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, August 15, 2012

Economic Development

Urban-rural Income Gap Gets Bigger: Report
Xinhua News Agency, August 14, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-08/14/c_131785215.htm

Related:
《中国城市发展报告(2012)》正式发布 (2012 Annual Report on Urban Development Released)
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, August 14, 2012
http://www.ssap.com.cn/zw/220/18991.htm

Human Rights Defenders

调查人权状况访民被刑拘 侨民上访公安局内遭殴打 (Hunan: Petitioner Peng Lanlan Criminally Detained)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/rq-08142012093126.html

Internet

安徽界首公安局爆炸纯属编造 造谣者已被拘留 (Anhui Man Detained for Spreading Rumors Online that 7 Police Died in Explosion)
Hefei Evening News, August 14, 2012
http://news.qq.com/a/20120814/001838.htm

Police

浙江武义:涉案者派出所内自缢 相关责任民警被停职 (Zhejiang: Officers Suspended after Suspect Found Hanged in Police Station Bathroom)
Xinhua News Agency, August 14, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2012-08/14/c_112722784.htm

Politics

China Planning More Women, Youth at Leadership-shift Conference
Bloomberg News, August 14, 2012
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-14/china-planning-more-women-youth-at-leadership-shift-conference.html

副中組部長﹕常委多少人 我也不知道 (CPC Organization Department Vice Head: Even I Don't Know How Many Members Will Be in the Politburo Standing Committee)
Ming Pao, August 15, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2745084/1.html

State Security

From China to Albania, via Guantanamo
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 14, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18631363

Tibet

Protest against Police Brutality
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/brutality-08142012152819.html

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Food Safety

Pesticide in Wine 'No Risk to Health'
SINA, August 14, 2012
http://english.sina.com/china/2012/0813/496216.html

Hong Kong

Hong Kong to Evict Last Occupy Sit-in in Asia
Al Jazeera, August 13, 2012
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/08/201281361645531700.html

香港成内地残障儿童"收容所" (Hong Kong a "Hospice" for Handicapped Mainland Children)
Deutsche Welle, August 13, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16162802,00.html

香港仔巴汉申特区护照被拒 (HK-born Pakistani Refused Naturalization, Passport)
Ming Pao, August 14, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/3/1/1/2744005/1.html

Human Rights Defenders

律师称湖南永州上访母亲不认可劳教撤销理由 (Lawyer: Mother Who Petitioned on Daughter’s Rape Case Does Not Approve of the Reason Given for Cancelling Her Order to Reeducation)
The Beijing News, August 14, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/d/ba/dba132f6ab6a3e3d/Blog/dbb/40133c.html

Law

中国劳教制度:搬动桌子的代价 (The Cost of Changing the Reeducation-Through-Labor System)
Radio France Internationale, August 14, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20120814-中国劳教制度:搬动桌子的代价

Media

China’s Boldest Media: Losing the Battle?
China Media Project, August 14, 2012
http://cmp.hku.hk/2012/08/14/25926/

Related:
南方事变 (Change in the South)
iSun Affairs, August 9, 2012
http://www.isunaffairs.com/?p=10133

Politics

王立军案成都秘密开审 (Wang Lijun Secretly Tried in Chengdu)
Ming Pao, August 14, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2744071/1.html

Population

Family Planning Policy Violators Revealed
Global Times, August 14, 2012
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/726808.shtml

Related:
Shandong “Qingdao Evening News” Disclosed Information on Individual with “Illegal Birth”
ChinaAid, August 12, 2012
http://www.chinaaid.org/2012/08/shandong-qingdao-evening-news-disclosed.html

Taiwan

Taiwan Man Says 'Forced to Show Remorse' in China
Agence France-Presse, August 14, 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/taiwan-man-says-forced-show-remorse-china-232635382.html

Tibet

Two Tibetans Burn in Ngaba
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/immolate-08132012134204.html

Monday, August 13, 2012

Human Rights Defenders

十八大前“黑五类律师”忧打压 (Worries of Suppression after Op-ed Published in People's Daily Naming Five Types of Activists, Including Lawyers, as US Infiltrators Meaning to Force "Change" in China)
Ming Pao, August 13, 2012
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/十八大前-黑五類律師-憂打壓-楊學林-為中國人維權-反被指代表西方-212039170.html

The op-ed:
中国真正的挑战是未来5-10年 (China's Real Challenge Is the Next 5-10 Years)
People's Daily, July 31, 2012
http://ccnews.people.com.cn/n/2012/0731/c141677-18636091.html

Media

鲍彤破禁 在炎黄春秋谈胡耀邦 (Article by Former High Aide under House Arrest Bao Tong Breaks through Ban and Is Published as Letter to the Editor in New Edition of Mainland Journal Yanhuang Chungqiu)
China News Agency, August 13, 2012
http://news.sina.com.tw/article/20120813/7596957.html

合肥便衣阻采访 港记者遭围殴 (Anhui: Plainclothes Officer Prevent Media Coverage, HK Cameraman Beaten while Taking Photos of People Being Detained)
Ming Pao, August 11, 2012
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/合肥便衣阻採訪-港記者遭圍毆-212141861.html

Public Health

Chronic Diseases See Rapid Growth in China
Xinhua News Agency, August 11, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/11/content_15665839.htm

Society

中国调整保障性住房规模 (China Adjusts Scale of Public Housing Plan)
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xql-08112012004658.html

Related:
Problems with Public Housing Push
The Economic Observer, August 10, 2012
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2012/0810/231626.shtml

Taiwan

台法轮功信徒内地被拘获释 (Taiwanese Falun Gong Practitioner Released, Returned to Taiwan after 55 Days in Detention)
Ming Pao, August 12, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2742556/1.html

XUAR

Xinjiang Sends 51,000 Students to Inland Schools
Xinhua News Agency, August 10, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/10/content_15664176.htm

Friday, August 10, 2012

Environment

Zhejiang Reservoir Bursts, 10 Killed
Shanghai Daily, August 10, 2012
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=508885

Human Rights Defenders

Police Charge Activist Who Cast Doubt on Suicide
South China Morning Post, August 10, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ff43781df0c09310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related:
疑拍李旺阳死因重要证据 朱承志被控颠覆国家 (Zhi Chengzhi Charged with Inciting Subversion of State Power for Doubting Main Proof of Li Wangyang's Suicide)
am730, August 10, 2012
http://www.am730.com.hk/article.php?article=116375&d=1817

湖南上访妈妈判劳教获释 (Hunan Mother Ordered to Reeducation after Petitioning on Daughter's Rape Case Set Free)
Ming Pao, August 10, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2741352/1.html

Related:
湖南省撤销永州对唐慧的劳教决定 (Hunan Decision to Rescind Yongzhou Reeducation-Through-Labor Order for Tang Hui)
August 10, 2012
http://jiuguishu-1972.blog.163.com/blog/static/822360332012710112119324/

Internet

How Weibo Is Changing China
YaleChina, August 9, 2012
http://www.yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/how-weibo-changing-china

Migrant Workers

北京救人农民工遭扣留捐款已悉数归还 (Donations to Help Save Lives of Beijing Migrant Workers Held by Dept Head, Released after Exposed)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 10, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/2/6f/26f7fe7e89bce7ec/Blog/f7a/1cfe99.html

Politics

Police on Trial for Gu 'Cover-up'
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 10, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19204847

中共高层已经达成政改的共识 (Upper Ranks of the CPC Already Reached Consensus on Political Reform)
Radio France Internationale, August 9, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20120809-中共高层已经达成政改的共识

Population

Guangdong to Pilot Two-child Policy
China Daily, August 9, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/09/content_15656382.htm

Tibet

专家:活佛转世要尊重宗教仪轨 “需中央政府批准” (Expert: The Reincarnation of the Living Buddha Needs to Respect Religious Rituals and "Requires Approval from the Central Gov't")
China Radio International, August 10, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/d/ba/dba132f6ab6a3e3d/Blog/919/146407.html

Thursday, August 09, 2012

Environment

Environmental Watchdog Hounded by Accusations
Shanghai Daily, August 9, 2012
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=508749

Hong Kong

香港独立媒体遇袭,言论自由再受挑战 (Another Challenge to Free Speech as Hong Kong In-Media Is Attached)
Deutsche Welle, August 8, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16151150,00.html

Related:
独媒办事处被四歹徒持铁槌破坏 (4 Thugs Attack In-Media Office with Hammers)
In-Media, August 8, 2012
http://www.inmediahk.net/獨媒辦事處被四歹徒持鐵槌破壞

A photoset of the damage:
破坏情况相片集:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/inmediahk/sets/72157630966242596/show/

Human Rights Defenders

四川自贡市警方对维权人士刘正有监控升级 (Sichuan: Police Monitoring on Activist Liu Zhengyou Intensifies)
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hc-08082012154238.html

Politics

薄谷开来、张晓军故意杀人案一审开庭 (Homicide Hearing Opens for Bogu Kailai and Zhang Xiajun)
Xinhua News Agency, August 9, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2012-08/09/c_112678596.htm  

Related:
合肥谷开来案庭审戒备森严 拥薄民众被带走 (Bo Supporters Taken Away from Anhui Court Heavily-guarded for Gu Kailai Trial)
Radio France Internationale, August 9, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/node/115644

Murder Trial of Chinese Politician's Wife Set to Start
NPR, August 8, 2012
http://www.npr.org/2012/08/08/158437284/murder-trial-of-chinese-politicians-wife-set-to-start

Protests and Petitions

又一次成功的抗争 (Another Protest Success)
Deutsche Welle, August 8, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16152137,00.html

Taiwan

Taiwanese Protest Chinese Envoy's Arrival
The Associated Press, August 8, 2012
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2018870414_apastaiwanchina.html

Tibet

Protests as Monks Are Detained
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/monks-08082012153912.html

Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Human Rights Defenders

Chen Nephew Faces Murder Trial
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chen-08072012125632.html

Related:
Family of Chen Kegui Rejects Officially Appointed Lawyers
陈克贵家属关于拒绝接受两名指定律师的声明
July 23, 2012
http://www.hrichina.org/content/6211

秦永敏夫妇、张起再遭国保传唤 (Zhang Qi, Qin Yongmin and Wife Summoned by Domestic Security)
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissidents-08072012113520.html

Related:
Couple Terminate Pregnancy as Authorities Continue to Refuse to Issue Marriage Certificate
当局继续拒发秦永敏结婚证致已怀孩子被引产
Qin Yongming and Wang Xifeng, August 6, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6245
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6243

Labor

专家建议退休年龄每年逐渐延长 可化解很多矛盾 (Experts Propose Gradual, Annual Increase of Retirement Age)
Beijing Times, August 8, 2012
http://gov.163.com/12/0808/08/88CF2Q3L00234II1.html

Media

国际记者联合会声援《经济观察报》 (Intl Fed of Journalists Criticizes Authorities for Investigating Economic Observer, Authorities Say They Haven't Done So)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 7, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/08/120807_press_china.shtml

Related:
"The EO is operating as usual...."
"各位网友:经济观察报运转如常...."
Economic Observer, August 7, 2012
http://twitter.com/eobserver/status/232777336553095170
http://weibo.com/1641561812/yw4tQ39sa

Migrant Workers

Services for Migrants 'Help Development'
China Daily, August 8, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/08/content_15650864.htm

Related:
我国流动人口近2.3亿,占总人口17% (17% of PRC Population - ~230mil - Are Migrants)
Xinhua News Agency, August 7, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/8/9f/89f03f7d02720160/Blog/4e8/f4c376.html

Police

Inside the Walls of a Detention Center
律师隔着“毛玻璃”会见,——佛山看守所见闻
Caixin, August 8, 2012
EN: http://english.caixin.com/2012-08-08/100421129.html
CH: http://zhangyansheng.blog.caixin.com/archives/43644

Tibet

Woman Strips, Self-immolates
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/burn-08072012101822.html

Tuesday, August 07, 2012

Human Rights Defenders

女被强奸 母上访被劳教 (Hunan: Mother Ordered to Reeducation-Through-Labor after Petitioning on Her Daughter's Rape Case Files Administrative Reconsideration)
Beijing Times, August 7, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/d/ba/dba132f6ab6a3e3d/Blog/fb0/b506ae.html

贵州异见人士全遭监控 访民聚集北京呼吁政改 (Number of Guizhou Dissidents Placed under Surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, August 6, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sy1-08062012121130.html

Internet

Internet Is a Game-changer for China, Admits Party Magazine
Want China Times, August 7, 2012
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120807000063&cid=1101

Related:
"微政治"蔓延挑战中国治理生态 (The Spread of Micropolitics Challenges China's Methods of Governance)
People's Tribune, June 20, 2012
http://theory.people.com.cn/GB/82288/112848/112851/18243465.html

Labor

临时工同工同酬:寄望修订《劳动合同法》 (Equal Work for Equal Pay for Temp Staff: Hopes for the Labor Contract Law Revision)
China Business News, August 3, 2012
http://www.yicai.com/news/2012/08/1953376.html

Migrant Workers

School for Migrants' Children to Remain Open
China Daily, August 7, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/07/content_15648504.htm

Politics

China Prepares for Trial in Sensational Case of Neil Heywood Slaying
Los Angeles Times, August 6, 2012
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-murder-trial-20120806,0,1022155.story

Tibet

人权组织:四川阿坝一藏族男子自焚 (Rights Group: Tibetan Sets Himself Alight in Ngawa, Sichuan)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 6, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/08/120806_china_tibetan_protest.shtml

Monday, August 06, 2012

Hong Kong

Police Will Wear Body-cameras
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1e272e3c4d1f8310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders

Industrial Accident Victim Fights for Others
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8daa732f392f8310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

For more information on Chen, his shop, and the injured workers group, see:
“左撇子”店主 店员都是工伤工友 ("Left-handers'" Owner -- the Employees All Had Been Injured in Previous Jobs)
Southern Metropolis Daily, June 22, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/6/58/658942da1d1f7102/Blog/bfd/7ce257.html

左撇子豆浆 (Left-handers' Soy Milk Shop)
http://zpz2010.com

維權人士留北京期間 郭飛雄傳被公安帶走 (Rights Activist Guo Feixiong Detained by Police in Beijing)
Hong Kong Daily News, August 5, 2012
http://www.hkdailynews.com.hk/china.php?id=240583

Related:
Lawyer Told 'Go to America'
Radio Free Asia, August 3, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyer-08032012105854.html

HRIC featured Guo Feixiong's Case as a part of our IR2008 Campaign. See his profile at:
http://www.ir2008.org/09/about.php

Internet

造谣城管打死小贩 网友被责令悔过 (Jiangsu Netizen Ordered to Make Public Apology and Write a Letter of Repentance for Spreading Rumor of Urban Management Officers Abusing a Street Seller Online)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 6, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/f/8a/f8a7e9f5efd72a91/Blog/8a3/f61873.html

Police

武汉回应城管武装部事件称合理合法非网友所想 (Wuhan Responds to Story of Armed Division of Urban Management Officers: It’s Rational, Legal, and Its Intent Is Nothing Like What the Netizens Think)
Legal Daily, August 6, 2012
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2012-08/06/content_3752463.htm

Politics

China Opens Secret Leadership Conclave
Financial Times, August 5, 2012
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/7d8aedd0-dee0-11e1-b615-00144feab49a.html

Protests and Petitions

Rapping to Protest Sexist Job Ad
Radio Free Asia, August 3, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/sexism-08032012154617.html

Tibet

藏僧被控“分裂国家”开审 家人全不知情 (Court Hears Case of Gansu Monk Charged with Inciting Separatism)
Radio Free Asia, August 3, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_monk-08032012104140.html

Friday, August 03, 2012

Bilateral Ties

China Says No to Indian Consulate in Tibetan Capital
Hindustan Times, August 3, 2012
http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/China-says-no-to-Indian-consulate-in-Tibetan-capital/Article1-907267.aspx

U.S.-backed Study Exploited China Prisoners: Rights Group
Reuters, August 2, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/02/us-usa-china-research-idUSBRE8711JD20120802

Environment

'Warn Public on Health Risks of Air Pollution'
South China Morning Post, August 3, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d61cb369e38e8310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hukou

河北:农民工工作住所稳定可落户城镇 (Hebei Govt Opinions: Migrant Workers with Stable Work and Residence Can Settle in Urban Areas)
Yanzhao Metropolis Daily, August 3, 2012
http://news.163.com/12/0803/11/87VR7A770001124J.html

Land Policy

镇政府“拆违建”被区政府认定违法 (District Government Maintains That Township Government's Forced Demolition Was Illegal)
The Beijing News, August 3, 2012
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2012/08/03/214523.html

Related:
Demolition Case Ruling Could Set Milestone
China Daily, August 3, 2012
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2012-08/03/content_26112627.htm

Migrant Workers

强拆学校 家长以身挡铲车 (Beijing: Parents Bodily Block Forced Demolition of School for Migrant Workers' Children)
Ming Pao, August 3, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2735159/1.html

Police

Chengguan Bureau Creates Militia Unit
Global Times, August 3, 2012
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/724930.shtml

Politics

Rough Justice Awaits Gu Kailai
South China Morning Post, August 1, 2012
http://www.cfr.org/china/rough-justice-awaits-gu-kailai/p28776

汪洋:改革有困难 不改革或会走向衰落 (Guangdong Party Head Wang Yang: Reform Is Hard, But Not Reforming May Lead to Decline)
CCTV, August 2, 2012
http://news.163.com/12/0803/05/87V805EK0001124J.html

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

Monday, July 30, 2012

Civil Society

民政部:基金会不得资助营利活动 须公布收支 (Ministry of Civil Affairs: Charity Foundations Shall Not Fund For-profit Activities)
Beijing Times, July 30, 2012
http://gov.163.com/12/0730/08/87LABHSH00234II2.html

Related:
关于规范基金会行为的若干规定(试行) (Several Regulations on Standardizing the Actions of Foundations [for Trial Implementation])
Ministry of Civil Affairs, July 1, 2012
http://www.mca.gov.cn/article/zwgk/mzyw/201207/20120700338660.shtml

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Protesters Oppose "Propaganda" Education Plan
Reuters, July 29, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/29/us-hongkong-china-protest-idUSBRE86S07820120729

Media

被指非法经营及诈骗 港《中国观察》总编被捕 (Hunan: Editor-in-chief of HK Mag China Special Report Arrested on Charges of Illegal Operations and Fraud)
am730, July 30, 2012
http://www.am730.com.hk/article.php?article=114527&d=1807

Politics

北戴河會前 安保升級 (Security Level Heightened on Eve of Beidaihe Conference)
Ming Pao, July 30, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2731397/1.html

Protests and Petitions

Women Protest Company Accused of Discrimination
China Daily, July 25, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2012-07/25/content_15614602.htm

Chinese City Kills Project after Pollution Protest
The Associated Press, July 29, 2012
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/2012/07/28/chinese-city-kills-project-after-pollution-protest/CsXWaUPCKjeiGQJKfzQFXI/story.html

Related:
China: ‘Violent' Pipeline Protest in Qidong
Global Voices Online, July 29, 2012
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/07/29/china-violent-pipeline-protest-in-qidong-splits-opinion/

律师:诉讼无门 唯有抗争 (Lawyer: We Can't Sue, Our Only Option Is Protest)
Ming Pao, July 29, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2730726/1.html

Rural Issues

Forgotten Villagers Complain of Lack of Assistance
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=55c1b438d4ec8310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR

Restrictions Imposed on Aid Recipients
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/restrictions-07272012155718.html

Friday, July 27, 2012

Civil Society

Guangdong Shuts Down at Least Seven Labour NGOs
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=782a79b7634c8310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong

港府:国民教育绝非洗脑教育 家长请愿质疑 (HK Govt: National Education Absolutely Not Brain Washing; Families: Not So Sure)
Southern Metropolis Daily, July 27, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/e/fb/efb926bfce4f5853/Blog/b89/e1f332.html

Human Rights Defenders

Activist Sues over Detention
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/sues-07262012144509.html

Court Cuts China Activist's Jail Sentence: Lawyer
Agence France-Presse, July 27, 2012
http://www.starafrica.com/en/news/detail-news/view/lawyers-for-disabled-china-activist-appe-244906.html

Land Policy

河南政府非法强征土地 孕妇遭殴打流产 (Henan Woman Miscarriages after Beating during Land Requisition; Police Refuse to Investigate)
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nu-07262012102456.html

Migrant Workers

北京打工子弟学校:关停通知又来了
Beijing Migrant Schools Closed
The Economic Observer, July 27, 2012
CH: http://www.eeo.com.cn/2012/0724/230539.shtml
EN: http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2012/0727/230732.shtml

Police

城管队员围殴摊贩 局长被免职 (Shanxi: Office Head Relieved of Duty after Urban Management Officers Beat Street Merchant)
Southern Metropolis Daily, July 27, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/9/b8/9b86ec1dbee94037/Blog/41b/c7d9da.html

Protests and Petitions

工业区污水排入海岸 江苏学生号召万人上街抗议 (Jiangsu Students Plan Protest for This Weekend to Keep Polluting Factory from Going into Full Operation)
am730, July 25, 2012
http://www.am730.com.hk/article.php?article=113870&d=1804

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Bilateral Ties

U.S. Presses China on "Deteriorating" Rights Conditions
Reuters, July 25, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/25/us-china-usa-rights-idUSBRE86O1IA20120725

Related:
Briefing on the 17th U.S.-China Human Rights Dialogue
U.S. Department of State, July 25, 2012
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/rm/2012/195498.htm

Human Rights Defenders

高智晟获维权律师奖 (Gao Zhisheng Awarded Rights Defense Lawyer Prize)
Ming Pao, July 26, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2728173/1.html

Internet

Beijing to "Strike" at Critics after Flood Disaster
Agence France-Presse, July 26, 2012
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1215826/1/.html

Related:
北京禁网络政治谣言 严打攻击现行体制情节严重者 (Beijing to Ban Online Political Rumors and Take Strong Measures against Those Severely Attacking the Present System)
Beijing Daily, July 26, 2012
http://www.bjwmb.gov.cn/zxgc/wmsj/t20120726_449520.htm

Land Policy

Illegal Land Grabs Still Prominent
Xinhua News Agency, July 26, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-07/26/content_15619284.htm