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, January 22, 2009

January 22, 2009

News

Children
Police Detain Two Suspects in Mass Abductions of Teens
Xinhua (via China Daily), January 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/22/content_7420922.htm

Corruption
County Introduces Corruption Insurance Plan
Shanghai Daily, January 22, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090122/article_388877.htm

Court Upholds Suspended Death Sentence of Beijing Ex-Vice-Mayor
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9101e16aa8afe110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Medical Workers Punished
China Daily, January 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2009-01/22/content_7418954.htm

Food Security
Death Sentence in Chinese Milk Case
Associated Press (available at the New York Times), January 22, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/01/22/world/AP-AS-China-TaintedMilk.html?_r=1

Parents Detained Ahead of Verdict in Melamine Trial
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7211e16aa8afe110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Human Rights Defender – Yao Lifa (姚立法)
著名维权人士姚立法遭当局绑架、软禁三天后获释(图)(Rights Defender Yao Lifa Released)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yaolifa-01212009162324.html

Internet Censorship
Suit Latest Pro-democracy Move in China
China Digital Times, January 21, 2009
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2009/01/suit-latest-pro-democracy-move-in-china/

Media
Anti-porn Campaign Extended to Mobile Phone Messages
Xinhua (via China Daily), January 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/21/content_7418767.htm

国际三百作家吁释刘晓波 零八宪章高校传播当局紧张? (Writers Call for Liu Xiaobo's Release; Authorities Reportedly Restrain "Charter 08" Circulated in Schools)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xianzhang-01212009105702.html

Protests and Petitions
两名拆迁维权人士被拘并遭虐待 (Two Rights Defenders Against Forced Evictions Abused in Detention)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_petition-01212009104601.html?encoding=simplified

Public Health
Authorities Accused of Acting Slowly on Bird Flu
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), January 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=44d0e16aa8afe110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

China Plans to Subsidize Health Care Nationwide
International Herald Tribune, January 22, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/22/asia/22beijing.php

Tibet
Tibetan Protesters Beaten, Detained
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/protest-01212009171617.html