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.

Monday, December 13, 2004

December 11-13, 2004

News

Human Rights

Are we the next to be put in jail after Shi Tao’s arrest?
王策、黄河清来稿:师涛入狱,还有我们!
Chinesenewsnet.com, December 11, 2004
http://www2.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Opinion/2004_12_11_10_24_16_899.html

China's human rights cause makes new progress
People’s Daily, December, 11, 2004
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200412/11/eng20041211_166935.html

Labour – industrial accidents
Gas blast victims' bodies recovered
SCMP, December 11, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZUGJZQB1E.html

Hunan blast caused 1 dead and 21 injured
多维追击:长沙黑石铺烟花车厢爆炸已致1死21伤
Chinesenewsnet.com, December 12, 2004
http://www2.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/2004_12_12_4_36_2_377.html

Politics
Shake-up of provincial bosses said to be near
SCMP, December 11, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9S0IQB1E.html

Law – legal reform
Expert suggests establish criminal execution law to increase openness of sentence reduction
专家倡立刑事执行法 对减刑和假释进一步公开化
Chinesenewsnet.com, December 12, 2004
http://www2.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/zxs_2004-12-12_515758.shtml

Labour
US labour activist talks about labour movement in China
美中工运领袖谈中国工运
Voice of America, December 11, 2004
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?objectID=5444BA8E-F908-44E6-B148E51FD7304983&title=%C3%C0%D6%D0%B9%A4%D4%CB%C1%EC%D0%E4%CC%B8%D6%D0%B9%FA%B9%A4%D4%CB%2804%C4%EA12%D4%C211%C8%D5%29&catOID=C283D8A3-4AB3-11D5-8EC2009027ACC5C2&categoryname=National%20News

Media
Chinese media spread global views
People’s Daily, December 10, 2004
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200412/10/eng20041210_166892.html

Media – internet
Society to take action “purify” cyberspace for adolescents
纯净未成年人网络天空 全社会在行动
People’s Daily, December 13, 2004
http://www.people.com.cn/GB/shizheng/1026/3049876.html

Religion
Henan family church leader arrested
河南家庭教会领袖张荣亮被拘捕
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2004
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2004/12/12/zhangronliang/

Rural issues
New round of rural reform improves the livelihoods of 900 million Chinese farmers
新一轮农村改革使9亿农民九喜临门
People’s Daily, December 12, 2004
http://www.people.com.cn/GB/shizheng/1026/3049184.html

Expert reveals farmers reasons for fighting for their rights
专家谈中国农民抗争维权原因
Voice of America, December 11, 2004
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?objectID=9DC2C5BD-E4A9-4711-9B5847439E3ECBAE&title=%D7%A8%BC%D2%CC%B8%D6%D0%B9%FA%C5%A9%C3%F1%BF%B9%D5%F9%CE%AC%C8%A8%D4%AD%D2%F2%2804%C4%EA12%D4%C211%C8%D5%29&catOID=C283D8A3-4AB3-11D5-8EC2009027ACC5C2&categoryname=National%20News

Xinjiang
Tibetans and Uyghurs protest in Toronto
多伦多藏人维族人示威
Voice of America, December 11, 2004
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?objectID=07259A52-BAF6-4029-87E6D17EFCE09F7D&title=%B6%E0%C2%D7%B6%E0%B2%D8%C8%CB%CE%AC%D7%E5%C8%CB%CA%BE%CD%FE%2804%C4%EA12%D4%C211%C8%D5%29&catOID=C283D8A3-4AB3-11D5-8EC2009027ACC5C2&categoryname=National%20News