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, January 07, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

江苏南通房产局原局长取保候审期间自杀身亡 (Jiangsu official commits suicide while awaiting trial for graft)
Xinhua, January 7, 2014
news.163.com/14/0107/03/9HV3OUTL00014Q4P.html

14年来百名省部级官员落马 一半与房地产业有关 (Half of the 100 provincial-level officials sacked over past 14 years were involved in real-estate graft)
Caijing, January 7, 2014
economy.caijing.com.cn/2014-01-07/113783115.html

A heavily indebted Chinese railway company reportedly lost its president to suicide
Quartz, January 6, 2014
qz.com/163692/chinas-heavily-indebted-state-railway-reportedly-loses-president-to-suicide/