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, March 23, 2007

March 23, 2007

News
Government

村民投票罢村官镇政府认定无效 (Although Majority of Villagers Vote for Impeachment, Township Authorities in Hainan Order Village Head to Stay)
Nanfang City News, March 23, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/2007032
30368.asp


Human Rights Defenders
陕西退伍军人参与维权活动引起当局注意 (Retired Soldier in Shaanxi Taken Away over Rights Defense Work)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/22/china_
rights_detain/


民主人士上海访友被警察“请”出上海 (Two Dissidents “Asked” by Police to Leave Shanghai After Visiting Dissident Friend)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/2
2/shanghai/


Labor
Delta Cities to Target Rogue Factory Owners
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ8CZ9CIZE.html

Land Policy
Property Owner in Eviction Standoff
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ4Z0ZDIZE.html

Law
广州“禁电”案在广州市荔湾区人民法院开庭 (Guangzhou Authorities Sued over Ban of Electric Bikes)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/22/
guangzhou/


浙江海宁7位妇女以受到性别歧视状告政府3部门 (Female Villagers in Zhejiang Win Lawsuits over Discriminatory Land Allocation)
Xinhuanet, March 23, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-03/23/content_5
884919.htm


Media
中国网络作家群崛起 (Facing No Censorship, Literary Creation on Internet Booms)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/22/
wangluo/


中国部份地区开始试行流动电话预付卡实名制 (Some Regions Begin "Real Name Registration" for Prepaid Mobile Phone Calling Cards)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/21/china_
telephone/


Olympics
奥运食品追溯今年8月启用 (Food Tracing System for Olympics to Start in August)
The Beijing News, March 23, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2007/03-23/014@
250660.htm


简要新闻:RSF批评中国官员无意遵守自由采访新规定 (RSF Criticizes China over Non-Compliance with the New Regulations on Foreign Journalists' Work)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/03/22/ - rsf

Protests and Petitions
宝安港资厂联手反清拆 (10 Factory Owners Plan Protest over Eviction Compensation)
Ming Pao, March 23, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070323/cab1.htm

Hundreds of Tibetans Gather in Rare Protest
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/tibetan/2007/03/21/tibet_pr
otest/


Rioters Take to the Streets over Plan to Merge Jiangxi Towns
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3JY9CIZE.html

四川农民坚持上访冤案 公安终于同意平反赔偿 (After 7 Petitions in Beijing, Sichuan Farmer Wins Damages)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/22/china
_petition_compensation/


新疆16岁少年被判无期徒刑案获准重审 (Xinjiang Woman Convinces Supreme People's Court to Look Into Her Son’s Case, Order Retrial)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/22/chin
a_petition_court/


China's Party Paper Tells Local Governments to Restrain from Force When Dealing with Protests
Xinhuanet, March 22, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-03/22/content_5
883934.htm


两会致使新一轮访民进京 (Two Sessions Lead to a New Wave of Petitions in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/22/
fangmin/


官洲岛村民遭工地人员殴打 一死多伤 (Villager Beaten to Death in Guangzhou over Resettlement Protest)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/22/gu
anzhoudao/


Public Health
Draft Law on Organ Transplants Passed
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZKD0ACIZE.html