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.

Friday, December 28, 2007

December 28, 2007

News
Children

黑砖窑母亲:不要忘了我们 (Mother Urges People Not to Forget Her Missing Son Who May Have Been a Brick Kiln Slave)
Nanfang Weekend, December 27, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/2007122
70672.asp


Death Penalty
安徽原副省长何闽旭一审被判死缓 (Former Deputy Governor of Anhui Province Sentenced to Death with a Two-Year Reprieve)
Procuratorial Daily, December 28, 2007
http://www.jcrb.com/n1/jcrb1517/ca666490.htm

贵州:县长一家六口被灭门案案犯被判死刑 (Guizhou Court Sentences Man to Death for Murdering County Mayor and His Family)
Xinhuanet, December 28, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/27/content_
7325697.htm


Environment
6 Chinese Enterprises Apologize to Public over Pollution
Xinhuanet, December 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/27/content_
7325501.htm


Human Rights Defenders - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕), Hu Jia (胡佳)
胡佳亲友与胡夫妇联络中断 关注曾金燕能否如约到公司 (Hu Jia and Wife Cannot Be Contacted by Internet or Phone)
Radio Free Asia, December 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/27/
hujia/


Labor
青岛一劳工组织遭受暴徒袭击 (Unidentified Thugs Attack Employees of Qingdao's Labor Organization)
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/27/
laogong/


Land Policy
深圳警水炮催泪弹强拆民宅 (Guangdong Police Use Water Cannons and Tear Gas in Forcible Eviction)
Ming Pao, December 28, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071228/cab1.htm

Media
內地传禁订阅《亚洲週刊》 (China Bars Subscription of Hong Kong-Based Magazine "Yazhou Zhoukan")
Ming Pao, December 28, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071228/cac1.htm

翟明磊个人网站《壹报》再次被当局屏蔽 (Authorities Again Block Website of Banned Publication's Editor)
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/27/
zhaiminglei/


China May Retain Relaxed Reporting Rules
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 27, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071227/ap_on_re_as/china
_reporting_rules_1;_ylt=AuSG
LMazZIV2e0GM8I9OANlPzWQA

Olympics
八成多受访者不知残奥开幕时间 (Over 80 Percent of Interviewees Do Not Know When Paralympics Will Start)
The Beijing News, December 28, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/olympic/2007/12-28
/011@082021.htm


汕尾当局继续抓人 阻外媒采访有理? (Shanwei Authorities Arrest More Protestors, Bar Foreign Journalist)
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/27/
dongzhou/


Poverty
Minister: China's Wealth Gap Widens
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 27, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071227/ap_on_re_as/china_
wealth_gap_1;_ylt=Ao_SDH
A8cuEpBM6hU2oA94xPzWQA

Protests and Petitions
北京上访村已全部被清拆 (Beijing Petitioning Village Completely Demolished)
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/27/
shangfangcun/


白马村民指责当局暴力镇压行为可耻 (Guangdong Villagers Condemn Violent Suppression)
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/27/china_
land_clash/