HRIC Daily Brief

Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)

德国《明镜周刊》披露艾未未被捕八十一天情况 (Germany's Der Spiegel Publishes Account of Ai Weiwei's 81 Days of Detention)
Radio Free Asia, August 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gr-08082011102401.html

Human Rights Defender – Huang Qi (黄琦)

黄琦再次被公安入屋骚扰黄晓敏女儿居住学业受牵连 (Authorities Disrupt the Lives of Activist Huang Qi and Activist Huang Xiaomin's Daugther)
Radio Free Asia, August 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huang-08082011094940.html

Human Rights Defenders

维权律师在官员面前遭绑架 (Rights Lawyer Li Gang Abducted in Front of Officials )
Radio Free Asia, August 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_lawyer-08082011104542.html

Public Health

Fears over Closure of Blood Plasma Collection Centres
South China Morning Post, August 09, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=240b2c98b1aa1310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet

海外藏人首次民选总理就职强调时刻做好与中国对话准备 (New Tibetan Prime Minister in Exile Emphasizes Constructive Dialogue with Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-08082011093948.html

XUAR

'Silk Road' Plan for Xinjiang Makes for a Rough Tapestry
The Wall Street Journal, August 09, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904007304576495950526450210.html

Uyghur Held in Thailand
Radio Free Asia, August 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/deportation-08082011175204.html

Monday, August 08, 2011

Bilateral Ties

China Seeks to Silence Dissent Overseas
The Washington Post, August 08, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/china-pressures-indonesia-to-silence-dissent-from-falun-gong-followers/2011/07/14/gIQAwkxNxI_story.html

Hong Kong

内地男子在香港金紫荆广场烧国旗案开审 (Mainlander on Trial for Burning National Flag in HK's Golden Bauhinia Square)
China News Service, August 06, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0806/10/7AP41QKK00014JB6.html

Human Rights Defender – Yao Lifa (姚立法)

遭軟禁跳樓脫身湖北維權者北京被拘 (Elections Advocate Who Fled House Arrest Detained in Beijing)
Ming Pao, August 08, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2401671/1.html

Human Rights Defenders

大運會臨近深圳拘維權人士 (Rights Activists Detained as Shenzhen Universiade Approaches)
Ming Pao, August 08, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2401673/1.html

Internet

Can Microblogs Change China's Rulers?
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 08, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14422581

Tibet

Tibetan Mine Protesters Detained
Radio Free Asia, August 05, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/mine-08052011144110.html

XUAR

新疆再现疆独传单当局急查雪豹突击队抵阿克苏警笛不止 (Anti-terrorism Efforts Now Spread across Xinjiang Region, Leading to Tense Atmosphere)
Radio Free Asia, August 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql-08072011161048.html

China's Top Xinjiang Official Vows "Terrorist" Crackdown
Reuters, August 08, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/08/us-china-xinjiang-idUSTRE7770KO20110808

Related news:
坚定不移推进跨越式发展和长治久安 (Unswervingly Promote Breakthrough Development and Long-term Stability)
Xinjiang Daily, August 08, 2011
http://www.xjdaily.com/news/xinjiang/571003.shtml

Friday, August 05, 2011

Bilateral Ties

美国议员敦促停止对华发展援助 (American Congress Urged to Stop Sending Development Aid to China)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 04, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/08/110804_usaid_china.shtml

Disasters

Crash 'Exposes Rail Ministry Safety Failings'
South China Morning Post, August 05, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e4b6250606591310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Chang Kun (常坤)

常坤家人被贿赂要求放弃诉讼民众望真正保障NGO成立发展 (Authorities Try to Bribe HIV/AIDS Activist's Family to Discourage Suit)
Radio Free Asia, August 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/az-08042011091613.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Anjun (刘安军)

黄琦为川震灾民维权被传唤北京维权人士刘安军被失踪 (Beijing Activist Liu Anjun Missing Since Sunday)
Radio Free Asia, August 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hq-08042011091541.html

Human Rights Defender – Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)

两被精神病者被禁见面吕耿松出狱前家门已建警务室 (Police Already Preparing for Lü Gengsong's Release with a Guard Post at His Home)
Radio Free Asia, August 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jsb-08042011091607.html

Police

More Secret 'Black Jails' Exposed in the Capital
South China Morning Post, August 05, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=77db159b4b591310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Religion

法轮功学员被强取器官？ (Are Organs Really Being Harvested from Falun Gong Practitioners?)
Deutsche Welle, August 04, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15295529,00.html

XUAR

Excessive Force in Killings
Radio Free Asia, August 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/killings-08042011182125.html

北京强调对新疆分离活动绝不手软 (Beijing: Strong Action Must Be Taken against Separatists)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 04, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/chinese_news/2011/08/110804_china_xinjiang.shtml

Thursday, August 04, 2011

Civil Society

北京将社会组织登记审批时间缩至10天 (Beijing Reduces Registration and Processing Time for Civil Society Organizations to 10 Days )
The Beijing News, August 04, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0804/07/7AJKI3530001124J.html

Hong Kong

Loyalist Urges Tsang to Stand Tall
South China Morning Post, August 04, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4ab3fe5ab2b81310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police

Beijing Police Probing Alleged Illegal Detentions
Shanghai Daily, August 04, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/08/03/Beijing%2Bpolice%2Bprobing%2Balleged%2Billegal%2Bdetentions/

Related news:
北京昌平一“黑监狱”被查封 (Beijing Black Prison Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, August 03, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hjy-08032011161020.html

Population

Middle Class to Dominate Cities by 2023
China Daily, August 04, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-08/04/content_13045752.htm

Poverty

社科院蓝皮书称中国城市贫困问题日益突出 (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Report: Urban Poverty a Growing Problem)
Radio Free Asia, August 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cs-08032011161038.html

Public Health

Chinese City Bans Dogs
The Daily Telegraph, August 03, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8678489/Chinese-city-bans-dogs.html

XUAR

新疆限制斋月宗教活动 (Ramadan Religious Activities Restricted in Xinjiang )
Radio Free Asia, August 03, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_xinjiang-08032011090846.html

Wednesday, August 03, 2011

Government

China Media Urges Officials to Speak to Web Users
Agence France-Presse, August 02, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110802/wl_asia_afp/chinainternetmedia

Related information:
微博时代官员学说话何尝不是一种作风转变
People's Daily, August 02, 2011
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/15302951.html

New Questions after Transparency Drive
South China Morning Post, August 02, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9b191f5444681310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

In Safe Hands?

South China Morning Post, August 03, 2011

http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=40b0076d4e981310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)

无电视收音机无书无纸光诚一家隔绝儿童出门要搜 (Chen Guangcheng's Family Completely Isolated, Even Books and Paper Confiscated)
Radio Free Asia, August 02, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cgc-08022011094036.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Feiyue (刘飞跃)

关乎七二三刘飞跃被打公安要看维权文章才让验伤 (Police Pay Attention to Rights Defense Materials Rather than Beating after Rights Advocate Reports Harassment)
Radio Free Asia, August 02, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wq-08022011090405.html

Human Rights Defender – Wang Lihong (王荔蕻)

维权人士王荔蕻被控罪名一改再改 (Charge against Activist Wang Lihong Changed Again)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 02, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/08/110802_china_wanglihong.shtml

Media

国际记联吁中国央视为王青雷复职 (International Federation of Journalists Urge Reinstatement of CCTV Producer Removed for Wenzhou Report)
Voice of America, August 02, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110802-wang-qinglei-cctv-126581753.html

Military

Defending the Nation? We've Got an App for That: Transparency in the PLA
South China Morning Post, August 03, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b6a2fe5ab2b81310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police

来京办事女被关黑监狱 (Jiangsu Woman Travels to Beijing to Handle Some Affairs, Gets Locked in Black Jail)
The Beijing News, August 03, 2011
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2011-08/02/content_260299.htm

XUAR

人权组织呼吁中国政府反思民族政策 (Rights Organizations Call on Gov't to Scrutinize Its Ethnic Policies)
Deutsche Welle, August 02, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15289662,00.html

Tuesday, August 02, 2011

Disasters

Wenzhou Crash Response Exposes Rot in Political System, Say Analysts
South China Morning Post, August 02, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5cf81f5444681310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Families May Sue Railways Ministry
South China Morning Post, August 01, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=078b934781181310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

China's Media Makes Rare Show of Defiance After Rail Crash Cover-up
The Independent, August 02, 2011
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/chinas-media-makes-rare-show-of-defiance-after-rail-crash-coverup-2330209.html

港人大倡設特委會徹查溫州事故 (NPC Standing Committee in Hong Kong Initiated Request to Have Special Investigation for the Wenzhou Train Crash Accident)
United Daily News, August 01, 2011
http://www.udn.com/2011/8/1/NEWS/BREAKINGNEWS/BREAKINGNEWS4/6499150.shtml

Environment

Monastery, Villages Hit by Pollution
Radio Free Asia, August 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/pollute-08012011121357.html

Human Rights Defenders -- Liu Xiaobo, 刘晓波

China Jailing Nobel Winner Broke International Law: UN
Agence France-Presse, August 01, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110801/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsunnobel

Law

中国调查记者齐崇淮上诉要求被驳回 (Appeal Rejected in Qi Chonghuai Case)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 01, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/08/110801_china_journalist_reject.shtml

Military

八一退役老兵感不公平被遗弃敢言解放军大校被软禁噤声多月 (Retired Soldiers Feel Abandoned and Unfairly Treated on 84th Anniversary of August 1st, Outspoken Colonel Under House Arrest for Months)
Radio Free Asia, August 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jfj-08012011084545.html

XUAR

China Says Attackers 'Pakistan-Trained'
Radio Free Asia, August 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/attacks-08012011150459.html

喀什袭击在逃嫌疑人被击毙 (Kashgar Attack Fugitives Shot Dead)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 02, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/08/110802_kashgar_wanted.shtml

嚴限宗教活動矛盾長期積累 (Government Contradiction Regarding Religion in Xinjiang)
Ming Pao, August 02, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110802/gaa2.htm

Monday, August 01, 2011

Environment

290,000 People Lack Drinking Water in C China
China Daily, July 31, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-07/31/content_13018821.htm

Hong Kong

民主黨參選特首 1月「初選」 (HK Democratic Party Announces Intention to Participate in Chief Executive Election)
Ming Pao, August 01, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/2/1/1/2395659/1.html

IMAR

Ex-Students Protest Broken Pact
Radio Free Asia, July 29, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/students-07292011165353.html

Land Policy

深圳強拆城中村迎大運警民衝突十多人傷 (More than a Dozen People Injured in Protests Related to Demolitions in Preparation for Shenzhen Universiade)
Radio Free Asia, July 29, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_demolition-07292011100918.html?encoding=simplified

Media

Media Blackout in China after Wreck
New York Times, July 31, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/world/asia/01crackdown.html

Related news:
中宣部下令撤稿香港记协谴责港人悼念 (Hong Kong Journalists' Association Denounce Propaganda Directives to Limit Coverage of Wenzhou Crash)
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sy-07312011162146.html

Protests and Petitions

Taxi Driver Protests Hit Two Chinese Cities
Agence France-Presse, August 01, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110801/wl_asia_afp/chinatransportstrike

Population

Quota System for Fines 'Encourages More Births'
Shanghai Daily, July 30, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/07/30/Quota%2Bsystem%2Bfor%2Bfines%2Bencourages%2Bmore%2Bbirths/

XUAR

Deadly Violence Hits China's Restive Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse, July 31, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110731/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestxinjiang

Related news:
Concentrate on Rights, Not Development
South China Morning Post, August 01, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2438934781181310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

中国：喀什袭击系极端分子所为 (Kashgar Authorities Place Blame on "Extremists")
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 01, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/08/110801_kashgar_blame.shtml

Related information:
我市果断处置一起暴力恐怖案件 (Kashgar to Decisively Dispose of the Violent Terrorist Attacks)
People's Gov of Kashgar City, August 01, 2011
http://www.xjks.gov.cn/Item/17558.aspx

Friday, July 29, 2011

Disasters

广西贵港钢铁厂煤气管道泄漏已造成103人中毒 (Gas Leak at Guangxi Steel Plant Poisons 103 Local Villagers)
China National Radio, July 29, 2011
http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/shgj/gdxw/201107/29/t20110729_22573386.shtml

温州司法局律协就禁止律师帮动车事故家属致歉 (Wenzhou Bureau of Justice and Lawyers Association Apologize for Forbidding Lawyers from Representing Crash Victims)
The Beijing Times, July 29, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110729/u1a6022721.html

Media Dares to Get Tough with Railways Ministry
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bd1d14d8e6171310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
In Baring Facts of Train Crash, Blogs Erode China Censorship
New York Times, July 28, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/29/world/asia/29china.html

Environment

As China's Prosperity Grows, So Do Its Trash Piles
Christian Science Monitor, July 28, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20110728/wl_csm/400003

Food Security

China to Offer Rewards for Food Safety Informers
Reuters, July 28, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110728/hl_nm/us_china_food_safety

Human Rights Defender – Qi Chonghuai (齐崇怀)

China Extends Journalist's Jail Sentence
Agence France-Presse, July 29, 2011
http://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/China-extends-journalist-jail-afpsg-178622067.html

Related information:
服刑4年的反腐记者被裁定再服刑8年
Imprisoned Journalist Ordered to Serve Eight More Years
Human Rights in China, July 28, 2011
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5504
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5503

Internet

中国将正式实施网络游戏防沉迷系统实名认证 (China to Formally Implement Real-name Registration for Online Games)
Xinhua News Agency, July 29, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-07/29/content_2825539.htm

Protests and Petitions

成都失地农民伤人案开庭四百民众法庭外声援 (Chengdu: 400 Landless Villagers Express Solidarity before Court as Villager is Tried for Stabbing a Man during Forced Demolition)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chd-07282011093018.html

Tibet

Tibetans Gather to Promote Values
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/gather-07272011170536.html

XUAR

Details of Alleged Xinjiang 'Terrorist Attack' Still Sketchy
Voice of America, July 27, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Details-of-Alleged-Xinjiang-Terrorist-Attack-Still-Sketchy-126239388.html

Related information:
中国人权呼吁中国当局对7·18和田事件作出全面透明的调查
HRIC Calls for Full and Transparent Investigation of July 18 Incident in Hotan
Human Rights in China, July 27, 2011
>CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5493
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5492

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Civil Society

中国公民社会步履维艰 (Building a Civil Society: Despite Rapid Development, a Difficult Path Ahead)
Voice of America, July 28, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110727-Civil-Society-Yet-to-Take-Shape-in-China-126278553.html

Disasters

斥鐵道部閃閃縮縮‧死者家屬遊行促徹 (Relatives of Victims in Train Crash Protest for Answers)
Sin Chew Daily, July 27, 2011
http://www.sinchew.com.my/node/213814

報道：禁律師代理撞列車案 (Report: Lawyers Told Not to Accept Wenzhou Crash Cases)
Ming Pao, July 28, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2393020/1.html

Environment

China's Three Gorges Project: A Huge Dam with Big Troubles
Christian Science Monitor, July 27, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20110727/wl_csm/399387

Panic Buying of Bottled Water
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=563d08efd7c61310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Government

Reluctant Transparency
Economic Observer, July 26, 2011
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2011/0726/207236.shtml

Human Rights Defenders

刘萍魏忠平参加婚礼被跟踪夏商不满时政宣布退选 (Independent People's Congress Candidates Continuous to Be Followed, One Quits in Dissatisfaction)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xj-07272011111742.html

Land Policy

北京律师代理拆迁案被暴打 (Lawyer Representing Land Requisition Case Battered)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/c-07272011162951.html

中国学者称经适房已成腐败高发区 (Scholar: Affordable Housing a Breeding Ground for Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/f-07272011094158.html

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Hong Kong

「釋法對港損害，大過外傭有居留權」 ("PRC Interpretation of Law Does More Harm than Granting Right of Abode to Filipino Maids")
Apple Daily, July 27, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110727&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=11867&art_id=15468321

Related news:
'Scare Tactics' over Maids' Rights
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0b6355cc6f661310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender -- David Tsui (Xu Zerong, 徐泽荣)

Jailed Scholar to Seek Judicial Review of Case
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e62355cc6f661310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media

Cutting-Edge Editor Moved
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/editor-07252011140423.html

Police

贵州城管被指打死小贩引发冲突 (Guizhou: Clash between People and Police after Purported Beating to Death of Street Peddler by Urban Management)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 27, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/07/110727_guizhou_riot.shtml

Politics

More Light Shed over Choice of Top Cadres
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2011
http://topics.scmp.com/news/china-news-watch/article/More-light-shed-over-choice-of-top-cadres

Public Health

World Bank Warns on Economy If China Fails to Tackle Diseases
Reuters, July 26, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/27/us-china-worldbank-health-idUSTRE76Q0IS20110727

Related information:
Toward a Healthy and Harmonious Life in China: Stemming the Rising Tide of Non-Communicable Diseases
The World Bank, July 26, 2011
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/2011/07/26/toward-health-harmonious-life-china-stemming-rising-tide-of-non-communicable-diseases

Monday, July 25, 2011

Disasters

China's Effort to Muzzle News of Train Crash Sparks Outcry
Reuters, July 26, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110725/wl_nm/us_china_train_censorship

For translations of the propaganda directives on media response to the collision, see:
Death on the High Speed Rail
China Geeks, July 24, 2011
http://chinageeks.org/2011/07/death-on-the-high-speed-rail/

Related news:
民间呼吁启动"7·23动车事故"特别调查 (Calls across China for a Special Investigation into Wenzhou High-speed Train Collision)
Deutsche Welle, July 26, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15265997,00.html

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Lawmakers Laud Talks with Clinton
Agence France-Presse, July 25, 2011
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_694568.html

Human Rights Defender – Zhou Yongjun (周勇军)

UN Probing Zhou Yongjun Case
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 25, 2011
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20110725/news_20110725_56_772399.htm

Internet

China Steps Up Web Monitoring, Driving Many Wi-Fi Users Away
New York Times, July 25, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/26/world/asia/26china.html

Migrant Workers

新生代农民工打工路调查:不加班按旷工处理 (Investigation Into New Generation of Migrant Workers)
Southern Daily, July 26, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2011-07/26/c_121723524.htm

Protests and Petitions

广东网上信访大厅开始试运行 (Guangdong Bureau of Letters and Calls Opens Online Petitioning Office)
Southern Daily, July 26, 2011
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2011-07-22/084222857459.shtml

Public Health

吸毒者死亡案疑点重重云南省戒毒所管理混乱 ('Shady' Death Cases in Drug Rehabilitation Centre Attributed to Bad Management by Local Government)
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xd-07252011160114.html

Religion

Border Guards Turn Away Activist Priest at Lo Wu
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=06562e6c99161310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Top Chinese Church Leader Sentenced to 2 Years
Associated Press, July 26, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110726/ap_on_re_as/as_china_underground_church

Human Rights Defender – Li Shuangde (李双德)

李双德刑满出狱仍会继续维权工作 (Released Activist Li Shuangde Isn't Going to Stop Defending Rights)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_release-07222011110746.html

Chengdu-based rights activist Li Shuangde (李双德) was released Friday, July 22, from a four-month sentence on credit card fraud. Li was detained in late March and sentenced in June. Li says that imprisonment has not deterred his desire to defend rights, and that he does not fear monitoring from authorities.

Related information:
四川法律维权人士获释讲述如何遭当局诬陷迫害
Sichuan Barefoot Lawyer Speaks Out against Trumped-up Charge
Human Rights in China, July 22, 2011
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5482
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5481

Environment

China to Tighten Rules on Pesticide Use
China Daily, July 25, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-07/25/content_12971702.htm

Related information:
关于公布《农药管理条例（征求意见稿）》公开征求意见的通知 (Notice on Publicly Releasing the Regulations on the Administration of Pesticides [Draft for Solicitation of Opinions])
Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council, July 20, 2011
http://www.chinalaw.gov.cn/article/xwzx/tpxw/201107/20110700345296.shtml

Human Rights Defender – Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)

倪玉兰被加控新罪名最快八月开庭 ("Fraud" Added to Charges against Rights Lawyer Ni Yulan)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yu-07222011092858.html

Human Rights Defenders

法轮功律师朱宇飙 “预备犯罪”判两年 (Attorney Who Represented Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced to Two Years on Charges of "Preparing to Commit a Crime")
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fa-07212011143205.html

中国独立作家被阻止参加美国使馆活动 (Writers Kept from Participating in Freedom of Expression Roundtable at US Embassy)
Deutsche Welle, July 25, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15261923,00.html

Related information:
ICPC Celebrates Tenth Anniversary in Shadow of Escalating Repression
Independent Chinese PEN Center, July 23, 2011
http://www.chinainperspective.org/ArtShow.aspx?AID=11875&Mode=ENG

Related news:
中国海关阻止海外作家入境 (Chinese Writers Tienchi Liao, Bei Ling, and Ma Jian Prevented from Entering China at Shenzhen)
Deutsche Welle, July 26, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15263175,00.html

Related news:
全国律协就律师在广西北海办案受阻发表声明 (All China Lawyers Associate Issues Statement on Harassment of Group of Lawyers in Beihai)
Legal Daily, July 22, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-07/22/content_2806628.htm

Related information:
广西维权律师杨在新被正式逮捕
Guangxi Rights Defense Lawyer Yang Zaixin Formally Arrested
Human Rights in China, July 05, 2011
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5405
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5404

IMAR

内蒙古政府出台新政策保护矿区农牧民利益 (Inner Mongolian Government Issues New Policy Safeguarding the Interests of Herders in Mining Region)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mumin-07212011162017.html

Related information:
关于进一步规范矿业开发秩序依法保护环境保障民生的指导意见 (Guiding Opinions on Further Regulating the Development Order of the Mining Industry while Protecting the Environment and Guaranteeing People's Livelihood in Accordance with the Law)
Inner Mongolian Autonomous Regional People's Government, July 13, 2011
http://inews.nmgnews.com.cn/system/2011/07/21/010626357.shtml

Related news:
新疆遇襲倖存女警：「未見過如此恐怖雙眼」 (One Policewoman's Account of Hotan Violence: "Never Have I Seen Anything So Horrifying")
Ming Pao, July 22, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110722/cad1.htm

Clampdown on Illegal Land Seizures
Xinhua News Agency, July 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-07/20/content_12947184.htm

广州法制办：警方有责任处置拆违暴力抗法 (Guangzhou Regulations: Police Have the Responsbility to Dispose of Violent Resistance to the Demolition of Illegal Constructions)
Guangzhou Daily, July 21, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0721/04/79F9SQQ000014AED.html

Society

于建嶸：剛性穩定有潛在危險 (CASS Socialist Yu Jianrong: Unyielding from Stability Mindset Could Pose Danger)
Ming Pao, July 21, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2386615/1.html

Related news:
Writer Won't Give Up on Ideals
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0239e15b57841310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet

新当选西藏流亡政府总理洛桑桑盖谈西藏自治 (Tibetan Government in Exile: New Prime Minister Talks Tibetan Autonomy)
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tibet-07202011152528.html

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