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.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

February 24, 2011

Top news
Protests and Petitions
Calls for a ‘Jasmine Revolution’ in China Persist
New York Times, February 24, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/world/asia/24china.html

China Charges Subversion for Protest Repostings
Associated Press, February 24, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110224/ap_on_re_as/as_china_protest_calls

Two Rights Lawyers Prevented from Leaving China
Deutsche Presse Agentur, February 24, 2011
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1621652.php/Two-rights-lawyers-prevented-from-leaving-China

茉莉花茶不好喝 中国更多网友失踪 (More Netizens Missing after "Jasmine Revolution" Posts)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m0223-dx2e-02232011160616.html
Related information:
Lawyers and Activists Detained, Summoned, and Harassed in “Jasmine Rallies” Crackdown
众多律师和维权活跃人士因“茉莉花集会”遭打压
Human Rights in China, February 23, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/192623
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/28795

News
Bilateral Ties
卡扎菲以天安门镇压自辩 中国难独善其身 (Gaddafi Invokes Tiananmen in Defense of Suppression)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dx1e-02232011161047.html

Death Penalty
Exiled Uighurs Worried on Death Sentences
Agence France-Presse, February 23, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110223/wl_asia_afp/chinaxinjiangunrestrightsattacksus

Education
北京强制小学生向党旗致敬 (Beijing Forces Elementary Students to Pledge Allegiance to the Flag)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xuesheng-02232011101608.html
Related news:
全市小学今后将办出党旗仪式 (Beijing Elementary Students to Hold Monthly Flag Ceremony)
The Beijing Times, February 21, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-02/21/content_633609.htm
教育部将统一城乡教师工资明确禁止择校费 (Education Ministry to Standardize Teacher Salaries to Avoid "Optional" Fees in Rural Areas)
The Beijing Times, February 24, 2011
http://www.yangtse.com/news/gn/201102/t20110224_789444.htm

Food Security
WADA Seeks Tainted Beef Info from China
China Post, February 24, 2011
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2011/02/24/292293/WADA-seeks.htm

Government
Deputies Seek Answers on Asian Games Budget
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=50fafaced635e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Airline Officials Jailed for People Smuggling
Deutsche Presse Agentur, February 24, 2011
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1621618.php/Hong-Kong-airline-officials-jailed-for-people-smuggling
Related news:
Four Jailed for Bribery over Mainland Visitors
Xinhua News Agency, February 23, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/23/content_12068271.htm
Human Rights Defender – Hada (哈达)
哈达与家人接受访问片段曝光 揭露续遭中国当局禁锢 (Hada Remains in Detention over Two Months following Sentence End)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hada-02232011113710.html
Related information:
About the Individual: Hada
Incorporating Responsibility 2008
http://www.ir2008.org/04/about.php
Law
Organ Traffickers May Get Death Penalty
China Daily, February 24, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/24/content_12068493.htm

产销“毒害食品”拟半年起刑 (Tainted-food Makers, Wage-withholding Bosses, and Repeat Offenders May Face Longer Jail Terms)
The Beijing Times, February 24, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-02/24/content_634691.htm

Migrant Workers
新闻出版总署要求停办靠收取版面费生存期刊 (GAPP: Academic Journals Charging Page Fees Will Be Closed Down)
The Beijing News, February 23, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2011-02/23/c_121115302.htm

Public Health
Mining Company Blamed for Teeth Woes
Shanghai Daily, February 24, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2011/201102/20110224/article_464598.htm

调查:人均年输液8瓶首因在病人其次是医生 (Study: Patient Requests for IVs Raise Rates above Global Average)
China Youth Daily, February 24, 2011
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2011-02/24/nw.D110000zgqnb_20110224_2-07.htm

Society
Moves on Way to Aid Stability, Harmony
China Daily, February 24, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/24/content_12068852.htm
Related news:
《瞭望》专访陈冀平:2011年社会和谐稳定新部署 (Chen Yiping on Harmony and Stability in 2011)
Outlook, February 24, 2011
http://www.lwgcw.com/NewsShow.aspx?newsId=18872