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, 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

Monday, September 26, 2011

Government

川震救災處分421幹部 涉貪污挪物資 (421 Cadres Punished for Quake-relief Embezzlement)
Ming Pao, September 26, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2446069/1.html

Human Rights Defender - Yang Zaixin (杨在新)

杨在新伪证案移送检察院 被疑司法报复再度引关注
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yzx-09232011112339.html

Law

常委委员热议未成年人犯罪案件诉讼程序应当扩大附条件不起诉的范围 (Standing Committee Discusses Expanding Scope of the Conditions Where Juveniles Will Not Be Prosecuted)
Legal Daily, September 26, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-09/26/content_2993328.htm
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-09/26/content_2993328.htm

Migrant Workers

Only Thing Missing from Plans to Help Migrants Are the Migrants Themselves
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3a127a586f692310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police

Anger over China Tourist Beating
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 24, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15048213

Protests and Petitions

Beijing Touts Crackdown amid Land-grab Protests
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=60e5947daf0a2310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Society

中国官媒刊登学者讨论反思民族政策的文章 (Official Media Publish Articles on Ethnic Policy)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nu-09232011094631.html

XUAR

Teachers Fired over Mandarin Ability
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/teachers-09232011160635.html

Friday, September 23, 2011

Government

Human Rights Expert Calls for More Rights to Know
Xinhua News Agency, September 22, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-09/22/content_13774307.htm

Land Policy

Thousands Riot in South China over Land Grab
Reuters, September 23, 2011
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/thousands-riot-in-south-china-over-land-grab--report

广东陆丰因征地纠纷再爆警民冲突 (Guangdong: Land Requisition Dispute Leads to Clash between Police and Villagers)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 23, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/09/110923_china_lufeng_village_riot.shtml

Law

Rape Case Is a Rarity in Chinese Justice System
New York Times, September 22, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/23/world/asia/rape-case-is-a-rarity-in-chinese-justice-system.html

Media

中国记者报性奴案被指泄国家机密 (Southern Metropolis Daily Journalist Told His Report on Luoyang Sex Slave Case Was a State Secret)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 23, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/09/110923_china_luoyang_sexslave.shtml

Media

中国记者报性奴案被指泄国家机密 (Southern Metropolis Daily Journalist Told His Report on Luoyang Sex Slave Case Was a State Secret)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 23, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/09/110923_china_luoyang_sexslave.shtml

Military

中国军队大力招揽大学生 (China's Military Energetically Recruiting University Students)
Deutsche Welle, September 23, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15411054,00.html