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, October 02, 2007

October 2, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Li Heping (李和平)

北京律师李和平遭绑架殴打 (Beijing Lawyer Li Heping Abducted and Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/30/li/
Beijing rights defense lawyer Li Heping (李和平) was beaten with electric rods by a group of unidentified masked men on September 29. That afternoon, a state security officer asked Li to go to his car. Five minutes later, the masked men came and abducted Li to an unknown place where the beating took place. The assailants told Li to leave Beijing with his family. After the beating, Li was dumped in the woods outside the city. Local police promised to investigate when Li reported the incident.


Related Information
HRIC Press Statement: Rule of Law Threatened by Extra-Legal Attacks Against Lawyer
Human Rights in China, October 1, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/45122

News
Death Penalty
安徽合肥市新中国成立以来最大一起贩毒案宣判 (Anhui Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Death)
Xinhuanet, October 01, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-10/01/content_
6820994.htm


Environment
China Resettles Tibetan Herdsmen to Preserve Yangtze, Yellow River Source
Xinhuanet, September 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/02/content_
6821942.htm


Human Rights Defenders
北京维权人叶国强失踪,叶明君被拘留,张文和绝食抗议 (Beijing Rights Defenders Detained and on Hunger Strike)
Radio Free Asia, October 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/01/
yeguoqian/


山东军转干部维权代表乔延兵再次被拘留 (Shandong Soldier-Turned-Cadre Qiao Yanbing Detained Again)
Radio Free Asia, October 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/01/
qiaoyanbing/


Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
上海律师郑恩宠被传讯及访民被软禁情况 (Zheng Enchong Summoned Twice and Petitioners Detained Ahead of National Day Holiday)
Radio Free Asia, October 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/01/
zhengenchong/


Human Rights Defender - He Depu (何德普)
当局威胁何德普的妻子不得透露监狱的情况 (He Depu's Wife Threatened Not to Reveal Prison Conditions)
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/09/28/china_
dissident_jail/


Related Information
HRIC Press Release: He Depu Threatened with Deprivation of Family Visits over Disclosure of Prison Conditions
Human Rights in China, September 27, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/45104
Labor
Illegal Coal Mines near Beijing Face Closure
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), October 02, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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Media
天津网监封杀北京学者张耀杰的博客专栏 (Tianjin Authorities Block Beijing Scholar's Blog)
Radio Free Asia, October 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/01/
zhangyaojie/


Chinese Cyber-Call Censored
Financial Times, September 28, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f587574-6e05-11dc-b8ab-00
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Olympics
Spotlight on 13m Disabled as Special Olympics Start
South China Morning Post, October 02, 2007
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北京规定不准向家庭教会出租房屋 (Beijing's New Regulation Punishes Landlords Who Rent to Protestant House Churches)
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/09/28/china_
religion_church/


Protests and Petitions
桂林船工罢工 武警开枪 (Guangxi Police Open Fire and Arrest 10 Protesters Who Go on Strike)
Ming Pao, October 02, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071002/cca1h.htm

Villagers Protest at Control of Lucrative Rafting Trips
South China Morning Post, October 02, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
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东洲2000村民十一抗议游行 (2,000 Villagers in Dongzhou, Guangdong Protest Land Grab and Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, October 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/01/
dongzhou/


中国一些访民质疑网上信访效果 (Some Petitioners Question Effectiveness of Online Petitioning System )
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/29/
xingfang/


山西和河南访民揭露“黑监狱”黑幕 (Petitioners Reveal Inhumane Conditions in Secret Detention Centers)
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/09/28/china_
petition_abuse/


Public Health
各国艾滋组织致信联合国莫让奥运成中国民间受压推手 (27 International HIV/AIDS Groups Call for Attention on Suppression of China's HIV/AIDS NGOs and Activists)
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/29/aoyun/