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, September 19, 2011

Protests and Petitions

新華社報浙江海寧抗議事件 (Xinhua: Anti-pollution Protests in Haining, Zhejiang)
Ming Pao, September 18, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2438883/1.html
Related news:
Villagers Detained after More than 500 Protest Chinese Factory Pollution, Storm Compound
Associated Press, September 19, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/industries/villagers-detained-after-more-than-500-protest-chinese-factory-pollution-storm-compound/2011/09/19/gIQAg4N8dK_story.html