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, August 31, 2009

September 1, 2009

News
Environment
Air Pollution Reducing 'Good' Rains in China: Study
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), August 31, 2009
Taiwan
China Fine-tunes Taiwan Protest in Dalai Lama Row
Reuters, August 31, 2009
Human Rights Defender -- Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
刘晓波再次获准会见律师 (Liu Xiaobo Allowed to Meet Lawyer Again)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2009
Police
Smokers May Face Five Days in Jail
South China Morning Post, September 01, 2009
Protests and Petitions
广西南宁征地纠纷 警方暴力镇压抗议农民 (Guangxi Police Crack down on Protest over Land Grab Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2009
杭州江干区数百公安武警强拆一户居民 (Zhejiang Police Sent to Carry out A Forced Demolition)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2009
西安地铁暴力征地 致一老人死亡(图) (A Villager Killed over Land Dispute in Xi'an City)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2009
云南陆良一煤矿发生警民冲突 18人受伤 (Villagers in Yunnan Clash with Police over Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2009
Labor
Privatisation Plan Prompts Strike by 5,000 Workers
South China Morning Post, September 01, 2009
Public Health
Parents Fume at Factories After 200 Kids Sickened
China Daily, August 31, 2009
Corruption
All Industries to Have Bribery 'Black List' in Zhejiang
China Daily, September 01, 2009