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.

Tuesday, August 02, 2011

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