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.

Thursday, August 09, 2012

Environment

Environmental Watchdog Hounded by Accusations
Shanghai Daily, August 9, 2012
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=508749

Hong Kong

香港独立媒体遇袭,言论自由再受挑战 (Another Challenge to Free Speech as Hong Kong In-Media Is Attached)
Deutsche Welle, August 8, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16151150,00.html

Related:
独媒办事处被四歹徒持铁槌破坏 (4 Thugs Attack In-Media Office with Hammers)
In-Media, August 8, 2012
http://www.inmediahk.net/獨媒辦事處被四歹徒持鐵槌破壞

A photoset of the damage:
破坏情况相片集:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/inmediahk/sets/72157630966242596/show/

Human Rights Defenders

四川自贡市警方对维权人士刘正有监控升级 (Sichuan: Police Monitoring on Activist Liu Zhengyou Intensifies)
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hc-08082012154238.html

Politics

薄谷开来、张晓军故意杀人案一审开庭 (Homicide Hearing Opens for Bogu Kailai and Zhang Xiajun)
Xinhua News Agency, August 9, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2012-08/09/c_112678596.htm  

Related:
合肥谷开来案庭审戒备森严 拥薄民众被带走 (Bo Supporters Taken Away from Anhui Court Heavily-guarded for Gu Kailai Trial)
Radio France Internationale, August 9, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/node/115644

Murder Trial of Chinese Politician's Wife Set to Start
NPR, August 8, 2012
http://www.npr.org/2012/08/08/158437284/murder-trial-of-chinese-politicians-wife-set-to-start

Protests and Petitions

又一次成功的抗争 (Another Protest Success)
Deutsche Welle, August 8, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16152137,00.html

Taiwan

Taiwanese Protest Chinese Envoy's Arrival
The Associated Press, August 8, 2012
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2018870414_apastaiwanchina.html

Tibet

Protests as Monks Are Detained
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/monks-08082012153912.html