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.

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

June 5, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties

简要新闻:缅甸学生团体致胡锦涛、普京的公开信 (In Brief: Myanmar Student Group Urges Hu Jintao and Vladimir Putin to Press Myanmar Junta on Democracy)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/06/04/xinwe
n/ - miandian


Environment
Beijing Sets Emissions-Cut Target
The Standard, June 05, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&
art_id=46013&sid=139111
53&con_type=1&d_str=20070605

Human Rights Defenders
吴立洪之妻状告环保总局 (Wife of Environmentalist Wu Lihong Sues State Environmental Protection Administration)
The Beijing News, June 05, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2007/06-05/018@
267231.htm


Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
维权律师爆当局500万封口 (Zheng Enchong Says Authorities Offer Him 5 Million Yuan to Not Criticize Shanghai Government)
Ming Pao, June 05, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070605/cad1.htm

Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
高智晟再遭殴打 海外获奖后当局示警? (Gao Zhisheng Beaten Again by Police on Saturday After Receiving International Rights Award)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/04/
gaozhisheng/


Human Rights Defender – Shi Tao (师涛)
师涛母亲赴南非代儿子领奖 (Shi Tao's Mother Receives Press Freedom Award for Son in South Africa)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/04/
gaoqinsheng/


June 4th
丁子霖木樨地首祭儿子 (Ding Zilin Allowed to Pay Tribute at Location Where Son Was Shot Dead in Beijing)
Ming Pao, June 05, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070605/gca1.htm

天安门散步 维权律师被扣查 (Human Rights Lawyer Detained for Hours for Strolling in Tiananmen Square)
Ming Pao, June 05, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070605/gca2.htm

Law
因犯罪嫌疑人是人大代表 郑州警方侦查中断7个月 (Henan Police Suspend Investigation for 7 Months, as Suspect Is Delegate to Provincial People's Congress)
China Youth Daily, June 05, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-06/05/content_1782956
.htm


Media
China Newspaper Ad Salutes Tiananmen Mothers
Reuters, June 04, 2007
http://africa.reuters.com/world/news/usnPEK69273.html

中国各大网站被禁止讨论黄菊去世 (Major Internet Forums Bar Discussion on Death of Huang Ju)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/04/
huangju/


Olympics
Eight Demands for Beijing Before the 2008 Olympics
Phayul.com, June 04, 2007
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=16670&article=
Eight+demands+for+Beijing
+before+the+2008+Olympics&t=
1&c=1


Protests and Petitions
200传销商狂砸派出所 (200 Pyramid-Sellers Mob Hebei Police Sub-Station)
Ming Pao, June 05, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070605/cca1.htm

Officials Told to Tackle Riots Better
The Standard, June 05, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3
&art_id=46033&sid=139141
81&con_type=1&d_str=20070605

Police Arrest 12 for Plotting Riots Against One-Child Policy
South China Morning Post, June 05, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=c7ba522b38
7f2110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New


北大教授六四前夕游行被禁 (Staff from Peking and Tsinghua Universities Barred from Protest Ahead of "Sensitive Date")
Ming Pao, June 05, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070605/cac1.htm

北京法院闭门审案判华惠棋罪名成立 (Beijing Court Convicts Petitioner in Closed Trial)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/04/china
_rights_court/


女访民被判劳教 肺结核复发被拒就诊 (Detained Hubei Petitioner Barred from Tuberculosis Treatment Unless She Promises Not to Petition Again)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/04/tan/

浙江一访民发手机短信反贪被行政拘留 (Zhejiang Petitioner Detained for 10 Days for Sending Anti-Corruption Messages Through Cell Phone)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/04/china_
petition_detain/


Public Health
HIV Infections up Sharply Among Women in China
Reuters, June 04, 2007
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HKG80935.htm