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, December 16, 2013

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

Shanghai man seeks record sum after home museum demolished
上海房主告政府强拆,索赔2.9亿元
The New York Times, December 16, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131216/c16eviction/dual/

Related:
上海私人博物馆遭强拆案开发商被指有官商背景 (Developer in Shanghai forced-demolition-of-private-museum case allegedly has gov’t ties)
China Youth Daily, December 13, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/1213/07/9FV866GL0001124J.html