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, September 13, 2010

September 13, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties

Putting China's Best Face Forward
China Daily, September 12, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/12/content_11290170.htm

Education
郑州一学校发钱让学生教师节给老师送礼 (Henan: School Distributes Money to Students to Give to Their Teachers)
Henan Business Daily, September 13, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0913/02/6GE8JBDS00014AED.html

Environment
Deep Cracks Appear in North China Farmland
Xinhua News Agency, September 13, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/13/content_11294920.htm

Human Rights Defenders
北京维权律师被610办公室禁接法轮功学员案件 (Beijing Lawyer Prevented from Representing Falun Gong Practitioner by Anti-FLG Agency)
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/fa-09112010163434.html
Related information:
Lawyer Barred from Representing Client by “6-10” Agents 北京维权律师被610办公室禁接法轮功学员案件
Human Rights in China, September 10, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/189181
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/20907
Land Policy
Three Chinese Set Themselves Ablaze in Property Row: Report
Agence France-Presse, September 13, 2010
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1373135

Law
海南拟对律师出庭实行等级制 引争议后取消 (Hainan Withdraws Proposed Level Classification System for Lawyers)
Procuratorial Daily, September 13, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100913/u1a5444992.html

Migrant Workers
农民工子女就学遭遇高门槛 政策并非“尚方宝剑” (Policy Not the Solution for Migrant Workers' Children's Schooling Issues)
People's Daily, September 12, 2010
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/2010/09-12/2527147.shtml

Population
北京顺义控制流动人口模式被指歧视 (Beijing Shunyi Mode of Floating Population Control Condemned as Discrimination)
Beijing Time, September 13, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0913/04/6GEEBAT60001124J.html

Protests and Petitions
保安公司专职截访 (Security Co. Specializes in Petitioner Retrieval)
Caijing Magazine, September 13, 2010
http://www.caijing.com.cn/2010-09-13/110519727.html

Public Health
山东近百妇女免费体检被骗动手术 (Shandong: ~100 Women Tricked into Operation by Promise of Free Heath Exam)
Qilu Evening News, September 12, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0912/14/6GCV20PO00011229.html

Unapproved Drug Suspected in Infections
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=92cc20e5f960b210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Mass Measles Vaccination Plan Sparks Outcry
Associated Press, September 12, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100912/ap_on_he_me/as_china_vaccination_backlash

Three Gorges
Yellow River Reportage Lands Writer in Jail
Caixin, September 10, 2010
http://english.caing.com/2010-09-10/100179324.html

XUAR
Xinjiang Continues to Face Threats of Terrorism
Xinhua News Agency, September 11, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/11/content_11289427.htm