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, November 13, 2007

November 14, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
维权人士郭飞雄被判刑五年罚款四万元 (Guo Feixiong Sentenced to 5 Years' Imprisonment)
Boxun.com, November 14, 2007
http://news.boxun.com/news/gb/china/2007/11/200711140
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Human rights defender and legal advisor Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄) (also known as Yang Maodong (杨茂东)) was convicted in Guangzhou at 8:30 am, November 14, of "illegal business activity" and sentenced to five years' imprisonment and fined 40,000 yuan. He will decide on whether to appeal after meeting his lawyers.

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Rights Defender Guo Feixiong
Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison Human Rights in China, November 13, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_id
=45547

News
Human Rights Defender - Sun Xiaodi (孙小弟)

反核污染环保人士孙小弟户籍被当局注销 (Authorities Cancel Hukou for Environmentalist Sun Xiaodi and His Wife)
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/13/
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Human Rights Defenders
两名异议人士遭到迫害 (Democracy Activist Sent to Psychiatric Hospital for Third Time; Jailed Dissident Barred from Meeting Legal Representative)
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/13/
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Human Rights Defender – Liu Jie (刘杰)
简要新闻:黑龙江农垦上访维权代表刘杰被劳教 (In Brief: Heilongjiang Petitioner Sentenced to RTL After Launching Open Letter Calling for Justice for Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/11/13/xinwen/#2

Human Rights Defender
人大代表选三日未揭晓 孙文广批暗箱操作 (Shandong Independent Candidate Criticizes Manipulation in Local Election)
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/13/sun/

Human Rights Defender - Shi Tao (师涛), Wang Xiaoning (王小宁)
Yahoo Settles Its China Lawsuit
BBC, November 13, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7093564.stm

Labor
China Enlists Local Officials to Cut Mining Deaths
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 13, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071113/wl_nm/china_minin
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Media
Censor Vows to Stamp Out Sham Journalism
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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Olympics
China Officials Deny Media File Reports
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 13, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071113/ap_on_re_as/china
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China Olympics Construction Unearths Cultural Relics
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 13, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071113/wl_nm/china_olym
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Population
Minister Promises Less Corruption in One-Child Policy
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
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China Home to 18 Million Surplus Men: Report
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 13, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071113/wl_nm/china_gende
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Protests and Petitions
北京首例访民告官非法劳教案开庭 各方盼能遏制枉法打压访民 (Beijing Court to Decide on the Legality of Petitioner's RTL Sentence for First Time)
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/13/
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四川省宜宾市发生城管打死小贩事件 (Thousands Protest at Sichuan Government Buildings After Vendor Is Beaten to Death)
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/13/dasi/

Three Gorges
As China's Mega Dam Rises, So Do Strains and Fear
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 14, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071114/lf_nm/china_threeg
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