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, November 22, 2011

Disasters

Cover-up Feared After Inquiry 'Deadline' Passes
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e36e724a2f6c3310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment

深圳大梅沙被非法填海 已被填百余平方米 (Hundreds of Meters of Beach in Shenzhen's Dameisha Illegally Reclaimed)
Nanfang Daily (via Nanfang Daily), November 22, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-11/22/content_33623604.htm

Food Security

Food Security
China to Hold Forum to Solve Food Safety Problems
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), November 21, 2011
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-11/21/content_14136798.htm

Freedom of Speech

中國大學生 舌戰司馬南 (University Students Openly Argue with Party Pundit Sima Nan)
Voice of America (via Voice of America), November 21, 2011
http://www.voafanti.com/gate/big5/www.voanews.com/cantonese/news/20111120SimaNanEmbattledbyCollegeStudents-134236378.html

Government

Election Protest in Chengdu
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/poll-11212011131737.html

Human Rights Defenders -- Ai Weiwei, 艾未未

Mass Nudity in Protest of Ai Weiwei Porn Investigation
Television New Zealand (via Television New Zealand), November 21, 2011
http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/mass-nudity-in-protest-ai-weiwei-porn-investigation-4555552

Migrant Workers

Over 20 Million Kindergarten-age Children Living without their Parents in China 
The Daily Telegraph, November 21, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8904412/Over-20-million-kindergarten-age-children-living-without-their-parents-in-China.html

Police

山西交警乱罚款被央视曝光 两县公安局长被免 (CCTV Exposes Traffic Police Issuing Fines at Will, Public Security Bureau Chiefs Removed)
China Central Television (via Nanfang Daily), November 22, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-11/22/content_33614209.htm

Politics

中國獨立參選人登上網路平臺 (Independent Candidate Uses Internet as Platform in Local People's Congress Election Campaign)
Voice of America (via Voice of America), November 22, 2011
http://www.voafanti.com/gate/big5/www.voanews.com/chinese/news/2011121-internet-vote-134231733.html

Protests and Petitions

抗議選舉不公 汕尾 6000人示威反獨裁 (6,000 Protest against Unfair Elections in Shanwei)
Apple Daily (via Apple Daily), November 22, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20111122&sec_id=15335&art_id=15822777

4,500 March against 'Corruption' in Lufeng 
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), November 21, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=36128a47555c3310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Villagers Out in Force in Protest Over Land Grab 
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f58aa408596c3310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

广东陆丰市乌坎村数千村民星期一集会示威 (Thousands of Villagers Gather for Monday Demonstrations in Lufeng )
Radio Free Asia (via Radio Free Asia), November 21, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/lf-11212011105028.html

XUAR

Parents Seek Apology, Compensation
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/parents-11212011153720.html

Monday, November 21, 2011

Corruption

Drugs Chief Who Netted 24m Yuan Put on Trial
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d95efb6b151c3310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment

网曝广西陆川钛铁矿盗采猖獗致致农田河道被毁 (Netizens Expose Rampant Destruction of Farmland and Rivers Caused by Illegal Ilmenite Mining in Guangxi Lu Chuan)
Zhejiang Online, November 21, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20111121/u1a6215877.html

Human Rights Defenders -- Ai Weiwei, 艾未未

網民裸照聲援艾未未 (Netizen Nudity in Support of Ai Weiwei)
Apple Daily, November 20, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20111120&sec_id=15335&art_id=15817447

Ai Weiwei Photographs in 'Pornography' Probe
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=209f7a4a657b3310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor

山東化工廠爆炸14死5傷 (14 Dead 5 Injured in Shandong Chemical Plant Explosion )
Hong Kong Daily News, November 21, 2011
http://www.hkdailynews.com.hk/china.php?id=194233
Workers Strike Over Wages in Dongguan
Reuters, November 18, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fdb5e731bd5b3310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy

女子裸身維房屋權 身披白布申冤被拉 (Woman Arrested for Wearing Petition in Public to Defend her Housing Rights)
Metro Daily, November 21, 2011
http://www.metrohk.com.hk/index.php?cmd=detail&id=175304

Media

After a Horrific Crash, a Stark Depiction of Injustice in China
New York Times, November 18, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/19/world/asia/a-horrific-crash-sets-off-online-anger-in-china.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

Migrant Workers

Migrants Claim Rights to Local High Schools
South China Morning Post, November 20, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1eb9b66a6ccb3310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health

China Eyes Expansion of AIDS Interventions
Xinhua News Agency, November 21, 2011
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-11/21/content_14128127.htm

Tibet

達賴:僧尼自焚感非常擔憂 (Dalai Lama: Concern Over Self-immolation of Monks and Nuns)
Ming Pao, November 19, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/32/1/1/2496768/1.html