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.

Monday, April 19, 2010

April 17-19, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
China Warns Japan on Visa Issue
China Daily, April 17, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/17/content_9742992.htm

Hukou
深圳办居住证 越级上访者被列入黑名单 (Petitioners Who Petition to Higher Levels Placed on Blacklist for Shenzhen Residential Permit)
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shen-04182010171352.html

Media
官员言行 民生问题备受网民关注 (2009 Public Sentiment on the Chinese Internet Report: Words and Deeds of Officials and Bread-and-Butter Issues Top Netizens' Concerns)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 19, 2010
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2010-04/19/content_1059039.htm

Police
Police Officers Suspended in Detention Death Probe
Xinhua News Agency, April 19, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/18/content_9744192.htm

Protests and Petitions
穿着法袍上访 (Petitioning in Court Dress)
Southern Weekend, April 15, 2010
http://www.infzm.com/content/43904

上海世博拆迁户联合国前抗议 (People Evicted from Their Homes to Make Way for Expo Protest outside UN in NYC)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shi-04172010141441.html

Shanghai World Expo
世博不設示威區 禁橫額傳單入場 (No Protest Zone for Shanghai Expo; Placards and Leaflets also Forbidden)
Ming Pao, April 19, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1493501/1.html

Society
中国政府出台新调控政策抑制房价 (China Reveals a New Policy to Restrain Housing Purchase Prices)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 18, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/04/100418_chinahouseprice.shtml

Tibet
After Quake, Tibetans Distrust China's Help
New York Times, April 17, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/world/asia/18quake.html
Related news:
China Quake Dead Cremated, in Break with Tradition
Associated Press, April 18, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gdspdDB0WaMv_An4A-NvHB_DwmCwD9F4OIP80

Dalai Lama Asks China to Let Him Visit Quake-zone
Agence France-Presse, April 17, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100417/wl_asia_afp/chinaquakeindiatibetdalaipoliticsvisit