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.

Monday, August 25, 2008

August 23-25, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties

Brown Urges More China Freedoms
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 22, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7576057.stm

Corruption
Airline Officials Punished for Embezzlement
China Daily, August 24, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/24/content_6965604.htm

安徽高官受賄187萬判刑13年 (High-Ranking Anhui Official Sentenced 13 Years for Accepting 1.9 mil Yuan in Bribes)
Ming Pao, August 25, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080825/cce1.htm

Disasters
UN Raises $15 Mln from Int'l Community to Aid China Quake Zone
Xinhuanet, August 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/22/content_9631966.htm

Environment
China Damned over Floods
Asia Times Online, August 23, 2008
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/JH23Ae02.html

Labor
26 Miners Confirmed Dead in China Colliery Gas Explosion
Xinhua (via China Daily), August 22, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/22/content_6962474.htm

Law
Lawmakers Discuss Criminal Law Amendments
China Daily, August 25, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/25/content_6968068.htm

Media
Foreign Media Are Biased on Tibet Says Games Organiser
Reuters, August 22, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK23878220080822

Olympics
China Blocks Wang Dan from HK Visit during Olympics
Reuters, August 23, 2008
http://in.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idINHKG34048920080823

Related news:
Visa Refusal Makes Mockery of Vow to Be More Open, Says Exile
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=dc8290b9410fb110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
China's 'Socialist Family' Sacrifices
Washington Post, August 22, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/22/AR2008082202696.html

Final Seal: A Vote of Confidence from IOC
Shanghai Daily, August 25, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=371386

Free Speech Still a Top Issue on Last Day of Olympics
Voice of America, August 24, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-08-24-voa3.cfm
Related information:
2008 Beijing Olympics: The Price of National Glorification
Human Rights in China, August 24, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/74975
Practitioner of Falun Gong Denied Entry
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=368c03d3515fb110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protest and Petitioners
'One Thing Is Clear: You Cannot Protest Legally in China'
Chicago Tribune, August 23, 2008
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-letter-china_osnosaug24,0,5561831.story

China Deports 10 Pro-Tibet Activists
Deutsche Presse Agentur (via Earth Times), August 25, 2008
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/227814,china-deports-10-pro-tibet-activists.html

Grannies Vow to Fight on after Punishment for Olympic Protests
Agence-France Presse (via Google), August 23, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gG4zGF4ey2Sp28UDcxcfbkbNxkoA

港商在中南海新华门请愿被公安带走下落不明 (Whereabouts of Hong Kong Businessmen Detained after Beijing Protest Remains Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hongkong-08222008100135.html

Religion
Falun Gong Says Two Members Die in Chinese Custody
Reuters (via Stuff.co.nz), August 24, 2008
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4667134a12.html

State Security
Suspect Held after Bomb on Bus Detonated in Controlled Explosion
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=059303d3515fb110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
Beijing Promises Funds for Tibet
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=33e303d3515fb110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Officials Deny Clash in Tibetan Town
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), August 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d49b438b36beb110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
3 Photos Emerge of Attack in Western China
International Herald Tribune, August 24, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/24/asia/xinjiang.php