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.

Friday, April 09, 2010

April 09, 2010

News

Bilateral Ties
China 'Watching' Kyrgyzstan
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/kyrgyzstan-04082010111654.html

Death Penalty
3 Japanese Drug Smugglers Executed in NE China
China Daily, April 09, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/09/content_9707077.htm


Disasters
Relatives Closely Watched During Long Wait
South China Morning Post, April 09, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2378b56f65ed7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
Two More Officials Dead in Suspected Suicide
South China Morning Post, April 09, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f2e7c76cfedd7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD


Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (
高智晟)
李和平杨子立分别探望高智晟 (Li Heping, Yang Zili Visit Gao Zhisheng)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-Gao-04082010103927.html

Related Information:
HRIC Statement: Chinese Government Should Respect Gao Zhisheng’s Rights

Human Rights in China, April 08, 2010
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/173544


Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (
胡佳)
Jailed China Activist Seeks Medical Parole: Wife
Associated Press, April 09, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100408/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsdissident


Media
Facebook Plans to Enter China
China Daily, April 09, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/09/content_9707785.htm

China Urges Asian Media Outlets to Deepen Co-op
China Daily, April 09, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/09/content_9706460.htm

Beijing Resets Relations With the Internet
Asia Times Online, April 09, 2010
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LD09Ad01.html


Police
湖北在押男子看守所死亡 警方称其"洗脸死" (Man Found Dead in Custody after Drowning at Basin, Hubei Police Say)
Net Ease, April 09, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0409/08/63QLBS8I00011229.html


Protests and Petitions
湖北援越抗美退伍军人大规模上访 (Thousand Retired Soldiers Organize Mass Petition in Hubei)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hubei-04082010134033.html


Public Health
湖南兒童醫院被揭用工業氧 (Using Industrial Oxygen at Hunan Children's Hospital Alleged)
Global Times (via Ming Pao), April 09, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20100409/ca51112i.htm