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, December 24, 2007

December 22 – 24, 2007

News
Death Penalty

Shanghai Business Boss' Sentence Suspended
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 21, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071221/ap_on_re_as/china
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死刑复核:激荡一年间 (Supreme People's Court Has Reviewed Death Sentences for One Year)
Nanfang Weekend, December 20, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/2007122
00862.asp


Gender - Trafficking of Women
China Traffickers Push Drugs on North Korean Defector Women
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/21/nkor_women/

Human Rights Defenders
China Bans Writers' Gathering: Dissident
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), December 22, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071222/lf_afp/chinamediarig
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Human Rights Defender - Sun Xiaodi (孙小弟)
环保人士孙小弟被殴并受威胁 众多女访民遭性侵犯不敢声张 (Landlord Beats Sun Xiaodi; Female Petitioners Hesitate to Reveal Sexual Abuse)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/21/
sun/


Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠收大量举报江泽民的两个儿子涉上海圈地黑幕 (Zheng Enchong Receives More Information After Revealing Zhang Zemin's Sons' Involvement in the Shanghai Land Grab Scandal)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/21/
zheng_enchong/


Human Rights Defender – Zhang Qing (张青)
张青电脑被入侵文件丢失 U盘短暂插入存文一空 (Zhang Qing's Computer Hacked; Documents in USB Lost)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/20/
zhangqing/


Labor
China Jails Mine Owner in 2005 Blast)
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 22, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071222/ap_on_re_as/china
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Land Policy
Village Land Claim Could Shake Core Principle of Collectivism
South China Morning Post, December 24, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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a0/?vgnextoid=c7eae46a70
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Law
江苏省出台新规定:法官不得强迫律师撤诉或调解 (Jiangsu's New Regulations Bar Judges from Forcing Lawyers to Withdraw Claims or Accept Mediation)
Legal Daily, December 24, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-12/24/content_
767945.htm


China to Ratify UN Protocol to Safeguard Children from Armed Conflicts
Xinhuanet, December 23, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/23/content_
7300288.htm


Media
广东通过法例加强控制互联网 (Guangdong's New Regulations Strengthen Internet Censorship)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/21/china_
internet/


Olympics
涉外交谈时切忌唾沫四溅 (Olympic Guide Asks Readers to Be Polite and Avoid Sensitive Topics with Foreigners)
The Beijing News, December 24, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/olympic/2007/12-24/
011@082401.htm


Protests and Petitions
A Year of Unrest Across China
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/21/china_unrest/

Report: Chinese Protesters Tear Gassed
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 21, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071221/ap_on_re_as/china
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Religion
圣诞前夕中国当局加紧打压家庭教会 (Authorities Increase Suppression of House Churches Ahead of Christmas)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/20/
jiaohui/


Rural Issues
Backgrounder: Rural China in Facts, Figures
Xinhuanet, December 22, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/22/content_
7294918.htm


State Security
三门峡维权农民被控煽动颠覆政权罪 (Rights Defense Farmers in Sanmen Gorge Under Criminal Detention for Inciting Subversion)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/21/china_
rights_detain/


“煽动颠覆国家政权罪”是否违宪? (Is the Crime of Inciting Subversion Unconstitutional?)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/20/
weixian/


Three Gorges
Chinese Critic of Dam Remains Steadfast Crusader
Wall Street Journal, December 24, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119845333973047705.html?
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