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, November 19, 2010

November 19, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

Six Countries Turn Down Nobel Ceremony Invite: Institute
Agence France-Presse, November 18, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jFKAVM8BeOqhxL1nyx51HrJhK2Mw

Nobel Winner’s Absence May Delay Awarding of Prize
New York Times, November 18, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/world/asia/19nobel.html

諾委會批中國所為前所未見 (What China Did Is Unprecedented: Nobel Committee)
Ming Pao, November 19, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101118/4/lbzf.html

U.S. Worries Over Nobel Pick's Wife
The Wall Street Journal, November 19, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703374304575622063375802420.html


News
Corruption

Policeman Settles China Hit-And-Run Case with Cash
Associated Press, November 18, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101118/ap_on_re_as/as_china_policeman_and_the_peasant

国家药监局处级官员受审承认收25家公司贿赂 (SFDA Officials Admit to Receiving Bribes from 25 Companies)
The Beijing Times, November 19, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1119/03/6LQSIA8N00014AED.html

Disasters
Shanghai fire toll at 58; Beijing reviews projects
Associated Press, November 19, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101119/ap_on_re_as/as_china_fire

Human Rights Defenders
Supporters of Jailed Activist under Pressure
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=63a349bdd2f5c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders -- Zheng Enchong, 郑恩宠
王宇二审维持原判 郑恩宠被传唤抄家 (Appellate Court Upholds Wang Yu’s Sentence; Zheng Enchong Summoned and House Raided)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-11182010143753.html
Related information:
In Important Move, Railway Court Vacates Lawyer’s Sentence on Appeal, Citing Unclear Facts 北京铁路中院裁定撤销王宇“故意伤害罪”原判
Human Rights in China, August 11, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/176813
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/20292
Labor
Dispute over Coal Mine Leaves 9 Dead in SW China
Xinhua News Agency, November 19, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/19/content_11573972.htm

乌鲁木齐60余工人讨薪引发群殴致10人受伤 (10 Injured in Urumqi Brawl after 60+ Workers Gather to Discuss Wages)
Xinhua News Agency, November 18, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1118/11/6LP3L4CM00014JB5.html

Land Policy
中国《城市房屋拆迁管理条例》立法受阻修改无期 (Amendment to Urban Housing Demolition Regulations on Hold Indefinitely)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chai-11182010094258.html

Religion
Vatican in New Dispute with China
Associated Press, November 18, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101118/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_china

京城多名基督徒受骚扰 黑社会流氓化恶招不断 (Christians in Beijing Harassed: Mafiaization Continues Unabated)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ji-11182010095425.html

Society
2,000 Arrested during Asian Games
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=68f649bdd2f5c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD