HRIC Daily Brief

Friday, June 24, 2011

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

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Government

Independent Poll Candidates Harassed
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1766dc3b5f7b0310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
Direct Elections Advocate Yao Lifa Missing
直选活跃人士姚立法失踪
HRIC Bulletin, June 22, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5394
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5395

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)

Chinese Activist Ai Weiwei Freed, But Silenced
The Globe and Mail, June 23, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/chinese-activist-ai-weiwei-freed-but-silenced/article2071364/

Related news:
艾未未：1年內不准twitter (Ai: No Twitter for a Year)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 23, 2011
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20110623/news_20110623_55_764728.htm

艾未未說:我就像這事沒有發生過 (Ai Weiwei: It's as If Nothing Happened)
Deutsche Welle, June 22, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15183420,00.html

Human Rights Defender – Xu Zerong (徐泽荣)

HK Scholar Freed from Guangdong Prison
Radio Television Hong Kong , June 23, 2011
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20110623/news_20110623_56_764666.htm

Internet

China Restricts Popular Report-a-bribe Websites
Associated Press, June 22, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110622/ap_on_re_as/as_china_bribery_battle

Labor

'We Can't Contain Our Anger Any Longer'
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=819890f9448b0310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy

成都市新繁镇出动民兵抢占农民土地 (Chengdu Dispatches People's Militia to Seize Peasants' Land)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chengdu-06222011161853.html

Politics

Former Village Official Detained
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/official-06222011105802.html

广州市委书记:增城聚众滋事根源系社会管理滞后 (Guangzhou Gov't: Mass Unrest Result of Insufficient Social Supervision)
Southern Daily, June 23, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110623/u1a5957610.html

群众演员扮保安驱村民 (Extras Hired to Play Security to Drive Off Protesting Villagers)
The Beijing News, June 22, 2011
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2011-06/22/content_245781.htm

Related news:
Movie Extras Hired to Stop Villagers' Protests
Shanghai Daily, June 23, 2011
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2011-06/23/content_22842238.htm

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Environment

Murders Raise Questions about Resource
Xinhua News Agency, June 22, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-06/21/content_12747729.htm

Hong Kong

Pan-democrat Walkout over By-elections
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 22, 2011
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20110622/news_20110622_56_764336.htm

Human Rights Defender – Yao Lifa (姚立法)

Scholar Held amid Election Bid
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/elections-06212011164200.html

IMAR

Death for Chinese Man in Case That Fueled Protests
Associated Press, June 21, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110621/ap_on_re_as/as_china_unrest

Internet

New Domains May Subvert Censorship
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/domains-06212011174758.html

Land Policy

警察抓人助征地 (Liaoning: Police Aid Land Requisition by Making Detentions)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liao-06212011161206.html

Migrant Workers

农民工改变中国 (Migrant Workers and How They've Changed China)
Southern Metropolis Daily, June 22, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/b/59/b59a51a3c0bf9c52/Blog/2bb/9429c9.html

Police

监狱劳教系统深入推进规范化管理年活动 (Prison and Reeducation-Through-Labor Systems to Undertake Management Standardization Activities)
Legal Daily, June 22, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2011-06/22/content_2756358.htm

Religion

北京守望教会续受打压15教友被扣 (Another 15 Practitioners Detained as Harassment of Beijing's Shouwang Church Continues)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_religion-06212011105412.html

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Human Rights Defenders

No Charge for Detained Artist
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/charge-06202011171121.html

Wife of Jailed China Dissident Returns Home
Agence France-Presse, June 21, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hXSMWaW6etbOjv-R_yCrhxC57hjA

北海四律师被拘：刑诉法306条之争 (Four Guangxi Lawyers Detained on Suspicion of Witness Tampering)
21st Century Business Herald, June 21, 2011
http://www.21cbh.com/HTML/2011-6-21/wMMDAwMDI0NTcwMA.html

Related information:
Guangxi Rights Defense Lawyer Detained for “Witness Tampering”
广西北海老资格维权律师杨在新因涉嫌“妨害作证罪”被拘留
HRIC Bulletin, June 16, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5383
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5384

Internet

重庆设“互联网特区” 没有防火墙 (Chongqing Plans a Special Internet Region with No Internet Blockades)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_internet-06202011120058.html

Related news:
重庆“云特区”﹕一块没有防火长城的地方 (Chongqing's Special Region without the Great Firewall)
Southern Weekend, June 17, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/21cbh/content/2011-06/17/content_25611155.htm

Land Policy

Academic Calls for Gov't to Exit Land Market
Caixin, June 21, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-06-21/100271686.html

国土资源部：土地管理法修订重点为征地制度 (Land Ministry: Requisition System a Focus Point in Revision of the Land Administration Law)
Legal Daily, June 21, 2011
http://news.qq.com/a/20110621/000585.htm

Media

Official Probed over Media Threats
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=db66808087da0310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers

英媒：中国面临民工积怨大爆炸危险 (British Media: China Faces Danger from Pent-Up Worker Resentment)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 20, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/06/110620_press_china_migrant.shtml

Related news:
China’s Restive Migrant Workers
Financial Times, June 19, 2011
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b2239ad8-9a9e-11e0-bab2-00144feab49a.html

Protests and Petitions

交警野蛮执法爆发合肥四天千人示威 (Hefei, Anhui: Protests over Four Days against Traffic Cops' Harshness Leads to Violent Clash)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_clash-06202011100725.html

Monday, June 20, 2011

Human Rights Defender – Hu Jia (胡佳)

深圳赴京接夫出獄胡佳妻突失聯絡 (Hu Jia's Wife Zeng Jinyan Loses Contact after Departing Shenzhen for Beijing to Welcome Hu Home from Prison)
Oriental Daily, June 20, 2011
http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20110620/00178_012.html

Related news:
Wife of Jailed China Dissident Disappears: Report
Agence France-Presse, June 20, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jHmuNifkG9-2ZAUsmG1kzM1CRs4Q

胡佳刑期將屆滿　太太獲准見面 (Hu Jia's Wife and Mother to Meet with Him Prior to His Impending Release)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 20, 2011
http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20110620/news_20110620_55_763862.htm

The wife of imprisoned HIV/AIDS activist Hu Jia (胡佳), Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕), has fallen out of contact since leaving Shenzhen for Beijing on June 19. Although she boarded the plane in Shenzhen, she was not seen arriving at the Beijing airport; she is suspected of having been detained by authorities. According to an e-mail to a family friend, Zeng and Hu’s mother had been permitted to meet with Hu before his release. Hu was convicted of inciting subversion of state power in April 2008. He is expected to be released on Sunday, June 26, 2011.

Bilateral Ties

China's No to Signing Water Sharing Pact Imperils India
Times News Network, June 19, 2011
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Chinas/articleshow/8907623.cms

Xinjiang Party Boss in Rare US Visit
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/visit-06172011153307.html

Government

姚立法家遭恶意破坏　当局持续打压独立参选人 (Authorities' Harassment of Independent Candidates Continues)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yao-06192011110649.html

Related news:
Chinese Activists Harness Twitter to Campaign in Elections
The Daily Telegraph, June 19, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8585125/Chinese-activists-harness-Twitter-to-campaign-in-elections.html

Related information:
郑州市长独立候选人曹天对话当地官员
Dialogue between a Local Official and Cao Tian, Independent Mayoral Candidate for Zhengzhou
Cao Tian, June 10, 2011
CH: http://www.boxun.com/news/gb/china/2011/06/201106100212.shtml
EN: http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2011/06/local-official-to-independent-mayoral-candidate-the-first-bird-that-takes-wing-is-the-first-bird-to-get-shot/

Land Policy

拆迁户等待18年仍未搬进还建房 (Residents Forced to Resettle Are Still Waiting for a Home after 18 Years)
Chutian Metropolis Daily, June 20, 2011
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2011-06-18/113422663789.shtml

Police

江苏公安厅长:绝不允许公安参加强拆 (Jiangsu: Police Officers Not Permitted to Participate in Forced Demolitions)
Yangtse Evening Post, June 18, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0618/04/76Q7HEKH00014AED.html

Protests and Petitions

Claims of Injustice Spur Wave of Unrest in China
McClatchy Newspapers, June 20, 2011
http://www.freep.com/article/20110619/NEWS07/106190534/Claims-injustice-spur-wave-unrest-China

Zengcheng Offers Cash, Residency to Informers
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a8e49382868a0310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

河源爆衝突村民稱警察打死人 (Heyuan, Guangdong: Villagers Purport Police Beat a Man to Death during Clash over Lead Poisoning)
Ming Pao, June 20, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2360591/1.html

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

China Celebrates Anniversary of Group with a Long Blacklist
New York Times, June 17, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/17/world/asia/17iht-china17.html

Tibet

拉薩氣氛平和安保未見緊張 (Atmosphere Calm in Lhasa on 60th Anniversary of Its "Peaceful Liberation")
Ming Pao, June 19, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2359877/1.html

Friday, June 17, 2011

Bilateral Ties

欧盟和中国的人权对话在北京闭门举行 (Beijing: EU and China Hold Closed-Door Meeting on Human Rights)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ren-06162011093425.html

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)

陸維權律師陳光誠遭暴力虐待 (Barefoot Lawyer Chen Guangcheng Cruelly Beaten)
Central News Agency, June 17, 2011
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/110617/5/2thbo.html

Related news:
Blind China Activist Beaten Unconscious: Wife
Agence France-Presse, June 17, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jn7j_rKbmOa8WqPCtVyp6JggmMsg

Death Penalty

City Plans Death Penalty to Ensure Food Safety
Xinhua News Agency, June 16, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-06/16/content_12716529.htm

Human Rights Defenders

刘仕辉获释王宇出狱 (Detained Attorney Liu Renhui and Imprisoned Attorney Wang Yu Both Released)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_lawyer-06162011104338.html

Media

Chinese Film Director Hits Out at State Censorship
The Guardian, June 16, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/16/chinese-film-director-hits-censorship

Protests and Petitions

China Detains Man for Spreading Online Rumors, Causing Riot
Agence France-Presse, June 17, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2011/06/17/2003506012

Group: Chinese Forces Suppress New Unrest in East
Associated Press, June 17, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110616/ap_on_re_as/as_china_unrest

“上访被劳教”横幅挂遍遵义毛石镇 (Banner Proclaiming Petitioner's Fate of Reeducation-Through-Labor outside Government Building Leads to Calls of Fear-Mongering)
Southern Metropolis Daily, June 16, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/3/5a/35af6eb6487accf1/Blog/e4a/2262c9.html

郑州失地群体连续请愿遭镇压 (Zhengzhou: Seven Villagers Protesting and Petitioning against Demolitions Detained by Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/di-06162011152237.html

Labor

不滿工時長東莞2000人罷工 (Dongguan: Dissatisfied with Work Hours, 2K Go on Strike)
Ming Pao, June 17, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2358187/1.html

Police

Calls for Reform Put Forced Confessions under the Spotlight
China Daily, June 17, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-06/17/content_12719025.htm

Tibet

Kardze Protests Escalate
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/escalate-06162011170733.html

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Human Rights Defenders

广西维权律师又陷伪证门被捕前留证据称被构陷 (Two Guangxi Human Rights Lawyers Detained on Charges of Obstructing Evidence)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weiquan-06152011155314.html

Yang Zaixin (杨在新) and Yang Zhonghan (杨忠汉), attorneys in Beihai, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, have been detained on charges of obstructing evidence. On Tuesday, June 14, police officers detained Yang Zaixin and confiscated several items from his home; on Wednesday, officers informed his wife that he had been sent to a detention center and was being held on charges of obstructing evidence gathering. Yang Zhonghan, Yang Zaixin's nephew, was also detained on Tuesday. Yang Zaixin has represented several sensitive cases on land grabs by the government. According to RFA, he was told in April this year that the police were intending to imprison him for instigating false testimonies and obstructing evidence.

Corruption

Corrupt Cadres Fled with 800b Yuan
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d003eee9b9390310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law

广州律师会见在押当事人将不被监听录音 (Guangzhou: Attorney-Client Meetings to Be Private, No Recordings)
Guangzhou Daily, June 16, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0616/04/76L5D60500014AED.html

Media

中国官员建记者黑名单提法引争议 (Ministry of Health Official Suggests Blacklisting Reporters, Sets Off Controversy)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 16, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/06/110616_china_food_safety_journalist.shtml

Related information:
Planned Journalist Blacklist Angers Media
China Media Project, June 15, 2011
http://cmp.hku.hk/2011/06/15/13251/

Politics

China Marks 90th Anniversary of Communist Party
USA Today, June 16, 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-06-15-china-communist-party-90th-anniversary_n.htm

Insecure at the Top in China
New York Times, June 15, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/16/world/asia/16iht-letter16.html

Party Unharmed by Guangdong Riots
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=06d5eee9b9390310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health

China "Covered Up" Risk to Children from Lead
Al Jazeera, June 15, 2011
http://english.aljazeera.net//news/asia-pacific/2011/06/201161511629677417.html

Related news:
中国政府试图掩盖好几省出现铅中毒案例 (Authorities Attempt to Censor News on Lead Poisoning in Several Provinces)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qian-06152011164734.html

Religion

宏法讲人权圣观法师被驱赶 (Guangzhou: Buddhist Master Shengguan Forced to Move Out Due to Preaching Human Rights)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fa-06152011153159.html

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Cooperation to Combat Terrorism
China Daily, June 16, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/usa/china/2011-06/16/content_12709411.htm

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Environment

Lead Poisoning in China: The Hidden Scourge
New York Times, June 15, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/15/world/asia/15lead.html

Hong Kong

王光亞：廿三條立法要共識 (Visiting Mainland Official for HK and MO Affairs Speaks on Basic Law State Security Article: A Necessity, But Consensus Should Be Reached for When to Legislate)
Ming Pao, June 15, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/2/1/1/2357038/1.html

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)

Artist Kapoor Cancels China Show over Ai Detention
Agence France-Presse, June 15, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110615/wl_asia_afp/chinabritainpoliticsartist

Internet

China Blocks Some Web Searches about Migrant Protests
IDG News Service, June 14, 2011
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9217598/China_blocks_some_Web_searches_about_migrant_protests

南京环保局就未及时预警污染事件在微博道歉 (Nanjing Environmental Protection Bureau Apologizes for Untimely Reporting of Pollution Incident on Micro-Blog)
Yangtse Evening Post, June 15, 2011
http://news.sina.com.cn/green/news/roll/2011-06-15/094222644220.shtml

Law

行政诉讼法修订启动专家建议行政命令可被诉 (Experts Advise Revisions to Administrative Procedure Law)
Beijing News, June 15, 2011
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2011-06/15/content_243176.htm

专家建议强制收治必须遵守严格程序 (Experts Propose Strict Procedures for Committing People to Institutions)
Legal Daily, June 15, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2356764/1.html

Media

In China, Vargas Llosa Criticizes Authoritarian Governments; State Media Ignore Comments
Associated Press, June 15, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/story/2011/06/15/AGzJYTVH_story.html

Migrant Workers

Unhappy Rural Workers 'Threaten Social Stability'
Reuters, June 15, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=015be197e0f80310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

憂未來遭歧視川民工撤走 (Sichuan Migrant Workers Leave Guangdong for Fear of Discrimination)
Ming Pao, June 15, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2356446/1.html

Protests and Petitions

英媒：各地抗议凸现中国社会紧张 (British Media: Protests Highlight China’s Strained Social Stability)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 14, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/06/110614_ukmedia_china_riots.shtml

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

China, Central Asia Anti-terror Ties Eyed
United Press International, June 14, 2011
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2011/06/14/China-Central-Asia-anti-terror-ties-eyed/UPI-59571308047400

胡錦濤：增強上合組織抵禦現實威脅能力 (Hu Jintao at SCO Jubilee Summit: We Must Strengthen the SCO's Ability to Withstand Real Threats)
Radio Television Hong Kong , June 15, 2011
http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20110615/news_20110615_55_762694.htm

Related news:
Chinese President Charts Priorities for SCO's Development
Xinhua News Agency, June 15, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-06/15/c_13931368.htm

State Security

China Confirms Extradited Uighur Facing Terror Charges
Reuters, June 14, 2011
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/06/14/idINIndia-57688420110614

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Corruption

China Confess-a-Bribe Sites Draw Inspiration from India
Reuters, June 14, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2011/06/14/2003505769/1

Hong Kong

王光亚访港未见全体议员避答中国民主发展问题 (Visiting Mainland Official Skirts around Democracy and Other Sensitive Questions)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/HK-06132011104204.html

Human Rights

"法治指数"排名：中俄人权状况落后 (Rule of Law Index: Human Rights Progresses of China and Russia Lagging Behind)
Deutsche Welle, June 13, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15151640,00.html

Human Rights Defender – Xu Zerong (徐泽荣)

港學者被控洩露國家機密　判囚 13年徐澤榮下周四出獄 (Hong Kong Scholar Imprisoned on Charges of Leaking State Secrets Be Released Next Thursday)
Apple Daily, June 14, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110614&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15338640

Land Policy

安徽自焚农民被逮捕 (Anhui Farmer Who Set Himself Alight due to Land Dispute Arrested on Charges of Arson)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nong-06132011151524.html

Law

Torture Evidence Set to Be Ruled Inadmissible
Shanghai Daily, June 14, 2011
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2011-06/14/content_22778714.htm

Media

Crack Reporters “Burning Out”
Global Times, June 14, 2011
http://www.globaltimes.cn/NEWS/tabid/99/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/661370/Crack-reporters-burning-out.aspx

Protests and Petitions

Curfew Order for Riot-Hit Xintang
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e9141c54a6980310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police Stem S.China Riots But Migrant Workers Anger Runs Deep
Reuters, June 14, 2011
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/9639177/police-stem-s-china-riots-but-migrant-workers-anger-runs-deep/

Editorial Condemns Use of Violence in Protests
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c6d31c54a6980310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
社评：泄愤重案制造者必须被依法严惩 (Those Who Vent Their Anger in Extreme Ways Must Be Severely Punished According to Law)
Global Times, June 14, 2011
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/roll/2011-06/1752200.html

Monday, June 13, 2011

Human Rights Defender – Huang Qi (黄琦)

黄琦出狱，将继续 "与弱者同行" (Huang Qi Plans to Continue Work after Prison Release)
Deutsche Welle, June 11, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15147582,00.html

On June 10, Sichuan earthquake activist Huang Qi (黄琦) was released from a prison in Chengdu after completing a three-year term on the conviction of “illegal possession of state secrets.” Huang is known for the help he provided to the victims of the May 2008 earthquake in Sichuan and for publicizing the plight of the parents who lost their children in the disaster. After his release, he stated his desire to continue his rights defense work.

Related information:
Earthquake Activist Freed after Three Years in Prison; Other Rights Defenders to Be Released This Month
黄琦服刑三年后获释另有其他三位维权人士本月将获释
Human Rights in China, June 10, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5374
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5375

June Fourth

年轻人的“六四” (June Fourth for the Younger Generation)
Radio France Internationale, June 11, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20110611-年轻人的“六四”

Hong Kong

Beijing Official Calls for HK Consensus
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 13, 2011
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20110613/news_20110613_56_762057.htm

Human Rights Defender – Hu Jia (胡佳)

Chinese Dissident Hu Jia to Be Released, But Ordeal Isn’t Over
The Globe and Mail, June 13, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/chinese-dissident-hu-jia-to-be- released-but-ordeal-isnt-over/article2058046/

Internet

Chinese Internet Chiefs Toe Party Line
Financial Times, June 10, 2011
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5329264a-937a-11e0-922e-00144feab49a.html

Land Policy

行政协调民事化或推及拆迁纠纷 (Administrative Mediation Could Be Used in Demolition Disputes)
Legal Daily, June 13, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2011-06/13/content_2742345.htm

Law

最高法：对极端仇视国家和社会的犯罪分子坚决重判 (Supreme People's Court: Criminals Who Show Extreme Hostility toward the State and Society Should Be Sentenced Firmly)
Legal Daily, June 13, 2011
http://news.southcn.com/z/2011-06/13/content_25358470.htm

重慶打黑案律師李莊出獄 (Defense Attorney from Chongqing Anti-Mafia Case Li Zhuang Released from Prison)
Ming Pao, June 12, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2353903/1.html

Multilateral

China to Boost Anti-terrorism Co-op
Xinhua News Agency, June 12, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-06/12/content_12678101.htm

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

上合组织是维护地区和平与稳定的中流砥柱 (The SCO Is a Cornerstone for Maintaining Regional Peace and Stability)
Xinhua News Agency, June 13, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2011-06/13/c_121527438.htm

Protests and Petitions

Chinese Police Arrest 25 after Clash between Street Vendors, Security
Associated Press, June 11, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/chinese-police-arrest-25-after-clash-between-street-vendors-security/article2057385/

Protesters Burn Police Vehicles in Southern China
Associated Press, June 13, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110613/ap_on_re_as/as_china_unrest

Public Health

专家解密精神卫生法立法难在规范非自愿住院 (Expert on the Mental Health law: Difficult to Standardize Involuntary Institutionalization in Legislation)
The Beijing Times, June 13, 2011
http://news.jinghua.cn/351/c/201106/13/n3371854.shtml

Related news:
Proposed Law Protects Mental Illness Patients
China Daily, June 10, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-06/10/content_12675238.htm

Tibet

Fresh Protests in Kardze
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/protests-06122011175604.html

China's Mental Hospitals: A New Push to Quash Dissent?
Christian Science Monitor, June 09, 2011
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2011/0609/China-s-mental-hospitals-a-new-push-to-quash-dissent

艾滋病发现三十周年，中国防艾路漫漫 (HIV/AIDS Prevention in China Still Has a Ways to Go 30 Years Since Discovery of AIDS)
Deutsche Welle, June 09, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15143661,00.html

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

SCO to Focus on Promoting Stability in C Asia
Xinhua News Agency, June 10, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2011-06/10/content_12674303.htm

Related news:
孙壮志：未来十年上合组织将逐步走向成熟 (Interview with CASS SCO Scholar Sun Zhuangzhi: “The SCO Will Mature over Next 10 Years”)
Xinhua News Agency, June 08, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2011-06/08/c_121509032.htm

Tibet

300失蹤喇嘛正受「法制教育」 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 300 Missing Lamas Undergoing “Legal Education”)
Ming Pao, June 10, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2352246/1.html

Thursday, June 09, 2011

Government

全国人大法工委：“独立候选人”没有法律依据 (NPC Law Committee: “Independent Candidates” without Legal Basis
Xinhua News Agency, June 08, 2011
http://news.sohu.com/20110608/n309654470.shtml

Related news:
China's New Independents Challenge Communist Party Dominance
Christian Science Monitor, June 08, 2011
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2011/0608/China-s-new-independents-challenge-Communist-party-dominance

四川异议人士陈卫获颁青年人权奖 (Sichuan Dissident Chen Wei Wins Chinese Youth Human Rights Award)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 09, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/06/110609_china_human_rights.shtml

Related information:
China: UN Expert Body Seriously Concerned about Tibetan Monks Reportedly Subjected to Enforced Disappearance
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, June 08, 2011
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=11122&LangID=E

Rural Issues

浙江农民拦环保厅长举报乡政府排污被关疯人院 (Zhejiang Farmer Blocks Path of Environmental Department Head to Report Pollution, Gets Sent to Psychiatric Institution)
China Youth Daily, June 09, 2011
http://news.cyol.com/content/2011-06/09/content_4511857.htm

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