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, July 04, 2011

Government

刘萍:相信五年之后将有更多的刘萍出现 (Grassroots Candidate Liu Ping: 5 Years from Now, There'll Be More Like Me)
Radio France Internationale, July 03, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20110703-刘萍:相信五年之后将有更多的刘萍出现

Hong Kong

Growing Discontent Seen in Annual Hong Kong Protest
International Herald Tribune, July 02, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/02/world/asia/02iht-hong02.html
Related news:
警方拘228名示威者否認無警告用胡椒噴霧 (Police Detain 228, Deny Using Pepper Spray without Warning)
Metro Plus AM 1044, July 02, 2011
http://www.metroradio.com.hk/997/News/Default.aspx?NewsID=72e5e8b5-e4d4-4ae3-b1e8-997afc8168c3
HK Journalists Say Freedom of Speech Is Being Threatened
Agence France-Presse, July 04, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2011/07/04/2003507395

Human Rights Defenders

Silence of the Dissidents
South China Morning Post, July 04, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0d710c89750f0310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

中共生日民主人士失自由 (Rights Defenders Lose Their Freedom on Party's Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, July 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zg-07012011091352.html

Labor

工人同乡罢工事件增多 社会维权组织面临工会“收编” (With Strikes by Workers from the Same Hometown on the Rise, Rights Activist Groups Are Faced with Being "Incorporated" into Unions)
Economic Information Daily, July 04, 2011
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/detail_2011_07/04/7410028_0.shtml

Land Policy

“新拆迁条例”北京出台实施细则 (Beijing: New Opinions on the Implementation on Requisition and Compensation of Housing on State-owned Land)
The Beijing News, July 02, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2011-07/02/c_121613405.htm

Politics

90 Years of China's Communist Party: from Secret Society to 'Harmonious Society'
Christian Science Monitor, July 02, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20110702/wl_csm/394237

Multi-Party System Would Bring Chaos, China Media Says
Agence France-Presse, July 02, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110702/wl_asia_afp/chinapolitics
Related information:
中共信心十足坚定践行“中国道路” (The Party Is Confident That It's Adhering to the "Chinese Road")
Xinhua News Agency, July 01, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2011-07/01/c_121612849.htm

Protests and Petitions

中共自庆生日百姓冷漠 访民露宿街头续遭清剿 (Crackdown on Petitioners in Capital Continue during Party Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, July 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zg-07012011091346.html

Society

China's Gay Community Fights Online Censorship
Time, July 01, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/time/20110701/wl_time/08599208044300

Tibet

Tibetan Writer Jailed for 4 Years in China: Group
Reuters, July 02, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110702/wl_nm/us_china_tibet_writer

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)

China Artist Ai Weiwei 'to Challenge Tax Bill and Fine'
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 29, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13965323

Human Rights Defenders

Beijing Accused of Persecuting Lawyers
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 30, 2011
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20110630/news_20110630_56_766401.htm
Related report:
Against the Law: Crackdown on China's Human Rights Lawyers Deepens
Amnesty International, June 2011
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA17/018/2011/en

IMAR

Chinese Mongolians Protest Again, Herders Beaten: Rights Group
Reuters, June 30, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/30/us-china-innermongolia-idUSTRE75T15420110630

June Fourth

'Goddess' Protester Lands Fine
The Standard, June 30, 2011
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=4&art_id=112644&sid=32887918&con_type=1&d_str=20110630&fc=4
Related news:
時代廣場展女神像 支聯罰款決上訴 (HK Alliance Activist Plans to Appeal Court Decision on Fine for Erecting Goddess of Democracy Statue)
Ming Pao, June 30, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/3/1/1/2369397/1.html

Military

中国国防部:对香港民众的参军爱国热情表示欢迎 (Chinese Defense Ministry Welcomes Hong Kongers' Patriotic Enthusiasm to Join the Army)
China News Service, June 29, 2011
http://www.people.com.cn/h/2011/0629/c25408-36086338.html

Politics

As China Communist Party Turns 90, a Debate Erupts
Associated Press, June 29, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110629/ap_on_re_as/as_china_communist_crossroads
Related news:
建党九十年:中共的困境与抉择 (Predicaments and Decisions Facing the Party on Its 90th Anniversary)
Deutsche Welle, June 29, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15197426,00.html
汪洋与薄熙来唱反调 (Guangdong's Wang Yang and Chongqing's Bo Xilai Sing Different Tunes)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wy-06292011090455.html

Religion

China Detains Vatican-backed Catholic Priest
Agence France-Presse, June 30, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110630/wl_afp/chinareligionvaticanbishop

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Bilateral Ties

Wen Rules Out Rights Debate
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/rights-06282011144324.html
Related news:
维权人士设宴抗议:不能忘记人权议题 (Activists Protest for Human Rights Issues to Be Raised in Sino-German Meeting)
Deutsche Welle, June 28, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15195078,00.html

Hong Kong

July 1 March Hit with New Stipulation
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9ea9e8c6527d0310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders

北京给异见人士"封口" (Beijing Seals the Mouths of Dissidents)
Deutsche Welle, June 28, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15194222,00.html

冉雲飛被控顛覆國家 證據不足 (Subversion Charge against Ran Yunfei Dropped Due to Lack of Evidence)
Apple Daily, June 29, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110629&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15385233

Law

中国《精神卫生法》草案继续引起争议 (Chinese Mental Health Law Draft Continues to Spark Controversy)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/js-06282011085704.html