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.

Tuesday, September 09, 2014

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

Chinese workers down tools after being deprived of mooncakes
The Financial Times, September 9, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ec315630-381f-11e4-b69d-00144feabdc0.html

成都三百农民拦高尔夫球场入口 抗议千亩田暗中变“国有” (300 farmers block golf course entrance to protest secret “nationalization” of 165 acres of farmland)
Radio Free Asia, September 8, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-09082014113236.html