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.

Friday, April 18, 2008

April 18, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties

EU Officials Angry as Festival Cancelled over 'Olympic Security'
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2008
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New Curbs on Travel to the Mainland
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2008
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Corporate Social Accountability
Bernard Arnault Offers Support to China after Threat of LVMH Boycott
Times Online, April 18, 2008
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_se
ctors/consumer_goods/article3767882.ece
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Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
Activist Denied Final Chance to Appeal: Lawyer
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2008
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Human Rights Defender - Zheng Mingfang (郑明芳)
天津维权人士郑明芳被劳教,其家人遭当局严密监控 (Family Under Close Surveillance after Zheng Mingfang Sentenced to Reeducation- Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/17/zheng_mingfang/

Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
张青获“受难者家人奖”感言唤醒人伦价值观 (U.S. Foundation Gives Zhang Qing the "Victims' Family Members Award")
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/17/zhangqing/

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
陈良宇被判刑之后,郑恩宠遭当局更严密监控 (Zheng Enchong Placed Under Tighter Surveillance After Chen Liangyu's Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/17/zheng_enchong/

Law
中国律师真实现状调查 (Being a Lawyer in China: An Investigation)
Legal Daily, April 18, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-04/18/content_835602.htm

Media
Groundswell of Support Fuels Tough Line
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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China Urges Again That CNN Sincerely Apologizes over Insulting Words
Xinhuanet, April 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/17/content_7997716.htm

Migrant Workers
“漂”对这1亿人的婚姻生育影响太大了 (One Child Policy Challenged by the 100 Million Migrant Workers Born After 1980)
China Youth Daily, April 18, 2008
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2008-04/18/content_2148916.htm

Olympics
北京继续以奥运名义强拆民宅 (Beijing Continues Forced Evictions Under the Name of the Olympic Games)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/17/chaiqian/

India Stage-Managed Torch Relay Meets Protests
Reuters, April 17, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSSP11894820080417

Society
OLYMPICS - China State Media Seeks to Contain Nationalist Anger
Reuters, April 17, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/
idUSPEK28800920080418
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Tibet
China Detains Tibetan Reporter
New York Times, April 18, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/18/world/asia/18tibet.html

Tibetan Exiles Report More Than 100 Arrests in Fresh Protest in China
Voice of America, April 18, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-04-18-voa2.cfm

China Cancels May 1 Plan to Reopen Tibet: Official
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 17, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080417/ts_afp/chinaunresttibetrights
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China Seals Gateway into Tibet, Stops Refugee Flow out
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 17, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080417/ap_on_re_as/tibet_china_border_2

玛沁两藏族艺人被捕 藏僧指西藏事件非汉藏问题 (Two Tibetan Performing Artists Detained in Maqin County, Qinghai Province)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/17/tibetan/

XUAR
Restive Xinjiang: China's Next Trouble Spot after Tibet?
Reuters, April 17, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/inDepthNews/idUSPEK18373620080418