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, July 08, 2011

Protests and Petitions

China Ex-official Warns Crackdown Risks Instability
Reuters, July 08, 2011
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/07/08/idINIndia-58149620110708

China Fires Officials, Charges 11 over Riots: State Media
Agence France-Presse, July 07, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110707/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestcharges
Related news:
广州增城骚乱事件两名官员被免职 (Two Officials Dismissed in the Aftermath of Zengcheng Protests)
Xinhua News Agency, July 08, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/07/110708_china_unrest_charges.shtml
不滿拆遷補償 (Beijingers Erect Sign in Protest of Relocation Compensation at Land and Resources Bureau)
Ming Pao, July 08, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110708/cag1.htm