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.

Monday, January 09, 2012

Bilateral Ties

Sweden Deports Uyghurs to China
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/sweden-01062012164057.html

Hong Kong

D&G Photo Ban Sparks Protest
China Daily, January 09, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-01/09/content_14406659.htm
Related information:
Hong Kong: Flashmob Protest against a Luxury Brand to Defend Local Identity
Global Voices Online, January 09, 2012
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/01/09/hong-kong-flashmob-protest-against-a-luxury-brand-to-defend-local-identity/

人权主权之争决定中国命运 (The Debate over Human Rights Sovereignty in Hong Kong Will Determine China's Fate)
Radio France Internationale, January 07, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20120107-人权主权之争决定中国命运

Migrant Workers

農民工討工錢 有鄉不敢回 (Migrant Workers Demand Wages, Some Unwilling to Return Home for New Year)
Ming Pao, January 09, 2012
http://news.mingpao.com/20120109/cha1_er.htm

Migrant Worker Gets Free Flight after Complaint
Xinhua News Agency, January 06, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-01/06/content_14396686.htm

Tibet

Tibet's Officials Stress Management of Monasteries
Xinhua News Agency, January 09, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-01/09/content_14403935.htm

中国证实四川两还俗僧人自焚死伤 (China Confirms Monk Self-Immolation)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 07, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/rolling_news/2012/01/120107_rolling_tibet_death.shtml
Related news:
Angry Tibetans Parade Corpse
Radio Free Asia, January 08, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/burn-01082012101534.html

XUAR

Paramilitary Leader Warns of Instability in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, January 08, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bd8b3ceda19b4310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD