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, September 26, 2013

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

十一前夕京城驱赶外地访民 清场持续至三中全会结束 (Petitioners cleared from capital ahead of national holiday, crackdown to continue until the end of Third Plenary)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-09262013094656.html

Villagers in Sichuan fear scrapped copper plant project will be resumed
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1317843/villagers-sichuan-fear-scrapped-copper-plant-project-will-be-resumed