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, August 21, 2007

August 21, 2007

News
Corruption
深圳区检察院长双规期间咬出百贪官 (100 Corrupt Officials Revealed During Investigation of Shenzhen Prosecutor)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/20/
shuangui/


Death Penalty
港商命案主犯判死 (Murderer of Hong Kong Merchant Sentenced to Death in Shenzhen)
Ming Pao, August 21, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070821/cfc1.htm

最高法:破坏电力设备 四种情形最高可判死刑 (New Judicial Interpretation Stipulates Possibility of Death Penalty for Damage of Electricity Facilities)
Legal Daily, August 21, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-08/21/content_
684187.htm


Environment
Multinationals Blacklisted for Pollution
Xinhuanet, August 21, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/21/content_
6573398.htm


China Begins Building New Nuclear Plant, 1st in Country's Northeast
International Herald Tribune, August 18, 2007
http://www.iht.com/bin/print.php?id=7163738

Human Rights
Can the Paralympic Games Give China's Disabled a Boost?
Christian Science Monitor, August 21, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0821/p01s01-woap.html

Human Rights Defender - Yang Jianli (杨建利)
Democracy Activist Returns to US After Five Years in Prison
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), August 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=1380c1ca6
1484110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Labor
Mine Safety Officials Warned of Flooding Risk on Eve of Disaster
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=8620c1ca614
84110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Media
十七大之前中国加强媒体控制 (China Strengthens Media Control Ahead of CPC's 17th Central Committee Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/20/meiti/

大陆异议网站博客被封 文学网加强审查 (Dissenting Web Site and Blogs Shut Down; Literary Web Site Strengthens Censorship on Its Content)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/20/
wenxuewang/


简要新闻:电影无法打入中国 李连杰颇感失望 (In Brief: Kung Fu Star Jet Li Disappointed with China's Ban on His Movies)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/08/20/#li

美国主机服务供应商近日关闭多个中国异见网站 (US-Based Internet Service Provider Shuts Down Several Chinese Dissident Web Sites)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/20/china_
internet_freedom/


Olympics
Beijing's Traffic Flows but Smog Remains
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb3
29d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=558f2fcea3
484110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


China Warns of Games Hijack Threat
Reuters (via YahooNews), August 21, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070821/wl_nm/olympics
_china_security_dc_1;_ylt=
AqqB
etCMMjGXf2NLBX1Ft7BPzWQA

Protests and Petitions
深圳示威爆冲突拘4人 (Four People Arrested over Clash at Shenzhen Labor Protest)
Ming Pao, August 21, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070821/cfa1.htm

Public Health
Pig Disease Cover-Up Admitted
The Standard, August 21, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=
3&art_id=51680&sid=150157
59&con_type=1&d_str=
20070821


China State TV Launches Series Dedicated to Defense of Products
Wall Street Journal, August 20, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118760432703202712.html?
mod=hpp_asia_whats_news