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.

Monday, March 05, 2012

Taiwan

China's Crackdown in Tibet, Role in Xinjiang Riot Condemned
Central News Agency, March 04, 2012
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201203040019

Tibet

Young Tibetan Mother and Student Self-immolate in China
The Daily Telegraph, March 05, 2012
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/tibet/9122751/Young-Tibetan-mother-and-student-self-immolate-in-China.html

XUAR

新疆:局势稳定坏人是少数 (Xinjiang: Things Are Stable, the Malefactors Are in the Minority)
Ming Pao, March 05, 2012
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20120305/ca10952p.htm

Friday, March 02, 2012

Environment

Two-thirds of China's Cities Fail on Air Standards
The Associated Press, March 02, 2012
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hsxT52e9kSm19yJtFUIHaGcfxZzw

Jasmine Rallies

茉莉花革命周年 被拘异议人士受关注 (Dissidents Remained Detained On First Anniversary of Jasmine Rallies)
Radio Free Asia, March 01, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sy2-03012012100837.html

Law

China Issues Regulation on Detainees' Rights
Xinhua News Agency, March 02, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-03/02/content_14735387.htm

两会前夕 刑诉法“监视居住”条款成看点 (Secret Detention Stipulations in Draft Criminal Procedure Law a Focus before NPC/CPPCC Meetings)
Deutsche Welle, March 02, 2-12
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15778774,00.html

Tibet

In Tibet, Top Chinese Official Orders New Media Clampdown
Voice of Asia, March 01, 2012
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/Chinas-Top-Official-in-Tibet-Orders-New-Media-Clampdown----141062963.html

Shoot-to-kill Order after Bombing
Radio Free Asia, March 01, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/dege-03012012181816.html

XUAR

Mother of Trafficking Victim Detained
Radio Free Asia, March 01, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/detained-03012012184144.html

北京用高楼大厦对新疆进一步汉化 (Further Hanification of Xinjiang through High-rise Apartment Buildings)
Radio France Internationale, March 01, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20120301-北京用高楼大厦对新疆进一步汉化

新疆各地严查维人证件 喀什和田乌市公安防报复 (Uyghurs around China Being Put through Checks)
Radio Free Asia, March 01, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql2-03012012100755.html

Thursday, March 01, 2012

Hong Kong

Beijing Set to End the Bickering
South China Morning Post, February 29, 2012
http://topics.scmp.com/news/hk-news-watch/article/Beijing-set-to-end-the-bickering

June Fourth

兩會前夕 天安門母親要真相 (Tiananmen Mothers Call for the Truth)
China News Agency, March 01, 2012
http://www2.cna.com.tw/News/aCN/201203010156.aspx
For the Tiananmen Mothers' Open Letter, see:
Tiananmen Mothers Urge Government Dialogue to Resolve June Fourth Massacre
“天安门母亲”致“两会”公开信
Human Rights in China, February 29, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5894
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5892

Politics

Stability a Buzzword for Upcoming Sessions
Xinhua News Agency, March 01, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-03/01/content_14731770.htm

Tibet

Tibetan Writer Says China Blocks Her from Award
The Associated Press, March 01, 2012
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/02/29/international/i213743S26.DTL
See also Woeser's statement on the incident:
Tsering Woeser, March 01, 2012
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10150643427139802&id=618229801
Under Lockdown: Life inside Dissident Tibetan Town
The Associated Press, February 29, 2012
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Under-lockdown-Life-inside-dissident-Tibetan-town-3372620.php

甘孜藏人炸村政府身亡 学者吁当局真正实行民族自治 (Garze: Tibetan Dies in Attempt to Destroy Government Building)
Radio Free Asia, February 29, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql1-02292012092014.html

XUAR

China Accuses Ethnic Separatists in Xinjiang Killings
Voice of America, February 29, 2012
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/China-Accuses-Ethnic-Separatists-in-Xinjiang-Killings-140862113.html

中国当局试图淡化新疆暴力事件 (Authorities Try to Downplay Violence)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 29, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/02/120229_china_xinjiang.shtml

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Environment

China Nuclear Protest Builds Steam
Financial Times, February 28, 2012
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d733c466-5eab-11e1-a04d-00144feabdc0.html

Government

China Village Election Fever Tests Bounds of Democracy
Reuters, February 29, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/29/us-china-wukan-election-idUSTRE81S0KT20120229

Hong Kong

Further Curbs for Mainlanders Who Hope for HK Birth
South China Morning Post, February 29, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=dc96baa2fe3c5310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders

Journalist Tells of 1,000-day Ordeal
South China Morning Post, February 29, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6464974b674c5310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law

两会前瞻:大修刑诉法进一步尊重和保障人权
China News Service, February 29, 2012
http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201202/29/t20120229_23116749.shtml

Tibet

僧侣拒绝洗脑被逐出寺院 法事难以为继藏人抬尸请愿 (Monks Ejected from Monastery for Refusing Patriotic Education Classes)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql2-02282012093014.html

XUAR

China Violence: 12 Dead in Kashgar City in Xinjiang
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 28, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-17195886

新疆三十基督徒聚会被处罚 另有四人或面临劳教 (30+ House Church Christians Detained in Western XUAR, Four Face Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql1-02282012093021.html