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, December 06, 2011

Environment

Smog in Beijing Closes Airport, Raises Risk of Respiratory Diseases
Taiwan News, December 06, 2011
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1779439

Human Rights Defenders - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)

陈光诚处境:松动与打压并行 (Suppression Alleviated and Maintained for Chen)
Deutsche-Welle, December 05, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15580283,00.html
Related news:
China Eases Grip on Blind Chinese Activist: Sources
Reuters, December 05, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/05/us-china-activist-idUSTRE7B40G820111205

Law

Harassment on Law Advocacy Day
Radio Free Asia, December 05, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/advocacy-12052011180307.html

Multilateral

UN Climate Talks Looking to China
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 05, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16034826

Poverty

中国:明年底前消除儿童街头乞讨 (China to End Child Begging by End of 2012)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 06, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/12/111206_child_beggers_china.shtml

Protests and Petitions

Shanghai Strike Enters 7th Day
South China Morning Post, December 06, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bd98befb62f04310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

村民被捕 镇官被困变人质 (Lufeng Land Dispute: Villagers Detained, Officials Surrounded in Protest)
Ming Pao, December 06, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2511510/1.html

Rural Issues

中国对城乡人非一视同仁 (Urban and Rural Chinese Unequal)
Radio France Internationale, December 05, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20111205-中国对城乡人非一视同仁

Monday, December 05, 2011

Hong Kong

误报江泽民死讯 香港亚视被罚款 (ATV Fined 300K for Jiang Death Broadcast)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 05, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/12/111205_atv_fined.shtml

Human Rights Defenders - Ding Mao (丁矛)

Activist Released 'Under Surveillance'
Radio Free Asia, December 02, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/activist-12022011154154.html

Government

Alarmed by Independent Candidates, Chinese Authorities Crack Down
The New York Times, December 04, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/05/world/asia/china-clamps-down-on-even-a-by-the-book-campaign.html

Media

Media View of TV Boss Sparks Fury
Agence France-Presse, December 05, 2011
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art_id=117638&sid=34664745&con_type=1&d_str=20111205&fc=10

Land Policy

City 'Playing Dirty' to Seize Farmers' Land
South China Morning Post, December 05, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=120644c876904310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

State Security

China to Prepare for Social Unrest
Financial Times, December 04, 2011
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/61673902-1e6e-11e1-bae4-00144feabdc0.html

Protests and Petitions

兰州发生军人殴打商贩、民众掀翻军车事件 (Lanzhou: Crowd Overturns Military Car after Soldiers Beat Street Seller)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sd-12042011174135.html

中央部委部长首次接访 农业部部长接待3批上访农民 (Minister of Agriculture the First to Accept Petitioners in Person)
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 05, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/2/7e/27ed0fb950b856b0/Blog/a31/81daad.html

Tibet

中国公安部长登门藏人寺庙格尔登寺 (Ministry of Public Security Head Stresses Unity at Tibetan Temple)
Radio France Internationale, December 04, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20111204-中国公安部长登门藏人寺庙格尔登寺

Friday, December 02, 2011

Human Rights Defenders - Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎)

冯正虎被带走近一周音讯仍杳 (No Word from Feng Zhenghu after Being Detained a Week Ago)]
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_dissidents_b-12012011104915.html

Labor

Workers Mass at Shanghai Factory in Latest Unrest
Associated Press, December 02, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111202/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_labor_unrest

Police

Shanghai Prison's Management Innovation
China Daily, December 02, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-12/02/content_14202791.htm

Poverty

China's Income Gap Widening Fast
China Daily, December 02, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2011-12/02/content_14204209.htm

Public Health

胡佳:孤立才是中国艾滋病患者处境的真相 (Hu Jia: Chinese AIDS Patients Live in Isolation)
Radio France Internationale, December 01, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20111201-胡佳:孤立才是中国艾滋病患者处境的真相  

溫家寶晤愛滋上訪者 (Wen Meets with AIDS Petitioners)
Central News Service, December 02, 2011
http://iservice.libertytimes.com.tw/liveNews/news.php?no=574958&type=國際