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, January 22, 2007

January 20 - 22, 2007

Top News of the Day
Labor
Seven Killed in Blaze at Factory with Locked Doors and Windows
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ08VWH4XE.html
Seven female workers were killed yesterday when locked doors and windows prevented them from escaping a fire at an unlicensed factory in Shenzhen. The factory windows had been blocked with metal screens designed to prevent break-ins. The owner of the factory was detained after the accident. This is not the first time that locked exits and a lack of fire escapes have resulted in tragedy at private factories in Guangdong.

Related News
深圳:七女工丧生火海 (Seven Killed in Factory Fire in
Shenzhen)

Nanfang City News, January 22, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200701220001.
asp

News
Bilateral Ties
Vatican Group to Oversee Mainland Relations
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ09VWH4XE.html

Civil Society
慈善中国:不缺爱心但缺信任 (The Majority of People Do Not Trust Charitable Organizations)
China Youth Daily, January 22, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-01/22/content_1650201.htm

NGOs Win Tenders for Poverty-Relief Scheme
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZD5OWH4XE.html

Death Penalty
In Brief: Suspended Death Sentence Imposed for Killer Blast
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZC8XWH4XE.html

Education
卑微的希望 公正的渴求 (Commentary: Wanting Basic Teaching Equipment Is a Humble but Legitimate Demand)
Ming Pao, January 22, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070122/cah1.htm

Freedom of Association
简要新闻:福州公安局不批准莆田农民游行示威 (In Brief: Application to Hold Demonstration Rejected in Fuzhou)
Radio Free Asia, January 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/01/20/xinwen/

Freedom of Speech
姚立法谈中宣部禁书与草根民主 (The Publicity Department's Ban on Yao Lifa's Book and Grassroots Democracy)
Voice of America, January 19, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-01-19-voa53.cfm

Human Rights
儿女惨死家人称有冤 停止调查警察反打人 (Police Beat Family of Duo Who Died Mysteriously in Jiangsu)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/20/jingcha/

Human Rights Defender – Ching Cheong (程翔)
I Will Work Hard and Say Little to Get Ching Cheong Back, Vows Tsang
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2007
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZ68XWH4XE.html

Labor
Small Mine Operators to Be Removed in Overhaul
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSTMWH4XE.html

Media
A Blogger's Tale: The Stainless Steel Mouse
Asia Times Online, January 22, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/FG22Ad04.html

Bai Xing's Former Editor Stands by Bold Approach
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZE9YWH4XE.html

殴死报社人员7嫌疑人被拘 (Seven Arrested over Beating Death of Journalist in Shanxi)
The Beijing News, January 22, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2007/01-22/011@237582
.htm


Book's Ban Violates my Rights, Author Says
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ91VWH4XE.html

大陆网民可进入台湾中时电子报和联合报网站 (Mainland’s Internet Users Can Browse 2 Taiwanese Newspapers)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/01/19/china_intern
et/


盗版的六四诗集遭到中国政府查封 (Local Government in Anhui Seizes Pirated Copies of Poetry Book on June 4th)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/19/64/

网吧变成唐僧肉:一份网吧营业的账单 (Cyber Cafés Are Geese that Lay Golden Eggs: A Look at One Café’s Account Books)
Xinhuanet, January 18, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/focus/2007-01/18/content_5608493.
htm


Protests and Petitions
Pair Suspended over Death of Teen Waitress
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ60NWH4XE.html

Workers Demanding Pay Attacked
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZA9YWH4XE.html

广东南海维权村民旧的未放新的又被抓 (Five More Rights Defenders Detained in Land Grab Protest in Foshan, Guangdong)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/19/nanhai/

两千京郊农民聚集北京信访办要求处理村干部 (2,000 Petition Government over Village Cadre in Beijing Who Swindled Farmers)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/01/18/china_rights_ru
ral/


Public Health
委员声音:"‘医闹责任在卫生部""尽量增加和改进自行车道" ("Ministry of Health Should Take Responsibility for Disturbances Regarding Medical Cases")
Nanfang City News, January 22, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200701220004.
asp


North Korea
朝鲜难民被中国遣返回国 韩国政府受谴责 (South Korea Condemned for Letting China Repatriate North Korean Refugees)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/19/nk/