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.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Land

Farmers Outraged over Violent Land Grab
China Daily, June 12, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-06/12/content_15495800.htm

Related:
陕西义门镇因镇干部带人铲倒村民小麦引发冲突 (Shaanxi Land Requisition Leads to Clash)
Xinhua News Agency, June 11, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2012-06/11/c_112184308.htm

Law

两名网上造谣者昨被警方拘留 (Wuhan: 2 Detained for Spreading Rumors Online about Air Quality)
Wuhan Evening News, June 12, 2012
http://news.163.com/12/0612/03/83P3KI3400014AED.html

Monday, June 11, 2012

Civil Society

Complaints Force LGBT Center Out
Global Times, June 8, 2012
http://www.globaltimes.cn/NEWS/tabid/99/ID/713745/Complaints-force-LGBT-center-out.aspx

我国慈善捐助信息系统预计年内上线 (Draft Charity Law Sent to State Council, Online Charitable Contribution System Expected by End of 2012)
The Beijing News, June 10, 2012
http://gongyi.cn.yahoo.com/ypen/20120610/1101776.html

Human Rights Defenders

Chen Guangcheng’s Mother, Brother Talk after China Pulls Security from Dongshigu
McClatchy Newspapers, June 9, 2012
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/06/09/151801/chen-guangchengs-mother-brother.html

Hundreds March in Hong Kong over Dissident's Death
Agence France-Presse, June 10, 2012
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i7-riUhsoRLH1wYULZzJP5fYH5ww

Related:
Activists Rush to Declare They Won't Commit Suicide in Wake of Li Wangyang's Mysterious Death
Shanghaiist, June 10, 2012
http://shanghaiist.com/2012/06/10/activists_rush_to_declare_they_wont.php

Labor

延迟退休缓解养老金压力引争议 (Proposal to Delay Retirement to Ease Pension Pressure Sparks Debate)
The Beijing News, June 9, 2012
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2012/06/09/203689.html

Politics

山东寿光清退102名不合格党员 (Shandong: 102 Party Memberships Revoked during Review)
Southern Metropolis Daily, June 11, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/8/18/818f4654ed39a1c1/Blog/5b9/8e71b2.html

Protests and Petitions

一句「警察打人」四川萬人堵路 (Sichuan: 10K Block the Street in Protest at Word of Police Hitting Civilian)
Ming Pao, June 10, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2686965/1.html

Tibet

Tibetan Monk’s Trial Suspended
Radio Free Asia, June 8, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/monk-06082012174225.html

Friday, June 08, 2012

Education

Beijing Mulls Lifting Hukou Restriction on Gaokao
China Daily, June 7, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-06/07/content_15484019.htm

Human Rights Defenders

Blind Chinese Activist's Brother Says Officials Destroyed Abuse Evidence
Reuters, June 7, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/08/us-china-dissident-village-idUSBRE8570FP20120608

李旺阳的亲人被警方软禁 警方同意尸检 (Li Wangyang's Family under Police Watch)
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/liwangyang-06072012111122.html

Related:
Relatives of Li Wangyang Being Held by Authorities
李旺阳亲属遭监控
Human Rights in China, June 7, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6108
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6109

Internet

Harvard Researchers: Yes, You Really Can Criticize the Government on China’s Social Media
Tea Leaf Nation, June 7, 2012
http://tealeafnation.com/2012/06/harvard-researchers-you-really-can-criticize-the-government-on-chinas-social-media/

Related:
What Chinese Citizens Write but Cannot Read: How Censorship Allows Government Criticism vut Silences Collective Expression
King, Gary, Jennifer Pan, and Molly Roberts, 2012
http://gking.harvard.edu/publications/how-censorship-china-allows-government-criticism-silences-collective-expression

互联网管理办法公开征求意见 论坛博客实名注册 (Draft Revised Internet Services Measures Calls for Real-name Registration on Forums and Blogs)
Xinhua News Agency, June 7, 2012
http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2012-06-07/09407235997.shtml

Related:
互联网信息服务管理办法(修订草案征求意见稿) (Measures for the Administration of Internet Information Services [Draft for Soliciting Input])
June 7, 2012
http://www.scio.gov.cn/zxbd/zcfg/201206/t1169111.htm

June Fourth

艺术家悼念六四遭秋后算账 香港晚会大陆参与者捐款均增 (Beijing: Artists Detained for Commemorating Tiananmen Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06062012110714.html

Society

China's Great Leap Forward: One Man's Quiet Crusade to Remember the Disaster
Christian Science Monitor, June 7, 2012
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2012/0607/China-s-Great-Leap-Forward-One-man-s-quiet-crusade-to-remember-the-disaster

For a review of Tombstone, see:
Historical Documents of the Sins of the Mao Era
Gao Wenqian, China Rights Forum, 2009, no. 2
http://www.hrichina.org/crf/article/3796

Tibet

Tibetans Forced Back into Nepal
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/forced-06072012153204.html

Thursday, June 07, 2012

Human Rights Defenders

Chinese Dissident Found Dead, Family Suspect Foul Play
Reuters, June 6, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/06/us-china-dissident-idUSBRE85512I20120606

Related:
Relatives Question Hunan Activist’s “Suicide”; Demand Autopsy
湖南劳工活跃人士不明死亡
Human Rights in China, June 6, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6093
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6094

当局催促李家属签字火化遗体 (Authorities Urge Li Wangyang's Family to Sign Cremation Agreement)
iCable News, June 7, 2012
http://cablenews.i-cable.com/webapps/news_video/index.php?news_id=385450

Labor

人社部:适时建议弹性延迟领养老金 (Human Resources Ministry Proposes Raising Retirement Age)
Southern Metropolis Daily, June 7, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/1/49/14919153f8aaf3af/Blog/f55/9ffdb3.html

全国公务员考试残疾歧视第一案开庭 《残疾人保障法》是否适用于公务员考试成庭审焦点 (Anti-Discrimination Suit for Govt Position Goes to Trial)
Legal Daily, June 6, 2012
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2012-06/06/content_3623767.htm

Multilateral

阿富汗成上合組織觀察員國 (SCO: Afghanistan Now an Observer, Turkey a Dialogue Partner)
Central News Agency, June 7, 2012
http://news.rti.org.tw/index_newsContent.aspx?nid=359216

Politics

Will China's Next Leaders Take the Rule of Law Seriously?
South China Morning Post, June 6, 2012
http://www.usasialaw.org/?p=6979

Public Health

China Faces 'Serious' Epidemic of Drug-resistant TB
Agence France-Presse, June 7, 2012
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/296967/china-faces-erious-epidemic-of-drug-resistant-tb

XUAR

Seventeen Hurt in Xinjiang Blast
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 7, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18349613