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, August 02, 2012

Bilateral Ties

China Activist Chen Guangcheng Seeks US Action on Case
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 1, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19088881

Related:
陈光诚指控北京未兑现承诺 (Chen Guangcheng: Beijing Has Gone Back on Its Promise)
Ming Pao, August 2, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2734402/1.html

Human Rights Defenders

Son of Jailed July 1 Activist Tells of Police Intimidation
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4849575e413e8310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police

Police Chiefs Told to Boost Law Enforcement
Xinhua News Agency, August 1, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/01/content_15639034.htm

Related:
周永康强调,维护一方平安服务一方百姓 (Zhou Yongkang Stresses Police Should Both Protect the Peace and Serve the People)
‎Legal Daily, August 2, 2012
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2012-08/02/content_3745366.htm

Protests and Petitions

启东骚乱仍有余波 召渔民大学生谈维稳 (Waves Still Felt from Qidong Unrest as Students, Fishermen, and Laid-off Soldiers Gathered to Discuss Investigating "Unstable Elements)
Ming Pao, August 2, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2734174/1.html

Tibet

Protester Beaten, Detained
Radio Free Asia, August 1, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/detained-08012012140549.html

XUAR

China Curbs Ramadan Fasting in Xinjiang
Al Jazeera, August 1, 2012
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/08/201281113456325751.html

喀什现反政府捍信仰标语 公安搜近百维人家庭拘两人 (Kashgar: Police Search ~100 Homes and Detain 2 after Anti-Gov't Slogan Calling to Defend the Islam Found)
Radio Free Asia, August 1, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql2-08012012102109.html

中国新疆法院重判20名维吾尔人 (20 Uyghurs Receive Strong Sentences for "Inciting Splittism" and "Organizing, Leading, or Participating in Terrorist Organizations")
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 1, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/08/120801_xinjiang_sentence.shtml

Wednesday, August 01, 2012

Bilateral Ties

South Korea Repeats Call to Investigate Torture Claim
The New York Times, July 31, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/01/world/asia/seoul-demands-that-china-respond-to-torture-allegation.html

Civil Society

红十字会或加强垂直管理 (Red Cross May Strengthen Vertical Management)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 1, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/e/0e/e0e9ac104fdeb345/Blog/a2d/6a31c1.html

Related:
关于促进红十字事业发展的意见 (Opinions on Promoting the Development of the Red Cross)
State Council, July 10, 2012
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2012-07/31/content_2194990.htm

Internet

Weibo: Has It Really Changed China?
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 31, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18887804

刘本琦因网络言论获罪刑拘已两周 妻子被牵连亦关押五岁儿失踪 (2 Weeks into Liu Benqi's Detention for Speech Crimes, Wife Implicated and Taken into Custody, 5yo Child Missing)
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fy-07312012104435.html

Media

日本记者启东采访被殴 国际记联盼中国维护新闻自由 (Int'l Federation of Journalists Calls on China to Protect Freedom of Press as Japanese Journalist Is Assaulted by Police during Jiangsu Protest)
Voice of America, July 31, 2012
http://www.voachinese.com/content/japanese-reporter-beaten-in-qidong-20120731/1451607.html

Politics

Rule of Law in China the Silent Victim at Bo Xilai Wife's Trial
Reuters, August 1, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/01/us-china-trial-idUSBRE8700AH20120801

Tibet

普京暗示可能允许达赖喇嘛访俄 (Putin Hints at Allowing Dalai Lama to Visit Russia)
Deutsche Welle, August 1, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16135204,00.html

XUAR

“Commitment Contract” for Xinjiang Muslims
China Digital Times, July 31, 2012
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2012/07/commitment-contract-for-xinjiang-muslims/

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Internet

称警打死人 江苏女网民涉造谣被捕 (Jiangsu Women Arrested on Charges of Spreading Rumors for Saying a Police Beat a Person to Death)
Ming Pao, July 31, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2732238/1.html

Labor

深圳工厂千人罢工堵路抗议 (1K Shenzhen Workers Strike and Block Roads in Protest of Lack of Fair Compensation for Relocation)
Radio Free Asia, July 30, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/strike-07302012093938.html

Land Policy

集体土地征收补偿条例将出 安置补偿明确 (Resettlement Compensation Made Explicit in Upcoming Regs on Compensation for Expropriation of Collective Land)
The Economic Observer, July 28, 2012
http://www.eeo.com.cn/2012/0728/230877.shtml

Politics

China Paper Says Leaders Must Listen after Riots
Agence France-Presse, July 30, 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/japan-firm-says-china-waste-claims-groundless-051626011.html

Related:
郝洪:中国在“环境敏感期”的新考题 (A New Question to Consider while China Is in a "Sensitive Phase")
People's Daily, July 30, 2012
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/1152/2012-07/2964760.html

Public Health

Green-tea Urine Stirs Up Debate
Shanghai Daily, July 31, 2012
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2012/07/31/Greentea+urine+stirs+up+debate

Religion

Religious Freedoms Deteriorated in China Last Year, U.S. Says
Reuters, July 30, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/30/us-usa-religion-idUSBRE86T0XS20120730

Related:
"China," International Religious Freedom Report for 2011
U.S. Department of State, 2012
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/religiousfreedom/index.htm?dlid=192619

美国务院报告再次就宗教自由攻击中方 (U.S. DOS Report again Attacks China on Religious Freedom)
Xinhua News Agency, July 31, 2012
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2012-07-31/094424875706.shtml

XUAR

Pakistani Faces Eviction in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/eviction-07302012174334.html