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.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

May 26, 2011

News
Civil Society
NGO Draws Up Donations Index
Global Times, May 26, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-05/659154.html

Corruption
Sichuan Official Cheated for Quake Relief Funds
Shanghai Daily, May 25, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/05/25/Sichuan%2Bofficial%2Bcheated%2Bfor%2Bquake%2Brelief%2Bfunds/

Hong Kong
'Article 23 Is No Beast'
The Standard, May 26, 2011
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=111443&sid=32508966&con_type=1&d_str=20110526

Human Rights
As World Hesitates, China Stands Firm on Dissent
Agence France-Presse, May 26, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110526/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsdiplomacy

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Ai Weiwei Work on Show at Key Hong Kong Art Fair
Agence France-Presse, May 25, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110525/wl_asia_afp/chinarightspoliticsartisthongkongculture
Related news:
MCASD: Chinese Demanding Return of Ai’s Art
ArtInfo, May 25, 2011
http://blogs.artinfo.com/modernartnotes/2011/05/mcasd-chinese-demanding-return-of-ais-art/
Ai Weiwei's Gesture of Defiance
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a66cab4e76720310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Lock with No Key
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2011
http://www.usasialaw.org/?p=5482

Human Rights Defender – Zhao Lianhai (赵连海)
趙連海請願 被公安帶走 (Zhao Lianhai Petitions, Gets Detained by Police)
Ming Pao, May 26, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110526/ca41501p.htm

IMAR
China Mongols Protest in Xilinhot over Shepherd's Death
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 26, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13547933

Law
钱云会案目击证人被判妨害公务获刑一年八个月 (Witness to Suspicious Death of Petitioning Village Chief Sentenced to 1 Year 8 Mo for Obstructing Official Business)
China Youth Daily, May 26, 2011
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2011-05/26/nw.D110000zgqnb_20110526_3-06.htm
Related information:
钱云会案重要证人被捕 当局欲借打拐转移民众视线 (Key Witness Detained in Case of Petitioning Village Official)
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yueqing-02082011091411.html
Military
China Confirms Deployment of Online Army
China Daily, May 26, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/26/content_12583698.htm

国防部证实中国已组建网络部队 (Defense Ministry Confirms Establishment of Cyberwarfare Squad)
The Beijing News, May 26, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0526/02/74UQTJ7V00014AEF.html

Police
China Used Prisoners in Lucrative Internet Gaming Work
The Guardian, May 25, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/25/china-prisoners-internet-gaming-scam

Politics
Toe Party Line or Be Punished, Members Told
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d8ad60f3d0820310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related information:
坚决维护党的政治纪律 (Uphold Firmly the Political Discipline of the Party)
Zhong Jiwen, People's Daily, May 26, 2011
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2011-05/25/nw.D110000renmrb_20110525_2-04.htm
吉林一局长雷人语 老百姓想要公平臭不要脸 (Jilin Official: "The People Want Equality? They've Got Some Nerve!")
Chongqing Economic Times, May 26, 2011
http://news.shm.com.cn/2011-05/26/content_3482530.htm
Related news:
“Shocking Words” and Government Whining
China Geeks, May 26, 2011
http://chinageeks.org/2011/05/shocking-words-and-government-whining/
Society
Angry Farmer Sets Off Car Bombs, Hurting 5 People
Shanghai Daily, May 26, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/05/26/Angry%2Bfarmer%2Bsets%2Boff%2Bcar%2Bbombs%2Bhurting%2B5%2Bpeople/
Related news:
江西抚州爆炸事件 现场保安强删围观者照片 (Security Force Bystanders to Delete Photos of Blasts)
People's Daily, May 26, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110526/u1a5910636.html