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, July 07, 2010

July 7, 2010

Death Penalty
China Executes Official at Heart of Graft Trials
Agence France-Presse, July 07, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100707/wl_asia_afp/chinacrimecorruptiontrialexecution
Gender
Trafficking in Foreign Women Rises in China
Voice of America, July 06, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Trafficking-in-Foreign-Women-Rises-in-China-97858749.html
Human Rights Defenders -- Hada , 哈达
内蒙呼市蒙族学者哈达妻子谈丈夫入狱第15年 (Hada's Wife Talks about the 15th Year of His Imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nei-07062010160445.html
Human Rights Defenders -- Liu Xiaobo, 刘晓波
刘霞等五人监狱外被扣押 (Liu Xia and Five Others Detained Outside Prison)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu-07062010094421.html
Human Rights Defenders -- Liu Zhengyou, 刘正有
维权人士刘正有案开庭 法官方言审案多次阻律师发言 (Liu Zhengyou's Trial Proceeded in Dialect; Lawyer's Speech Interrupted)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wei-07062010130554.html
Human Rights Defenders -- Ni Yulan , 倪玉兰
Why Chinese Activist Ni Yulan Lost Nearly Everything
Christian Science Monitor, July 06, 2010
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2010/0706/Why-Chinese-activist-Ni-Yulan-lost-nearly-everything
Human Rights Defenders
中国异见人士泰国请愿 任职报社接恐吓电话 (Employer Receives Threatening Phone Call from China after Employees Petition in Thailand)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yi-07062010105158.html

Dissident Arrested on Subversion Charges
South China Morning Post, July 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4a471f29c28a9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
刘贤斌被正式批捕 公民关注团遭警告不准关注 (Liu Xianbin Arrested; Concern Groups Warned Not to Interfere)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu-07062010153839.html

Related information:
Case Update: Dissident Liu Xianbin Arrested on Suspicion of Inciting Subversion of State Power (资深异议人士刘贤斌被以煽动罪正式逮捕)
Human Rights in China, July 6, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/175026
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/19428
Labor
Heat Allowances Sought for Workers
China Daily, July 07, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/07/content_10073103.htm
Related news:
高温津贴政策不具有强制性 专家建议立法明确 (High Temperature Allowance Policy Not Mandatory; Experts Urge for Clear Legislation)
Yangtse Evening Post, July 07, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100707/u1a5313609.html
Media
Google's China Fate Hangs in Limbo
China Daily, July 07, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/07/content_10073093.htm
Related news:
Google: Still Waiting for China Licence Decision
Agence France-Presse, July 07, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gg3UgI2pBv_tLdOFYyUYNAr1XtZQ

谷歌ICP获延需年检 外界忧投资环境困难 (Google's ICP Extended but Annual Check Needed; Concerns Over Unfavourable Investment Environment in China Persist)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/google-07062010142648.html
Injustice, Corruption Given Greater National Focus by Online Reporting, Study Finds
South China Morning Post, July 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=aa771f29c28a9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Police
网帖曝陕西华县交警执法持砍刀砍店主 (Netizen Exposes Shaanxi Traffic Police Officer Chopped Shop Owner During Law Enforcement)
Xi'an Evening News, July 07, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0707/06/6AVHUOLG00014AEE.html
Public Health
英国医学杂志关注中国的精神迫害问题 (British Medical Journal Expresses Concerns Over China's Persecution of Mental Patients )
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/UK-07062010095835.html
Tibet
Celebrations and Sadness as Dalai Lama Turns 75
Agence France-Presse, July 06, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100706/en_afp/indiachinatibetdalaibirthdayfestival_20100706200954
XUAR
官称平静度过“七五”周年 民忧维汉矛盾随时爆发 (Officials State Anniversary of July 5th Passed Peacefully; Residents Worry Conflicts May Erupt Anytime Between Hans and Uighurs )
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guan-07062010095421.html