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.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

December 23, 2010

News
Civil Society
“中国艾滋病公益组织受当局骚扰” (HIV/AIDS Group Aizhixing under Investigation by Tax and Public Security Authorities)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 22, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/12/101222_china_aids.shtml

Government
广东出台规定鼓励实名举报 60日内须办结 (Guangdong Issues Provisional Measures Encouraging the Recording of Informants' Real Names)
Southern Daily, December 22, 2010
http://gd.nfdaily.cn/content/2010-12/22/content_18649199.htm

Human Rights Defenders
流亡中国异见记者可能被泰国驱逐出境 (Dissident Journalist Sun Shucai Facing Deportation from Thailand)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/thailand_dissident-12222010112334.html
Related news:
Rights Groups' Concern over Thailand Asylum Arrests
Agence France-Presse, December 22, 2010
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20101222-254268.html
Law
Former Homeless Shelter Official Detained on Human Trafficking Allegations
Shanghai Daily, December 23, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.org/article/?id=458089&type=National

北京一村民阻拦强拆被打死 8被告最重获无期 (8 Sentenced up to Life for Beating to Death Beijing Villager Blocking Demolition)
The Beijing News, December 23, 2010
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2010-12/23/content_184313.htm

Politics
China Demotes Foreign Minister
Al Jazeera, December 23, 2010
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/12/2010122282718341434.html

Heir Apparent Showing His Stripes
Asia Times Online, December 22, 2010
http://atimes.com/atimes/China/LL22Ad01.html

Poverty
Poverty Relief for Ethnic Minorities
South China Morning Post, December 23, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8e27308a1ce0d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
全国两千民办教师进京上访 (2000 Private Teachers from Across China Head to Beijing to Petition for Equal Standing)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shang-12222010100821.html

Religion
Beijing Sneers at Vatican’s ‘Dangerous’ Complaints over State-appointed Catholic Bishops
Associated Press, December 22, 2010
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/beijing-sneers-at-vaticans-dangerous-complaints-over-state-appointed-catholic-bishops/article1846849/

Tibet
Sentenced Monks Drop from Sight Drop
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/monks-12222010163931.html