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, September 09, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

Spectre of Corruption Haunts Huawei
Caixin, September 8, 2014
http://english.caixin.com/2014-09-08/100726114.html

Hong Kong (香港)

“占中三子”削发:香港政改退无可退 (Occupy Central organizers shaved their heads to protest Hong Kong political reform)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 9, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140909_hongkong_occupy_central.shtml

香港中秋夜点亮民主灯声援大陆异议人士 (Democracy lanterns lit in Hong Kong on night of Mid-Autumn Festival to support mainland dissidents)
Voice of America, September 9, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/hk-alliance-support-chinese-activists-20140908/2442397.html

Human Rights Defender (人权卫士)

Chinese rights campaigner will be tried this week, lawyer says
The New York Times, September 9, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/10/world/asia/chinese-rights-campaigner-will-be-tried-this-week-lawyer-says.html

China dissident jailed for 42 months over daughter's schooling
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/school-09052014141700.html

Moon festival shines spotlight on China's prisoners of conscience
Radio Free Asia, September 8, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/prisoners-09082014172438.html

逾百律师联署吁被传唤同道 广州律师隋牧青出境遭阻拦 (Over 100 lawyers signed appeal urging release of Cheng Hai’s supporters, Guangzhou border police stops Sui Muqing from leaving city)
Radio Free Asia, September 8, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-09082014113309.html

Internet (互联网)

Facebook’s status on China’s weibo: fake
The Wall Street Journal, September 9, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/09/09/facebooks-status-on-chinas-weibo-fake

Murong Xuecun Says He Is Target of Twitter Smear Campaign
慕容雪村疑遭网络抹黑
The New York Times, September 9, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140909/c09murong/dual/

International Relations (国际关系)

Ahead of Xi trip, China says not seeking to contain India
Voice of America, September 9, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-ahead-of-xi-trip-china-says-not-seeking-to-contain-india/2443502.html

Migrants (农民工)

China’s “apartheid” – the Hukou system
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 9, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p026c49r

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

Chinese workers down tools after being deprived of mooncakes
The Financial Times, September 9, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ec315630-381f-11e4-b69d-00144feabdc0.html

成都三百农民拦高尔夫球场入口 抗议千亩田暗中变“国有” (300 farmers block golf course entrance to protest secret “nationalization” of 165 acres of farmland)
Radio Free Asia, September 8, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-09082014113236.html

Religion (宗教)

温州当局派“无间道”攻入教堂强拆 信徒高空自绑十字架阻止 (Wenzhou authorities send “spies” to forcibly demolish church, 3 believers tie themselves to cross to prevent its take down)
Radio Free Asia, September 8, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/xl2-09082014113347.html

Opinion (观点)

莫让中国社会因教育差异割裂 (Don't allow educational differences fragment Chinese society)
The Financial Times, September 9, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001058102?full=y