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, July 05, 2010

July 3-5, 2010

Environment
China Fears Warming Effects of Consumer Wants
New York Times, July 04, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/05/business/global/05warm.html
Hong Kong
香港记者协会批港府未捍卫言论自由 (Hong Kong Journalists Association Criticizes the Hong Kong Government for Not Defending Freedom of Expression)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 05, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2010/07/100704_hk_press_freedom.shtml
Human Rights Defenders -- Teng Biao , 滕彪
維權律師被屈藏毒困酒店 (Human Rights Lawyer Framed for Drug Possession)
Ming Pao, July 05, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100705/cce1.htm
Human Rights Defenders
西藏著名环保人士仁青桑珠被判五年徒刑 (Tibetan Environmentalist Rinchen Samdrup Sentenced to Five Years in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, July 04, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xi-07042010165805.html

网友前往迎接游精佑出狱 当局採取打压措施 (Authorities Repress Netizens' Welcoming Activities for You Jingyou's Release from Prison)
Radio Free Asia, July 04, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/you-07042010152654.html

重庆毒奶粉受害孩童父亲被判劳教一年 (Father of Victim in Chongqing Tainted Milk Scandal Sentenced to One Year Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, July 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-milk-07022010102018.html
Labor
Carbon Monoxide Kills Nine Miners in China
Agence France-Presse, July 05, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j6hW2FjPpTE3HoHICOTiXk1A6JJA

Special Report: China's New Migrant Workers Pushing the Line
Reuters, July 05, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6640QD20100705

富士康被指假加薪 員工收入降 (Foxconn Accused of Faking Wage Increases)
Ming Pao, July 05, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100705/cab1.htm
Migrant Workers
重庆免除义务教育阶段留守儿童学杂费 (Chongqing Exempts Compulsory Education Tuition Fees for Children Left Behind by Migrant Workers)
Chongqing Evening News, July 05, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100705/u1a5309029.html
Police
中国开展第四次全国“严打” (China Launches Its Fourth National "Strike Hard" Campaign)
Radio Free Asia, July 03, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yanda-07032010083134.html
Population
China to Become Urban Country by 2015
The Daily Telegraph, July 04, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/7871174/China-to-become-urban-country-by-2015.html
State Security
Chinese Court Sentences US Geologist to 8 Years
Associated Press, July 05, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100705/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_detained_american
Three Gorges
三峡库区水质恶化 治理形势紧迫 (Three Gorges Water Quality Worsening, Urgent Improvement Needed)
Radio Free Asia, July 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sanxia-07022010155123.html
XUAR
Fear in China's Urumqi City as Riot Anniversary Looms
Associated Press, July 05, 2010
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1309264
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美国国家民主基金会举办新疆“七五事件”周年座谈 (National Endowment for Democracy Holds Seminar for Anniversary of Xinjiang Unrest)
Radio Free Asia, July 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/de-07022010151940.html

新疆乌鲁木齐警方夜间设卡检查车辆 (Police Sets Up Vehicle Checkpoints in Urumqi, Xinjiang at Night)
China News Service, July 04, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0704/19/6AP824T600014AEE.html

乌鲁木齐实行三色暂住证制度管理外来人员 (Urumqi Implements a "Three Color" Temporary Residence Permit System for Managing Migrant Workers)
Radio Free Asia, July 03, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wu-07032010082116.html

Job Discrimination Riles China's Uighurs
Agence France-Presse, July 04, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100705/wl_asia_afp/chinaxinjiangunrestanniversaryemployment

China Tries to Remove Uighur Language Barrier
Financial Times, July 04, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f5952bba-8785-11df-9f37-00144feabdc0.html