Monday, October 15, 2007

HRIC Daily News Brief for October 13-15, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties

China Cancels Rights Talks with Germany
Associated Press (via YahooNews), October 15, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071015/ap_on_re_eu/germany
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Corruption
China's Leader Targets Corruption
BBC, October 15, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7044418.stm

Environment
湖南农民调查工业污染与血癌高发的关系 (Hunan Farmer Finds Correlation Between High Blood Cancer Rate and Industrial Pollution)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/10/12/China_
pollution_rural/


Human Rights
Report: China Repression Worsening
The Times, October 15, 2007
http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1671277,00.html

Human Rights Defender - Hua Huiqi (华惠棋)
维权人士华惠棋遭警方殴打后得不到应有治疗 (Hua Huiqi Not Given Proper Medical Treatment After Police Beating)
Radio Free Asia, October 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/14/wei/

Related Information
HRIC Statement: HRIC Condemns Attack on Hua Huiqi in
Lead Up to 17th Party Congress
Human Rights in China, October 12, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/45221

Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
法院申请郭飞雄案延期一月 律师指表明证据不够确凿 (Guangzhou Court Seeks One More Month for Consideration of Guo Feixiong's Case)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/12/guo/

Media
Newspaper Ordered to Sack Reporter over Rail Scandal
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
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北京奥运第二届世界新闻媒体大会开幕 (Dissidents Challenge China's Determination to Protect Freedom for Foreign Journalists)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/12/press/

“群众呼声”虽重新开通 诸多帖子遭到删除 (Sichuan Online Forum Reopened, but Sensitive Blogs Deleted)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/12/mala/

Olympics
Paralympics Put Disabled on Track to Success
South China Morning Post, October 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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Police
Tighter Security After Pledge of Openness
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
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Politics
Official Puts Brakes on Reform Debate
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
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Protests and Petitions
'Petitioners' Village' Razed
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 15, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb32
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上海特奥闭幕 关押访民加剧 (More Petitioners Detained as Special Olympic Games Come to an End)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/12/sh/

失踪访民孙玉昆返回北京 在京访民被严密监控 (Petitioners Closely Monitored in Beijing Ahead of CPC Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/12/
sunyukun/


State Security
代表禁上网 不准串联拉票 (Delegates for CPC Meeting Not Allowed to Get Online from Hotel Rooms)
Ming Pao, October 15, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071015/caa3.htm