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.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

April 28, 2009

News

Children
City Fights Rumors of Child Abductions
China Daily, April 28, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-04/28/content_7723273.htm

Related News
Protests by Grieving Parents Grow over Child Trafficking
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=452a47f0088e0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Corruption
18 Face Prosecution over Fatal Landslide
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=061a47f0088e0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
重庆7种野生动物已灭绝 半数动物生存艰难 (In Chongqing, 7 Types of Animals Extinct)
Net Ease, April 28, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0428/04/57V8HARG0001124J.html

Media
Kidnap Blog Story Was an Invention
Shanghai Daily, April 28, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200904/20090428/article_399152.htm

Police
China Launches Security Campaign for Anniversary
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 27, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090428/ap_on_re_as/as_china_security

Name and Shame to Fight Crime
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=e5d947f0088e0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
RFA独家:广西博白官民冲突数天 数十人受伤被捕 (Officials and Public Clash Violently for Several Days in Guangxi)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chongtu-04272009140657.html

Public Health
Learning from SARS, China Vows Swift Flu Reporting
Reuters (available at YahooNews), April 27, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090428/wl_nm/us_flu_china

Religion
China Still Presses Crusade Against Falun Gong
New York Times, April 28, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/world/asia/28china.html

Related News
Sect Holds Rally at Victoria Park South
China Morning Post, April 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=9b77bdea83dd0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
西宁一清真寺阿訇遇袭 (Mosque in Xining Attacked)
Nanfang City News, April 28, 2009
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2009-04/28/content_773743.htm

Society
众人围殴打死三兄弟 (Crowd Beats Three Brothers to Death)
Nanfang City News, April 28, 2009
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2009-04/28/content_773750.htm

Chinese Face Rising Cost of Dying
Financial Times, April 27, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cbc29a3c-3350-11de-8f1b-00144feabdc0.html