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 05, 2011

Protests and Petitions

兰州发生军人殴打商贩、民众掀翻军车事件 (Lanzhou: Crowd Overturns Military Car after Soldiers Beat Street Seller)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sd-12042011174135.html

中央部委部长首次接访 农业部部长接待3批上访农民 (Minister of Agriculture the First to Accept Petitioners in Person)
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 05, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/2/7e/27ed0fb950b856b0/Blog/a31/81daad.html