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.

Friday, October 07, 2011

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

一年过去 改善甚微 (Little Has Improved One Year after Liu's Nobel Award)
Deutsche Welle, October 07, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15438423,00.html
Related news:
China Urged to Free Liu and Wife
Deutsche Presse-Agentur, October 07, 2011
http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/china-urged-to-free-liu-and-wife-1.1152607

Related information on Liu Xiaobo’s case:
Freedom of Expression on Trial in China
China Rights Forum 2010, no. 1
http://www.hrichina.org/crf/issue/2010.01

Human Rights Defenders

Chen Campaigners Detained
Radio Free Asia, October 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detained-10062011125143.html

上海铅中毒孩童代理律师受压退出 (Lawyer Representing Families of Children Poisoned by Lead under Pressure to Withdraw)
Radio Free Asia, October 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_lead-10062011093549.html

Government

国务院机关事务管理局:坚决杜绝已撤驻京办变相存在 (State Council Government Offices Administration: We Resolve to Put an End to Local Government Offices Remaining in Beijing)
Xinhua News Agency, October 07, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-10/07/content_3028737.htm

Labor

廈門的士司機大罷工 (Taxi Drivers on Strike in Xiamen)
Sing Tao Daily, October 07, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2456118/1.html

Politics

Reshuffle at the Top 'Will Give PLA More Power'
South China Morning Post, October 07, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c7fc6ef0a1ad2310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions

Rioting in Model Village Attests to Graft Woes
South China Morning Post, October 07, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=02d29b2f669d2310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Thursday, October 06, 2011

Bilateral Ties

Beijing Raises a Stink over Peace Prize
Agence France-Presse, October 06, 2011
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/international/a-year-after-nobel-norwegian-salmon-off-the-menu-in-china/469673

Multilateral

China Supports Reasonable Reform in UN
Xinhua News Agency, October 05, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-10/05/content_13837622.htm

Human Rights Defenders

十網友闖關探盲人維權者 (Ten Netizens Try to Break through the Barrier to Visit Barefoot Lawyer)
Ming Pao, October 06, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2455220/1.html
Related news:
'Chased With Guns' on Chen Visit
Radio Free Asia, October 05, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chased-10052011125444.html


冯正虎为公民诉讼权抗争 (Feng Zhenghu Takes a Stand for a Citizen's Right to Sue)
Deutsche Welle, October 06, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15440090,00.html
Related information:
捍卫法律,还我诉权 (Defend the Law and Give Me Back My Right to File a Complaint)
Feng Zhenghu, September 27, 2011
http://www.hrichina.org/content/5578

杭州律师王成江西遭殴打 (Hangzhou Lawyer Representing Independent Candidates Beaten in Jiangxi)
Radio Free Asia, October 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/h-10042011113835.html

Public Health

Slow Progress on a Legal Black Hole
South China Morning Post, October 06, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3fa41564134d2310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Society

A Chinese Resident Who Doesn’t Know Liu Xiaobo? Blame the River Crabs
The Globe and Mail, October 05, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/a-chinese-resident-who-doesnt-know-liu-xiaobo-blame-the-river-crabs/article2191625/

Tibet

Dalai Lama Cancels Highly Charged South Africa Trip
Reuters, October 04, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20111004/wl_nm/us_safrica_china_dalailama

Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Hong Kong

Petition Thrown in Bin, Court Told
South China Morning Post, October 04, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b67866540bac2310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

刘晓波一年来首次获准会见家人 (Liu Permitted to Meet with Family for First Time in a Year)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 04, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/10/111004_liuxiaobo_family_meeting.shtml
Related news:
China's Nobel Laureate Allowed Briefly out of Jail: Brother
Agence France-Presse, October 04, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jDPUC9idX75oiYbANtzWtHtSoWDw

Human Rights Defender - Wu Lihong (吴立红)

Chinese Activist Defies Officials in Fight to Save Lake
Agence France-Presse, October 03, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2011/10/03/2003514826

Government

“政府信息公开没有突破进展” (Peking University 2010 Administrative Transparency Report: No Breakthroughs in Open Government Information)
Southern Weekend, September 29, 2011
http://www.infzm.com/content/63549

Media

中国钳制新闻自由 《长城月报》遭清洗 (Magazine Known for Sensitive Stories Purged)
Radio Free Asia, October 03, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/x-10032011155354.html

Society

群体事件已超18万,中国社会动荡加剧 (Social Unrest Increases: 18,000+ "Mass Incidents" in 2010)
Deutsche Welle, September 29, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15426349,00.html

Protests and Petitions

China’s Ancient Petition System Goes Online
Financial Times, September 30, 2011
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/5b2b5ce2-eb2b-11e0-9a41-00144feab49a.html

广东千名教师国庆日市政府要求增工资 (Guangdong: 1000 Teachers Petition Government for Wage Increase on National Day)
Radio Free Asia, October 03, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/g-10032011095128.html

Tibet

Fifth Tibetan Monk in China Burns Self in Protest: Group
Reuters, October 03, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/03/us-china-tibet-idUSTRE79231120111003