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, February 16, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

Politburo, army, casinos: China’s corruption crackdown spreads
The Guardian, February 14, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/14/china-corruption-crackdown-spreads-xi-jinping

Former top health official in China gets 19 years prison: media
Reuters, February 15, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/15/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN0LJ07620150215

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前上海高官被判贪污受贿获刑19年 (Former Shanghai senior official sentenced to 19 years in prison for corruption and bribery)
Voice of America, February 16, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/shanghai-sentence-20150216/2645687.html

Provincial anti-graft chief tells disciplinary officials: ‘It’s not about having most cases’
South China Morning Post, February 16, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1714538/provincial-graft-graft-chief-tells-disciplinary-officials-its-not-about

China takes down senior leader amid anti-corruption campaign
ABC News, February 16, 2015
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/china-takes-senior-leader-amid-anti-corruption-campaign-28991477

金钱与绯闻:中国反腐风暴刮进央视 (Money and sex scandal: China’s anti-corruption drive hits CCTV)
The New York Times, February 15, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150215/c15cctv/dual/

与湖南前官员牵连的27人被判刑
27 affiliated with former official given prison terms in Southern China
The New York Times, February 13, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150213/c13officials/dual/