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, November 25, 2010

November 25, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Chinese Dissent Crackdown Shrinks Nobel Turnout
Associated Press, November 24, 2010
http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2010/11/24/chinese_dissent_crackdown_shrinks_nobel_turnout/

万延海证实将出席诺贝尔和平奖颁奖礼 (Wan Yanhai Confirms Peace Prize Ceremony Attendance)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 24, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/11/101124_nobel_liu_wanyanhai.shtml

专访:张先玲谈刘晓波获诺贝尔和平奖 (Exclusive: Tiananmen Mothers' Zhang Xianling Discusses Liu's Nobel Prize Win)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 24, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/11/101124_iv_zhangxianling.shtml


News
Corruption
四川成立预防腐败局 监察厅长兼任局长 (Sichuan Establishes Anti-Corruption Bureau: Provincial Supervision Department Head to Become Bureau Chief)
Sichuan Online, November 25, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101125/u1a5570012.html

Food Security
Search on for Melamine Dairy Drinks
China Daily, November 25, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/25/content_11604830.htm

Human Rights Defender -- Ai Weiwei, 艾未未
Artist-Activist Digging Up Names of Fire Victims
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b2e85148dce7c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender -- Qin Yongmin, 秦永敏
秦永敏将出狱文稿或被扣 其前妻被抄家帐户被冻结 (Qin Soon to Be Released, Manuscripts May Be Seized; Ex-wife’s Home Raided, Accounts Frozen)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qin-11222010095148.html

Land Policy
Reform to End Violent Demolitions
China Daily, November 25, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/25/content_11604795.htm

湖南祁阳村民不满征地补偿 抬棺材堵水泥厂暴流血冲突 (Hunan Villagers Unhappy with Land Compensation: Raising Coffins for Cement Factory Leads to Violent Bloodshed)
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hunan-11242010103342.html

Law
中国司法部要求严格律师执业准入条件 (Ministry of Justice Demands Lawyers Uphold Onerous Conditions)
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sifa-11242010105620.html

Media
Internet Offers Netizens a New Voice
China Daily, November 25, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/25/content_11604803.htm

Religion
The Vatican Denounces China over Ordination of Own Bishop
Associated Press, November 25, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2010/11/25/281239/The-Vatican.htm

Social Security
Local Gov'ts Subsidize Low-income Earners
Xinhua News Agency, November 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/24/content_11598436.htm

XUAR
Chinese Immigrants Killed in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/immigrants-11242010133344.html