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.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

June 10, 2009

News


Government
1/3 Officials 'Networking' at Bars: Survey
China Daily, June 10, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/10/content_8267065.htm

State Security
Anniversary Security Tighter than During Games
China Daily, June 10, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/10/content_8265919.htm

June 4th
售卖六四纪念物者曾遭软禁 深圳多名异见人士重获自由 (Sellers of June 4th Commemorative Items Put Under House Arrest, Shenzhen Dissidents Released)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06092009092126.html

Law
Senior Party Official: Poor People Need Better Legal Aid Services
Xinhua, June 09, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/10/content_11516297.htm

中国各地法院具体案件也要报告党和政府 (Local Courts Required to Report Cases to Party and State Government)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sifa-06092009104702.html

Protests and Petitions
敏感时期后冯正虎仍被拒入境 上海访民开始解禁 (Feng Zhenghu Still Denied Entry to Shanghai Post Sensitive June 4th Period, Shanghai Petitioners Start To Be Released)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fengzhenghu-06092009091458.html

国家级信访办设黑监狱,访民自危 中共力保建政六十年国庆平安 (Secret Prisons Established, Petitioners at Risk; State Government Strives to Maintain Stability During 60th Anniversary Celebrations)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinfang-06092009085906.html

XUAR
Palau to Take Guantanamo Uighurs
BBC News, June 10, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8092502.stm

世维大会:新疆和田严打中842名维吾尔人被捕 (World Uyghur Conference: 842 Uyghurs arrested in Xinjiang and Hotan "Strike Hard" Anti-Crime Campaign)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinjiang-06092009164701.html

Human Rights Defenders -- Huang Qi, 黄琦
黄琦被囚整一年 谭作人批捕待审 (Huang Qi Remains Jailed After a Year, Tan Zuoren Awaits Trial)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huangqi-06092009164717.html

Tibet
民间报告批处理藏区骚乱失误多 (Local Report Criticizes Handling of Tibet Riots )
Voice of America, June 09, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2009-06-09-voa36.cfm?rss=topstories

Religion
家庭教会成员在六四前后遭打压 (House Church Members Oppressed During June 4th Period)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaohui-06092009092517.html

Internet Censorship
Blogging Judge Sues Over Pulled Plug
China Daily, June 10, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/10/content_8266459.htm

Beijing Hits Back at Critics of New Computer Controls
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b621edfb095c1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD