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.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012

Environment


能源走廊:危险的负荷

The Energy Corridor's Risky Loads

The Economic Observer, September 5, 2012

CH: http://www.eeo.com.cn/2012/0901/232927.shtml

EN: http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2012/0905/233071.shtml


Hong Kong


Four Refugees, Torture Claimant Seek Ruling on Right to Work in Hong Kong

South China Morning Post, September 5, 2012

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1029583/four-refugees-torture-claimant-seek-ruling-right-work-hong-kong


Internet


Netizens Deserved Praise as Online Watchdog

Xinhua News Agency, September 4, 2012

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-09/04/content_15733791.htm


网上公民社会的崛起能不能改变中国? (Can the Emergence of Civil Society Online Change China?)

Radio France International, September 5, 2012

http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20120905-网上公民社会的崛起能不能改变中国?


Multilateral


Security Group Stokes Abuses

Radio Free Asia, September 4, 2012

http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/expo-09042012103739.html



For more information on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, see:

Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights: The Impact of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

http://www.hrichina.org/research-and-publications/reports/sco



Protests and Petitions


南通维权者申请游行被网控传讯 网民探秦永敏被逼退出Q群 (Jiangsu Rights Defender Summoned for Applying to Demonstrate)

Radio Free Asia, September 4, 2012

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nt-09042012114540.html


Protests and Petitions


南通维权者申请游行被网控传讯 网民探秦永敏被逼退出Q群 (Jiangsu Rights Defender Summoned for Applying to Demonstrate)

Radio Free Asia, September 4, 2012

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nt-09042012114540.html


Religion


深圳岗头家庭教会遭当局逼迁 (Shenzhen Authorities Demand House Church's Relocation)

Radio Free Asia, September 4, 2012

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sz-09042012145455.html


Taiwan


For Taiwanese, the Mainland Remains a Dangerous Place

South China Morning Post, September 5, 2012

http://www.usasialaw.org/?p=7274


Tuesday, September 04, 2012

Bilateral Ties

Delhi Police Bar Tibetan Movement for Touring Chinese VIP

Rediff News, September 3, 2012

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/delhi-police-bar-tibetan-movement-for-touring-chinese-vip/20120903.htm


Hong Kong


抗爭升級 聯盟籌罷課 (Anti-National Education Protest Escalates as Students Plan Strike)

Ming Pao, September 4, 2012

http://news.sina.com.hk/news/3/1/1/2761906/1.html



Related:

Photos: Hong Kong's 'Brainwashing' Protests

China Realtime Report, September 4, 2012

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/09/04/photos-hong-kongs-brainwashing-protests/



Media


Editor at Communist Party Mouthpiece Blasts Leaders

South China Morning Post, September 4, 2012

http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1028980/editor-communist-party-mouthpiece-blasts-leaders



Related:

邓聿文:胡温的政治遗产 (The Political Legacy of Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao)

Deng Yuwen

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1MSTlsrb0oumbMv4xfwaNwPQkcOsPpcGoZxGXajKvjBI



Protests and Petitions


五千人逼爆信访局 众人北京外围暂避 (~5K Petitioners Gather at State Bureau of Letters and Calls)

Radio Free Asia, September 3, 2012

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql1-09032012100253.html


Public Health


China Probes 'Gutter Oil' Claims

British Broadcasting Corporation, September 3, 2012

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-19462349


State Security


China's Airports Increase Security

The Economic Observer, September 4, 2012

http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2012/0904/233023.shtml


Tibet


中国藏区再有多名藏人被捕 西藏昌都寺院管控加紧 (Sichuan: Several Tibetans Detained and Monitoring Intensifies over Chamdo Monastery)

Radio Free Asia, September 3, 2012

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dz-09032012151631.html


Monday, September 03, 2012

Civil Society

深圳封杀劳工维权NGO 与粤社改新政唱反调 (Shenzhen Labor NGO Kept Blocked from Registering, under Heavy Pressure)
Ming Pao, September 3, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2761107/1.html

Related:
反对暴力﹗要求法治﹗ 社会要发展,劳工公益机构要生存﹗ (Oppose Violence! Demand Rule of Law! Labor Civic Groups Must Exist for Society to Grow!)
Little Grass Workers' Home, August 31, 2012
http://xxc200308.blog.163.com/blog/static/201929065201273142935793/

Government Crackdown on Labor Groups Worsens in South China
Global Post, September 2, 2012
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/china/120831/south-china-labor-crackdown

Hong Kong

快乐反洗脑 (A Merry Protest against Brainwashing National Education)
Ming Pao, September 2, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/3/1/1/2760498/1.html

Human Rights Defenders

China Frees Yahoo! Dissident after 10 Years
Agence France-Presse, August 31, 2012
http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/14720779/china-frees-yahoo-dissident-after-10-years/

Related:
网络异议人士王小宁刑满获释
Internet Dissident Wang Xiaoning Released from Jail; He Depu Portrays Prison Life with Wang
Human Rights in China, August 31, 2012
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6278
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6277

Labor

深圳拟重罚不文明行为 多数外来工并不知情 (Majority of Migrant Workers Unaware of Draft Shenzhen Regs Imposing Severe Punishment on Uncivilized Behavior)
Workers' Daily, September 3, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/d/ba/dba132f6ab6a3e3d/Blog/18f/036030.html

Population

Husband Fired over 'Excess' Birth
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/fired-08302012160129.html