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, October 03, 2008

October 3, 2008

News

Environment
China’s New Environmental Advocates
Yale Environment 360, October 03, 2008
http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2037

'Yellow-label' Cars Face Ban from City in Green Drive
South China Morning Post, October 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=bbb7f5f625ebc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
China Seeks Balance between Food Security, Urbanization
Xinhuanet, October 03, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/03/content_10144296.htm

More Candy from China, Tainted, is in U.S.
International Herald Tribune, October 02, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/02/asia/02milk.php

Labor
China to Start Nationwide Checks of Mining Dumps after Deadly Landslide
Xinhuanet, October 02, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/02/content_10143328.htm

Land Policy
Rights Fight can be Risky Business for Farmers
South China Morning Post, October 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=3c67f5f625ebc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

'Why can urban residents own their property, but not us?'
South China Morning Post, October 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=f617f5f625ebc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law
为公民建立起私生活的“防火墙” (New Regulations Protect Citizens' Privacy)
Xinhuanet, October 01, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/local//2008-10/03/content_10143485.htm

Media
Surveillance of Skype Messages Found in China
New York Times, October 02, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/technology/internet/02skype.html?em

Multilateral
我常驻联合国代表称中国将在国际事务中发挥更大作用 (China Will Play Greater Role in International Affairs, Says China UN Representative)
Xinhuanet, October 03, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-10/02/content_10140429.htm

Protests and Petitions
长沙居民杨白云一家抵抗强拆遭警察暴力殴打,五人被打伤 (Changsha Residents Beaten by Police for Resisting Demolition)
Radio Free Asia, October 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiangchai-10022008094937.html

国庆节河南广州等地居民示威抗议 (Residents Protest Land Seizures in Guangzhou and Henan on National Day)
Radio Free Asia, October 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guoqing-10022008165714.html

河南焦作數百工人國慶示威 (Hundreds of Workers Protest in Henan on National Day)
Ming Pao, October 02, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081002/ca41702a.htm

中国严防各地访民假日进京上访 (Petitioners Barred from Beijing During Holiday)
Radio Free Asia, October 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/holiday-10022008105042.html

阻止访民进京 送精神病院摧残 (Wuhan Petitioner Mistreated in Mental Institution)
Radio Free Asia, October 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-10022008141943.html

Religion
格德寺僧侣与武警冲突 僧侣受伤 (Police and Monks Clash at Sichuan Monastery)
Radio Free Asia, October 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ge-10022008101203.html

秋雨之福教会起诉成都市宗教局一案出现转折性变化 (Chengdu House Church Lawsuit Sees Developments)
Radio Free Asia, October 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaohui-10022008094723.html

Tibet
Tibetans Jailed For Blasts
Radio Free Asia, October 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibetans-10022008095355.html