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, June 05, 2008

June 5, 2008

News
Corruption
Violations Found in Land Management and Sales
Xinhua (via China Daily), June 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/04/content_6736282.htm

Disasters
Beijing Denies Setting Restrictions on NGOs
South China Morning Post, June 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=516d14d20845a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Children's Reburial in Mass Grave Angers Grieving Parents
South China Morning Post, June 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3e1e14d20845a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

都江堰死难学生家长委托律师索偿 (Families of Deceased Dujiangyan Students Sue for Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_school-06042008092328.html

河南家庭教会成员因参与救灾募捐被捕 (Henan House Church Members Arrested for Participating in Disaster Relief)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion_church-06042008092558.html

Environment
Raise in Penalties for Lake Polluters
China Daily, June 05, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/05/content_6737068.htm

Rural Environment 'Deteriorating'
China Daily, June 05, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/05/content_6737065.htm
Related information:
环境保护部发布2007年中国环境状况 (The Ministry of Environmental Protection Issues the 2007 Overview of China's Environmental Situation)
Ministry of Environmental Protection, June 04, 2008
http://www.mep.gov.cn/xcjy/zwhb/200806/t20080604_123452.htm
June 4th
China Defies Inquiry Calls over 1989 Crackdown
Earth Times.org, June 04, 2008
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/209991,china-defies-inquiry-calls-over-1989-crackdown--feature.html

Related information:
Press Advisory: Chinese Authorities Must Release All June Fourth Prisoners
Human Rights in China, June 04, 2008
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/55562
北京独立作家刘晓波6月4号遭警方骚扰关押 (Beijing Dissident Writer Liu Xiaobo Harassed and Detained on June 4th)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/beijing-06042008173952.html

当局严禁维权人士纪念六四 (Authorities Prohibit Human Rights Activists from Commemorating June 4th)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/june_4th_rights-06042008092010.html

贵州多名异见人士因举办活动悼念“六四”被抓 (Several Guizhou Dissidents Arrested for Commemorating June 4th)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64d-06042008110639.html

Taiwan President Calls for Freedom, Democracy in China
Agence France-Presse (via Google), June 04, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iHEWHZhmFgEcID784YZNOk8s6QLw

Media
成都警方阻扰瑞典记者采访:新法规旧环境 (Chengdu Police Obstruct Swedish Reporter's Work: New Regulations, Same Old Environment)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chengdu-06042008112604.html

Olympics
Rule Bans 'Ambush Marketing'
China Daily, June 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/2008-06/04/content_6733996.htm