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, March 31, 2014

Tibet (西藏)

中共前西藏高官逝世 曾呼吁让达赖返藏 (Former Tibetan CPC official who called for the Dalai Lama's return dies)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 30, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/03/140330_tibet_phuntso_wangye_death.shtml

四川巴塘一尼姑自焚抗议 西藏比如一僧被判重刑 (Tibetan nun self-immolates, another senior monk sentenced to 18 years imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-03302014105757.html

Related:
Tibetan nun sets herself on fire: reports
Agence France-Presse, March 31, 2014
http://news.yahoo.com/tibetan-nun-sets-herself-fire-reports-043944842.html

Tibetan prisoner in failing health after six years in jail
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/health-03282014155309.html