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, February 06, 2012

Bilateral Ties

默克爾憾未見莫少平 南周行程遭中方阻撓 (Merkel Dismayed Meeting with Lawyer-Activist Blocked, Also Kept from Interview with Southern Weekend)
Ming Pao, February 06, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2569085/1.html

Hong Kong

3 Hostels Serving Mainland Mums May Face Charges
South China Morning Post, February 06, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=89e2a1236dd45310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders

Guangdong Rights Activist Faces Trial
South China Morning Post, February 04, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=deccb5f962445310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Veteran Activist Detained in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, February 03, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detained-02032012103126.html

异见人士张林被断网 维权者葛志慧微博连续被封 (Anhui Dissident Zhang Lin's Net Access Cut)
Radio Free Asia, February 03, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zl-02032012101500.html

June Fourth

美籍学者探天安门母亲遭强迫离境 (American Scholar's Visit to Tiananmen Mothers Rep Ding Zilin Cut Short by Security, Forced to Leave China)
Deutsche Welle, February 03, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15716532,00.html

Politics

Wen Backs 'Open Mainland' Policy
South China Morning Post, February 06, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2098016dc6e45310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet

Riots Linked to Organized Crime and Subversion
China Daily, February 06, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2012-02/06/content_14540633.htm

1日3自焚 四川藏區截電話 (Sichuan: Three Tibetans Self-Immolate in One Day; Phones Cut in Sichuan's Tibetan Region)
Ming Pao, February 06, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2569084/1.html