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.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Censorship and Surveillance

艾未未:“监控门”会刺激中国 (Ai Weiwei: NSA Surveillance Will Encourage China’s Information Control)
Deutsche Welle, June 12, 2013
http://dw.de/p/18oGL

Children

小学营养餐被曝全是青菜没油水(图) (Underfunded, Schools Struggle to Provide Government-Mandated “Nutritious” Meals)
China National Radio, June 12, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/p/2013-06-12/183627380678.shtml

Education

媒体称高考备考成本30年涨幅超8万倍 (Gaokao Preparation Costs 80,000 Times More than 30 Years Ago)
China National Radio, June 12, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0611/19/9144CCPO00014JB5.html

Environment

广西环保厅删除文件中镉污染处置创奇迹语句 (Authorities Remove Text Glorifying Flawed Pollution Management as Controversy Rises on Weibo)
China News Service, June 12, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-06-12/210627381047.shtml

Freedom of Expression and Privacy

Edward Snowden: Hong Kong Activists Plan Rally in Support of Whistleblower
The Guardian, June 12, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/12/hong-kong-rally-edward-snowden

Health

中国每分钟有6人被确诊为癌症 年龄层两级分化 (New Cancer Case Every Six Minutes, Expert Says Pollution Likely Underestimated as Cause of Cancer Deaths)
Xinhua News Agency, June 12, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0612/15/9168A1A200014OVB.html

Hukou

男子称户口带来悲剧:最需要时没有有时不需要 (No Education, Job, or Health Benefits—Tragedy of a Non-Urban Hukou)
Xinhua News Agency, June 12, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2013-06-12/203027380987.shtml

Human Rights Defenders

Masanjia Filmmaker Held in Beijing over "Illegal Publishing"
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/du-bin-06112013134904.html

维权村长出狱:要讨回清白 (Released from Prison, Rights Activist Maintains Innocence, Vows to Appeal)
Deutsche Welle, June 11, 2013
http://dw.de/p/18nh1

For more information on Xu Kun, see:
广西白虎头村两维权村民刑满获释
Guangxi Villagers Who Fought Land Appropriation Released from Prison
Human Rights in China, June 08, 2012
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6112
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6111

Intellectual Property Rights

中国“盗版软件大王”在美被判12年监禁
U.S. Jails Chinese Man Guilty of $100m Software Scam
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 12, 2013
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22867364
EN: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/06/130612_china_software_piracy_us.shtml

Internet

Public Call on Chinese Officials to Declare Assets Goes Viral on Weibo
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1258969/public-call-chinese-officials-declare-assets-goes-viral-weibo

Reeducation-Through-Labor

Behind Cry for Help From China Labor Camp
The New York Times, June 11, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/world/asia/man-details-risks-in-exposing-chinas-forced-labor.html?ref=asia&_r=0

Religion

China's House Church Crackdown Gathers Pace
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/crackdown-06112013102559.html

Tibet

辩经大法会在甘孜尼措寺举行 一尼姑借机自焚抗议
Tibetan Nun Sets Herself Ablaze in New Self-Immolation Protest
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2013
CH:http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-06112013134937.html
EN:http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/protest-06112013161828.html

Women

女权工作者叶海燕获释后遭到骚扰 (Rights Defender Ye Haiyan Harassed after Released)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 12, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/06/130612_china_guangxi_activist.shtml