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.

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

October 31, 2007

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
China Finds Tibetan Nomad Guilty over Lithang Protest
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/10/30/tibetan_
nomad/

On October 29, Ronggyal Adrak was tried and convicted by a Sichuan court for subversion. The judge said the final sentence would be announced in six to seven days. He was detained and then formally arrested during a festival in Lithang, Sichuan Province on August 1, when he expressed support for the Dalai Lama. Ronggyal Adrak was also considered responsible of instigating subsequent protests, in which 1,000 Lithang nomads called for his release.

News
Human Rights Defender - Mao Hengfeng (毛恒凤)

简要新闻:维权人士毛恒凤因透露狱中情况遭虐待 (In Brief: Mao Hengfeng Reveals Mistreatment in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/10/30/xinwe
n/ - 2

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Mao Hengfeng Abused in Prison Again
Human Rights in China, October 29, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_id
=45402

Human Rights Defenders - Shi Tao (师涛), Wang Xiaoning (王小宁)
师涛控告雅虎案将举行审前听证 (Public Meeting to Be Held on November 1 Before Trial Against Yahoo!)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/30/
shitao/


Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
本台独家报道:高智晟律师被绑架月余首次致电胡佳 (Gao Zhisheng Calls Hu Jia for the First Time After Being Abducted More Than a Month Ago)
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/29/gao_
zhisheng/


June 4th
简要新闻:成都六四广告事件当事人陈云飞被监视居住 (In Brief: Chengdu Man Under Residential Surveillance for Publishing June 4 Ad on Newspaper)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/10/30/xinwen
/ - 4


Olympics
No Regrets About Choosing Beijing: IOC Chief
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=d79a7279a8
1f5110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Clean-Air Scheme to Extend Reach Beyond Capital
China Daily (via People's Daily), October 30, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6293089.html

英国电视台播出纪录片《中国奥运谎言》 (UK TV Station Shows Documentary "China's Olympic Lie")
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/10/30/china_
media/


Protests and Petitions
领导指示引出的精神病鉴定 (Henan Petitioner Protests Politically Motivated Psychiatric Assessment)
China Youth Daily, October 31, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-10/31/content_1938671
.htm


Mainland Activists Held After Heading for Disputed Islands
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=89f97279a8
1f5110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


北京访民张淑凤被指判所外劳教 (Beijing Petitioner Allowed to Carry out 1 Year RTL Sentence Outside of Labor Camp Due to Ill-Health)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/10/30/china_
petitioner/


维权人士被拘,南海三山农民绝望哭泣 (Guangdong Villagers Despair as Representative Is Detained)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/30/
sanshan/


武汉花楼街维权代表预备上诉 不愿迁离居民遭放火逼迁 (Wuhan Rights Defender to Appeal Reprieve Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/30/
wuhan/


Public Health
China Arrests 774 in Safety Drive
Financial Times, October 29, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1acf1f42-865f-11dc-b00e-000
0779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2
340.html


Tibet
China Warns Canada After PM Meets Dalai Lama
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 30, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/canadatibetchinareligiondiplom
acy;_ylt=AhSmuVZrJ89VLhC
BINnXgllPzWQA

拉萨墨竹工卡县邦萨寺暂被中国政府关闭 (Tibetan Temple Temporarily Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/30/
bangsasi/