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, September 30, 2011

Taiwan

两岸合作打击犯罪又有进展 (Taiwan and PRC to Further Cooperate in Fighting Crime)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 29, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/09/110929_telefraud_byjames.shtml

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Death Penalty

China's Debate on the Death Penalty Becomes Increasingly Open
Christian Science Monitor, September 28, 2011
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2011/0928/China-s-debate-on-the-death-penalty-becomes-increasingly-open

Disasters

中国公众就上海地铁事故批评当局 (Popular Blame Placed on Authorities in Shanghai Subway Crash)
British Broadcasting Corporation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/09/110928_shanghai_metro_reaction.shtml

Hong Kong

Three HKU Students Decide to Sue Police
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4e1cc9bb6b0b2310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media

Official: China Expels South Korean Journalists
Associated Press, September 29, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110929/ap_on_re_as/as_skorea_china_journalists_expelled

Protests and Petitions

十一前夕北京开始大规模清理访民 (Beijing: Large-scale Clean-up of Petitioners on Eve of National Holiday)
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fang-09282011092805.html

青海民族中学师生抗议三人被拘 印度流亡藏人续声援自焚僧侣 (Qinghai: Three Detained at Protest at Minority Secondary School)
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-09282011094112.html

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

上海合作組織成立十年迎來首份“體檢表” (First Examination Report of SCO since Formation)
Xinhua News Agency, September 24, 2011
http://www.chinesetoday.com/news/show/id/542834

XUAR

Laid-Off Profs Reject Deal
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/deal-09272011172719.html

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Environment

Think China’s Air Is Breathable? Think Again
The Globe and Mail, September 27, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/think-chinas-air-is-breathable-think-again/article2181489/
For related videos see:
Toxic Industries: Environment and Health Issues
http://www.youtube.com/user/hrichina#grid/user/07F8B19631DD6900

Human Rights Defenders

Ai Weiwei's Wife Urges China to Drop Plan on Detentions
Reuters, September 28, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110928/wl_nm/us_china_artist_detentions
Ai's wife's open letter to the NPC can be found at:
对《中华人民共和国刑事诉讼法修正案(草案)》的意见 (Comments on the Draft Amendment of the Criminal Procedure Law)
Lu Qing, September 28, 2011
http://loveaiww.blogspot.com/2011/09/blog-post_5440.html

Land Policy

Beijing Plans to Relocate Mass Residents to Suburbs
Xinhua News Agency, September 27, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-09/27/content_13805139.htm

Law

Seeking Shelter
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2011
http://www.usasialaw.org/?p=5928

刑诉法修改草案引热议:刑事和解是否"花钱买平安" (CPL Draft Hot Topic: Can Money Buy an Amicable Settlement in Criminal Cases?)
Legal Daily, September 28, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-09/28/content_3018181.htm

Migrant Workers

巴中民工“官场”维权 (Can Government Reps Working to Protect Rights of Migrant Workers Be a Model?)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 28, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/a/e1/ae1a83fe55053035/Blog/169/d2b7b9.html

Protests and Petitions

5.12地震灾民集体请愿遭阻止 拜登访川时遭拘禁维权代表到京 (Dozens of People Affected by May 2008 Quake Prevented from Petitioning en Masse)
Radio Free Asia (September 27, 2011)
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/di-09272011103329.html

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Bilateral Ties

Stop Meddling in HK Affairs, China Tells U.S.
South China Morning Post, September 27, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=203db94c966a2310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders

民族运动会召开被强制旅游 贵州民主人士抗议打压 (Guizhou Democracy Activists Forced to Go on Trips during Nationalities Games)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/min-09262011114039.html

维权人士肖春失踪3年近日获释 (Labor Rights Activist Xiao Chun Released from Prison 3 Years after Being Secretly Sentenced)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_release-09262011103338.html

Media

World Media Leaders Meet in Beijing to Discuss IPR, New Media, Cooperation
Xinhua News Agency, September 27, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-09/27/c_131161888.htm

Politics

中宣部等四部门负责人谈深化文化体制改革 (Central Propaganda Dept and Other Bureaux Discuss Deepening Reform of Cultural System)
People's Daily, September 27, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-09/26/content_3003037.htm

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

China and Russia Tussle over SCO's Future
AsiaTimes, September 27, 2011
http://www.atimes.com//atimes/China/MI27Ad01.html

Tibet

'Illegal' for Dalai Lama to Find Successor
Agence France-Presse, September 27, 2011
http://www.sinodaily.com/reports/Successor_chosen_by_Dalai_Lama_illegal_China_999.html

2 Tibetan Monks Set Themselves on Fire to Protest Chinese Policy
New York Times, September 26, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/world/asia/two-tibetan-monks-set-themselves-on-fire-in-protest.html