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, December 05, 2007

December 5, 2007

News
Government
黑龙江富锦市村长被村民集体罢免 (Heilongjiang Villagers Impeach Village Head over Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/04/fujin/

Human Rights Defender
A Lone Voice in China Wins Friends for Environmental Campaign
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), December 04, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071204/sc_afp/unclimatewarmingchinapeople_071204031424

维权人士陈启棠被广东警方逮捕 (Guangdong Police Formally Arrest Rights Defender Chen Qitang)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/04/chen_qitang/

Relatives of Jailed Tibetan Nomads Appeal Convictions in Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/04/tibetan_nomads/

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qingnan (黄庆南)
深圳维权人士被砍伤 香港团体募款援助 (Hong Kong NGOs Raise Funds for Labor Activist Attacked in Shenzhen)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/04/huang/

Human Rights Defender - Gong Haoming (龚浩明)
上海公安以泄密罪为由不准律师见龚浩明 (Shanghai Police Bar Lawyers from Meeting Gong Haoming on State Secrets Grounds)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/04/gong/

June 4th
六四广告刊登者向《成都晚报》员工道歉 (Man Who Requested to Publish June 4th Ad Apologizes to Chengdu Evening News Staff)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/04/64/

Land Policy
独家报道:法院违法抢地,农民失去生计 (300 Jiangxi Officials Grab Land for Court Construction, Beat Evictees)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/04/qiangdi/

Law
Mao's 'Education Through Labour' System Under Fire
South China Morning Post, December 05, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=443e27c6695a6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
'Lust, Caution' Stirs Debate on Sex and Politics
Xinhua (via China Daily), December 04, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-12/04/content_6298408.htm

Olympics
Beijing Sees More Forced Demolitions for Games
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), December 05, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=07dd27c6695a6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Welcomes "Fair and Objective" Media to Games
Reuters, December 04, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK28335220071204

Police
One-Child Policy Cited as China Youth Crime Soars
Reuters (via SGClub.com), December 04, 2007
http://www.sgclub.com/singapore/one_child_policy_38876.html

Population
沈阳:7人因违法生育被取消人大代表、政协委员候选人资格 (Shenyang Revokes CPC and CPPCC Candidacy of 7 People for Violations of One-Child Policy)
Xinhuanet, December 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-12/05/content_7202849.htm

China Population to Reach 1.5 Billion by 2033
Reuters, December 04, 2007
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-30815820071204

Protests and Petitions
普法日数千访民央视请愿 警察暴力阻截并阻挠外媒采访 (Police Beat and Take Away Petitioners at CCTV Headquarters on Legal Publicity Day)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/04/fangmin/

Religion
Dalai Lama out, Bishop in, After Talks
South China Morning Post, December 05, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=767c27c6695a6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD