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.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

June 29, 2010

News
Civil Society

China's Activist Groups Grow, Even Without Official Blessing
McClatchy Newspapers, June 28, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100628/wl_mcclatchy/3550966

Government
Party Pledges Greater Transparency
China Daily, June 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/29/content_10031454.htm

Hong Kong
Democrats 'May Face Attacks' in July 1 March
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ff42162430f79210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
A Prosperous Lawyer Aids China's Migrant Workers
Christian Science Monitor, June 28, 2010
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2010/0628/A-prosperous-lawyer-aids-China-s-migrant-workers

Christians Held to Extort Cash, Say Wife, Lawyer
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a555162430f79210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

福州3网民因「诽谤罪」二审被判1至2年 (3 Fujianese Netizens Sentenced to 1-2 Years for Slander)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-sentence-06282010090546.html

Land Policy
Man Who Lived in Tree on Trial
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1dc5162430f79210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

100,000 People Relocated for Land Collapse
China Daily, June 28, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/28/content_10030978.htm

China to Move Tens of Thousands for Huge Water Scheme
Reuters, June 29, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSTOE65S027

Law
政府发公函要求法院驳回村民索赔 (Government Issues Letter Requiring Court Dismiss Villager's Compensation Claim)
The Beijing News, June 29, 2010
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2010-06/29/content_1114587.htm

Media
Google Switches China Censorship Tactics
The Daily Telegraph, June 29, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/7860386/Google-switches-China-censorship-tactics.html

Military
China Bans Online Love for Soldiers
Reuters, June 28, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100628/od_nm/us_china_dating

Multilateral
G20峰会后的中国外贸外交前景 (Trade and Diplomacy of China after G20 Summit)
Southern Metropolis Daily, June 29, 2010
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2010-06/29/content_1114532.htm

Protests and Petitions
中山多镇村民聚市府 土地账不清维权不断 (Guangdong Villagers Continue Land Protests outside Municipal Government)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zs-06282010151446.html

西安老教师被逼迁 集体往省府情愿 (Xi'an Teachers Petition Local Government en Masse after Being Kicked Out Homes)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xa-06282010135846.html

Rural Issues
China's Push to Develop Its West Hasn't Closed Income Gap with East, Critics Say
The Washington Post, June 29, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/28/AR2010062804979.html

XUAR
乌鲁木齐基层监控干部称 维族人串门要核实 (Urumqi Officials: Uyghurs Must be Checked before Visiting Others)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/rfa-06282010094459.html