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, February 28, 2012

Protests and Petitions

烏坎村代表﹕抗爭隨時再起 (Wukan Village Rep: Protests Could Begin Again at Any Time)
Ming Pao, February 28, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2590282/1.html  

最高检:重点查办贪腐致农民集体上访案件 (Supreme People's Procuratorate Announces Focus on Looking into Collective Petitions by Farmers on Corruption)
Beijing Times, February 28, 2012
http://news.163.com/12/0228/03/7RAQAC5C00014AED.html