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.

Thursday, November 22, 2007

November 23, 2007

News
Death Penalty

In Brief: Suspended Death Term for Leader of Gang That Smuggled 2,000 Cars
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4449a6a66e766110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
Relentless Advocate 'Greens' Rural China, Village by Village
Christian Science Monitor, November 23, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1123/p01s04-woap.html

Human Rights Defender
维权人士黄晓敏身份证被无故取消 对维权人士新一轮打压? (Bank of China Cannot Verify Sichuan Rights Defender's Identity, Denies Access to Account)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/22/huang/

揭露周正毅被没收回乡证 香港居民沈婷控告周永康 (Hong Kong Resident Sues Former Minister of Public Security over Confiscation of Mainland Travel Permit)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/22/shen/

Human Rights Defender - Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)
袁伟静被禁止探望孩子 (Yuan Weijing Barred from Visiting Son)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/22/china_rights_chen/

Labor
公务员招录禁设无关门槛 (New Trial Regulation Bars Usage of Irrelevant Selection Criteria in Civil Service Recruitment)
The Beijing News, November 23, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2007/11-23/018@073904.htm

Law
China to Monitor Prosecutors Behavior
Xinhuanet, November 23, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/22/content_7126213.htm

Media
Ban on Lonely Planet Book 'Absurd'
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2519a6a66e766110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

揭露上海官场腐败的“中华申正网”再次遭当局关闭 (Website Shut Down Again After Revealing Scandals in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/22/china_internet/

Protests and Petitions
河南民师上访被扒光衣服毒打 (Henan Police Strip and Beat Private School Teacher over Petitioning Activity in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/22/henan/

Tibetan Teachers Protest Low Pay in China's Qinghai
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/11/22/tibetan_protest/

本台独家:广西合山城乡要道让路电厂工程 (Twenty Villagers Arrested over Protest Against Power Plant Construction)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/22/guangxi/

Public Health
China Takes Action on Toy Safety
BBC, November 23, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7107093.stm

Three Gorges
China: Three Gorges Impact Not That Bad
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 22, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071122/ap_on_re_as/china_three_gorges_5

十年后,三峡又移民 (Chongqing to Resettle 2.3 Million Residents Again 10 Years After First Relocation for Three Gorges Project)
Nanfang Weekend, November 22, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200711220706.asp

Tibet
China Accuses Dalai Lama of Violating Buddhist Traditions
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 23, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071122/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetpoliticsreligion_071122233832