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, May 25, 2011

May 24, 2011

News
Civil Society
Aids Groups Wary of Fund Deal
South China Morning Post, May 24, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=aacfdf7da9d10310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
律师谈艾未未案:无程序正义何来实体公正 (Attorney Liu Xiaoyuan Speaks with DW on Ai's Case)
Deutsche Welle, May 23, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15098249,00.html

Human Rights Defenders
Letters to Jailed Dissidents Withheld
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/dissidents-05232011182439.html

Human Rights Defender – Qin Yongmin (秦永敏)
异议人士秦永敏被拘十天后获释 (Activist-Dissident Qin Yongmin Released after Being Held 10 Days)
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/qin-05232011115946.html

IMAR
内蒙牧民:不要钱,要尊严! (Inner Mongolian Herders: We Want Dignity, Not Payouts!)
Deutsche Welle, May 23, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15100586,00.html

June Fourth
Security Tight ahead of June 4
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/security-05232011131330.html

Land Policy
云南昭通15名村民阻挠施工打砸车辆获刑 (Yunnan: 15 Villagers Sentenced after Land Dispute with Construction Workers)
Yunnan Online, May 24, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0524/07/74Q7BUKN00014AEE.html

Media
Falun Gong Sues Cisco Systems
New York Times, May 24, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2011/05/24/2003504041
Related news:
Cisco Systems Rejects Falun Gong 'Beijing Spy' Lawsuit
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 24, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13516027
Migrant Workers
卫生部:流动人口将享孕产妇保健等服务 (Migrant Workers and Families to Receive Maternal Health Care, Vaccines, and Related Services)
China News Service, May 24, 2011
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2011-05-24/115822520440.shtml

Protests and Petitions
上海访民图向公安部官员请愿被虐打 (Shanghai Petitioner Attempting to Intercept Senior Ministry of Public Security Official to Submit Petition Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_petitioner-05232011114444.html

山西盂县煤老板与村民冲突 大批警力出动 (Shanxi: Clash Between Mine Head and Villagers Leads )
China News Service, May 24, 2011
http://www.chinanews.com/fz/2011/05-24/3061813.shtml
Related information:
视频:实拍山西煤老板与村民群殴致多人受伤 (Video of the Conflict)
Sina, May 24, 2011
http://video.sina.com.cn/p/news/s/v/2011-05-24/113961353029.html
Public Health
Mine Blamed for Cancer Rate
Shanghai Daily, May 24, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/05/24/Mine%2Bblamed%2Bfor%2Bcancer%2Brate/

Woman Cuts Own Belly in Self-performed Surgery
China Daily, May 24, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/24/content_12564803.htm

Taiwan
四川省长蒋巨峰在台湾访问遇到抗议 (Sichuan Provincial Head Greeted with Protests in Taiwan)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 23, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/05/110523_jiangjufeng_visit_tw.shtml