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, April 03, 2014

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

After protests, city tries to ease fear of chemical plant
中国地方政府针对PX抗议展开危机公关
The New York Times, April 2, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140402/c03protest/dual/

Related:
广东茂名PX项目抗议—市民如是说 (Anti-plant protests in Guangdong--in the citizens' own words)
Voice of America, April 2, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/maoming-china-20140402/1884490.html

Chinese police detain Guangzhou protesters
中国警方释放广州抗议人士
Financial Times, April 3, 2014
EN: www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/fcaf6656-ba24-11e3-8b15-00144feabdc0.html#slide0
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001055602