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, June 24, 2011

Corruption

Communist Party Clamps Down on Graft Ahead of Anniversary
Irish Times, June 24, 2011
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0624/1224299524549.html

Food Security

河北毒奶粉案 四人判監 (Hubei: Four Imprisoned in Tainted Milk Case)
Sing Tao Daily, June 24, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2364543/1.html

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)

Ai Weiwei's Release Elicits Calls for China to Free More Dissidents
Christian Science Monitor, June 23, 2011
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2011/0623/Ai-Weiwei-s-release-elicits-calls-for-China-to-free-more-dissidents
Related news:
Taiwanese President Calls for Other Chinese Dissidents to Be Released
Central News Agency, June 23, 2011
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aIPL&ID=201106230013

Human Rights Defender – Xu Zerong (徐泽荣)

Freed Academic Will Fight for Justice
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2bcc1b8035db0310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Yang Zaixin (杨在新)

杨在新被阻见律师 (Lawyer Detained on Witness Tampering Charges Kept from Seeing Own Attorney)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_lawyer_a-06232011103841.html

Human Rights Defenders

No Softening of Beijing's Tough Line on Activists
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c7ec1b8035db0310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Internet

“爸爸恒久远”—网络帮公民表达民主诉求 (The Internet Helps Ordinary People Voice Appeals for Democracy)
Deutsche Welle, June 24, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15184507,00.html

Religion

China Wants to Ordain Bishops 'without Delay'
Agence France-Presse, June 24, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hxbtI4zWB3M5K9D6NFRQ5-EIcVMw

Tibet

中共建党九十周年将至 四川藏人示威逾六十人被捕 (On the Eve of the CPC's 90th, 60+ Tibetan Protesters Held in Garze)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/d-06232011095126.html
Related news:
Tibetans Held in Kardze
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/kardze-06232011123830.html