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, March 29, 2010

March 27-29, 2010

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Missing Chinese Dissident Lawyer Gao Zhisheng 'Alive'
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 29, 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8591566.stm

Related News:
Wife Confirms Dissident Chinese Lawyer Is Alive
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), March 29, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100329/ap_on_re_as/as_china_missing_lawyer

News

Children
Child Death Rates Highlight Urban-rural Split
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), March 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5502ec8d2ea97210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD


Disasters
Drought Affects 24 Million People in Yunnan
China Daily, March 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/2010-03/26/content_9650812.htm

Related News:
Fights Break Out over Scarce Drinking Water
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cc088437ea5a7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD


200 People Rescued from Snowstorms in Xinjiang
China Daily, March 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/28/content_9653142.htm

Freedom of Movement
China Bars Noted Scholar From Planned Trip to U.S.
New York Times, March 29, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/27/world/asia/27china.html


Hong Kong
Democracy Rally Stand-off Ends in Arrest of Student
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3245987da15a7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD


Human Rights Defenders
毒奶粉維權家長明受審 (Tainted Milk Activist's Trial to Begin Tomorrow)
Ming Pao, March 29, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100329/caa2.htm

谢福林兄弟两人偷电被判刑6 (Hunan Activist Xie Fulin and His Brother Both Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for "Stealing Electricity")
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_verdict-03262010122246.html


Labor
152 Trapped in North China Coal Mine Flooding
China Daily, March 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/28/content_9653105.htm


Land Policy
China's Forced Evictions Cause Instability
Reuters, March 29, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62R13U20100328


Law
Bar on Diplomats at Trial of Rio Tinto Executive a 'Breach of Law'
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), March 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4e188437ea5a7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News:
Rio China Trial Defendant Says Treated Fairly: Lawyer
Reuters, March 29, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62P1YA20100326


Media
‘Dove’ Pun on Google Causes a Stir in China
Financial Times, March 29, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1bb64130-3a83-11df-b6d5-00144feabdc0.html

Mainland Media Feisty Despite Beijing's Efforts
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=51588437ea5a7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD


Protests and Petitions
Dozens Injured in Wild Street Brawl
China
Daily, March 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/29/content_9653442.htm

Farmer Dies, Dad Injured in Fire Protest
China Daily, March 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/29/content_9653963.htm


Public Health
广东疫苗受害家长到省疾病控制中心门口抗议 (Guangdong Parents of Children Who Get Sick After Vaccination Protest at Province-level Disease Control Center)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guang-03282010152521.html


State Security
China Spends Record Amount Targeting Domestic Security Threats
The Daily Telegraph, March 29, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/7532354/China-spends-record-amount-targeting-domestic-security-threats.html


Tibet
Tibetans Reported Detained
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/detained-03262010155455.html


XUAR
Uyghur’s Release Sought
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/gheyret-niyaz-03252010154625.html