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, April 23, 2009

April 23, 2009

News
Children
Parents' Outrage Over Brick Slaves
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/slaves-04212009103508.html

Civil Society
The Chinese Are Not Happy
Asia Times Online, April 23, 2009
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KD23Ad02.html

Corruption
Liaison Offices under Scrutiny
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e05bd439fbec0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

Freedom of Speech
Court to Review Wu Libel Trial
Shanghai Daily, April 23, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200904/20090423/article_398569.htm

June 4th
六四事件亲历者完成六四白皮书 (Witnesses Complete "June 4th White Paper")
Radio France Internationale, April 23, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/112/article_13327.asp

Netizens Defy Tiananmen Silencing
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/netizenstiananmen-04212009175648.html

Labor
Labour Disputes Rise As Economy Slows
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3e40f036d0cc0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Migrant Workers
30m Jobless Migrants Left Cities, Adviser Says
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=73dbd439fbec0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Related News
Measures Pledged to Help Migrant Rural Workers
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=df9b121b4eec0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Olympics
China Amasses War Chest for London Olympics
Shanghai Daily, April 23, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200904/20090423/article_398617.htm

Population
China Begins to Address a Coming Wave of Elderly
New York Times, April 21, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/world/asia/21iht-letter22web.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Protests and Petitions
搬迁补偿款被克扣 数百移民堵路抗议 (Three Gorges Dam Displaced Residents Block Road to Protest Officials for Embezzling Compensation Funds)
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yimin-04222009142544.html

Religion
Falun Gong Fights on 10 Years After Chinese Ban
Reuters (available at YahooNews), April 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090423/wl_nm/us_china_falungong

Tibet
藏区更换卫星接收器 全面封锁境外信息 (Authorities Change Satellite Receivers in Tibetan Area to Block Access to Information from Abroad)
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-04222009120850.html

Tibet Riot Ruling Political, Says Dalai Lama
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6be4f036d0cc0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Related News
China 'Acting Like A Child' on Rights: Dalai Lama
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 22, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090422/wl_asia_afp/chinarightstibetjapan

Tibetan Lama on Trial for Weapons Charge
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f6c729b2cfbc0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news