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, June 25, 2009

June 25, 2009

News
Corruption
China Corruption Website Crashes
BBC News, June 24, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8117297.stm

26.7b Yuan in Embezzled Public Funds Recovered
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=871b303e73312210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Green Dam
Maker of Website Filter Reports Harassing Calls And Death Threats
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2009http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=57a9303e73312210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

U.S. Urges China to Scrap Internet Filter Plan
Reuters (available at YahooNews), June 25, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090625/wl_nm/us_china_internet

Hukou
Shanghai's New Residency Policy Draws Complaints
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=72515aacd6112210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Charter 08 Signatories Rally to Support Arrested Dissident
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=85d9303e73312210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD


Related information
HRIC Press Release: HRIC Strongly Condemns the Formal Arrest of Liu Xiaobo by Chinese Authorities
Human Rights in China, June 24, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/170108

US Calls for Release of China Dissident
AFP( via YahooNews), June 25, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090625/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsdissidentus

US House Speaker Slams China Arrest of Democracy Advocate
AFP (via YahooNews), June 24, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090624/pl_afp/chinarightsdissidentuscongress

Internet Censorship
China Blocks Google Website
Financial Times, June 24, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/59d9611c-60dc-11de-aa12-00144feabdc0.html

Web Sex Purge Hits Health Information Sites
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6e13d59f6d212210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
北京警察驱散举行示威的访民(视像) (Police Disperse Petitioners' Protest in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_beijing-06242009105738.html?encoding=simplified

上海当局周三出动大量警察软禁访民 (Shanghai Petitioners Put under House Arrest on Wednesday)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_shanghai-06242009120953.html?encoding=simplified

Social Security
Pension Scheme Extended to Countryside
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6c0a303e73312210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD