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.

Friday, September 11, 2009

September 11, 2009

News
Protests and Petitions
建政庆典倒计时 各地访民纷被抓 (More Petitioners Arrested Ahead of The National Day)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2009
武汉拆迁户集体堵路抗议 (Evictees in Hubei Block Traffic in Protest)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2009
Tibet
Tibetan Monk Tortured and Killed in Prison in China
Asia News, September 10, 2009
Environment
Chinese Government Prevents Dai Qing And Other Critics from Attending The Frankfurt Book Fair
Probe International, September 10, 2009
XUAR
China Protests Dalai Lama, Uighur Speeches
Associated Press ( available at YahooNews), September 10, 2009
Journalists to March over Xinjiang Claim
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2009
Nine Held over Xinjiang Syringes
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 11, 2009
Bloggers Report Beatings, Death
Radio Free Asia, September 09, 2009
Bilateral Ties
US-China Extend Dialogue to Cover Counterterrorism
Sydney Morning Herald, September 11, 2009
Labor
Officials Punished After China Mine Accidents
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), September 10, 2009
11 Held in Police Custody for Deadly Chemical Blast
Xinhua (via China Daily), September 11, 2009
State Security
Tighter security in Beijing for National Day
Xinhua (via Shanghai Daily), September 11, 2009
Media
Watch Groups: China Failing in Commitments to Press Freedom
Voice of America, September 10, 2009
中国将规范网络新闻标题 (China Will Regulate Online News Headlines)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2009
Internet Censorship
China's Anniversary Web Crackdown
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/web_crackdown-09102009110515.html