tibetan Online Forum Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/12/19/xinwen/

Police
Displaced Farmers 'Jailed, Tortured'
South China Morning Post, December 20, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=de20bdc71c2f6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

武汉花楼街面临最后清拆 (Wuhan Hualou Street Residents Face Forced Evictions)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/19/china_demolition_clash/

Politics
Politburo Meets to Clarify Party Line on Religion
South China Morning Post, December 20, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1f9bbc9af53f6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
王桂兰揭发公安倒卖访民 (Beijing Police Turn Petitioners Over to Local Officials For Money)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/19/china_petitioner/

营房成了关押访民的班房 (Chengdu Military Camps Used to Detain Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/19/yingfang/

东莞白马社区村民抗议官员低价征地被打伤 (Dongguang Villagers Clash with Police over Resettlement Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/19/china_land_clash/

银川复员军官上访被拘留 (Retired Military Official Detained for Criminal Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/19/junguan/

天津农民要求地方镇政府归还良田 (Thousands of Tianjin Farmers Protest Over Land Grab)
Voice of America, December 19, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-12-19-voa60.cfm

Religion
教会领袖指责当局圣诞前夕加紧打压家庭教会 (House Church Leaders Criticize Government for Intensified Crackdowns Before Christmas)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/19/china_religion_christian/

Tibet
Tibetan Monks Held in Wake of Clashes
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/19/tibet_detain/