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, May 29, 2008

May 29, 2008

News
Disasters
Education Department Rejects Reports of Shoddy Building Probe
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=884b27deb003a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

More Claims Quake Body Ignored Warnings
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=02aa27deb003a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Quashes 2nd Quake Rumor
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/quake_rumor-05282008171316.html

Facts and Figures about China Quake and Relief
Xinhuanet, May 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/29/content_8272760.htm

Government
NBC Sports Boss Says China Has Become More Open
Reuters, May 28, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSN2840709420080529

Human Rights
China, U.S. Hold Human Rights Dialogue after Years' Suspension
Xinhuanet, May 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/28/content_8268566.htm

Pressure China on Human Rights Post-Olympics: Amnesty
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080528/ts_afp/worldrightsamnesty_080528105031

Sixty Years on, Human Rights a Global Mess: Amnesty
Reuters, May 28, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSL2385333720080528

Human Rights Defender – Woeser
Tibet Dissident Writer under Cyber-Attack
Reuters (via YahooNews), May 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080528/ts_nm/china_tibet_dc_1

June 4th
天安门母亲”网公布“六四”罹难者死亡地点分布图示 (Tiananmen Mothers' Website Shares Places of Death of June 4 Victims)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-05282008171347.html

Related Information
HRIC Press Statement: “Tiananmen Mothers” Website Blocked in China
Human Rights in China, May 28, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/55084

Law
律师见嫌犯 次数不受限 (New Beijing District Regulations Allow Defense Lawyers to Visit Suspects as Desired)
The Beijing News, May 29, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2008/05-29/018@091351.htm

Media
Chinese Premier Shows up on Facebook
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 29, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080529/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquake_facebook_5

NBA Playoffs Disappear from TV in China
Associated Press (available at the International Herald Tribune), May 28, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/28/sports/AS-SPT-BKN-China-No-NBA.php

Olympics
Beijing Vows Transparency in Olympic Medical Emergencies
Reuters, May 28, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK37150320080528

China Says Storm of Bad Publicity May Hurt Olympic Turnout
Reuters, May 28, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK16226220080528

Protests and Petitions
Parents’ Grief Turns to Rage at Chinese Officials
New York Times, May 28, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/28/world/asia/28quake.html

Religion
公安冲击并解散山东潍坊维城区家庭教会神学院 (Police Raid and Disband Seminary in Shandong House Church)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion_family_church-05282008115633.html

Tibet
达赖特使批评中国在西藏强迫藏人侮辱达赖 (Envoy of The Dalai Lama Criticizes China for Forcing Tibetans to Denounce the Dalai Lama)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dalai_lama-05282008122809.html