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, April 24, 2012

Labor

陕西比亚迪员工罢工堵路 东莞家具厂持续罢工近一周 (Strikes over Low Wages and Workers' Rights at Factories in Shaanxi and Guangdong)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2012 
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fy-04232012102631.html

Law

Bo's Fall Sparks Rise in Retrial Applications
Financial Times, April 23, 2012 
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/1079a706-8ac9-11e1-b855-00144feab49a.html
Related:
薄熙來打黑受害者要求翻案 (Victims to Bo's Chongqing Anti-Mafia Campaign Apply for Retrial)
Ming Pao, April 24, 2012
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20120424/ca20805i.htm

Politics

State-run Press Issues Rare Call for Political Overhaul
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2012 
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d11dd2e2020e6310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

人民日报刊周永康谈话辟谣 (Official Paper Publishes Piece by Zhou Yongkang on Rumors)
Ming Pao, April 24, 2012
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20120424/ca21224p.htm 
Related:
加强新形势下政法委书记队伍建设 努力开创政法事业科学发展新局面 (Strengthening the Building of the Politics and Law Secretary Team in the New Situation and Striving to Create a New Phase of Scientific Development of Politics and Law)
People's Daily, April 24, 2012 
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1024/17727980.html
乌坎村原村书记村主任因非法卖地被开除党籍 (Former Wukan Village Secretary and Head Expelled from Party for Illegally Selling Land)
Southern Daily, April 24, 2012 
http://news.cyol.com/content/2012-04/24/content_6118793.htm

Protests and Petitions

常州八十名拆迁户省政维权十人被刑拘 (Jiangsu: ~10 Criminally Detained for Disturbing Social Order whilst Petitioning Evictions)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2012 
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql1-04232012094516.html

Society

Servicepeople to Get Free Insurance in China
Xinhua News Agency, April 24, 2012 
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-04/24/content_15126799.htm

Monday, April 23, 2012

Environment

China's Rare Earth Boom Comes at Grim Cost Xinhua News Agency, April 23, 2012 http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-04/23/content_15117273.htm

Government

Shoddy Schools, Grand Offices South China Morning Post, April 22, 2012 http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2d945789495d6310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong

Hong Kong: A Majority to Accommodate Financial Times, April 19, 2012 http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/90f19c96-8942-11e1-bed0-00144feab49a.html

Land Policy

高音喇叭循环宣讲政策“逼拆” (Jiangsu Village Plays Propaganda Nonstop for 6h/Day over High-frequency Speakers to Force Evictions and Demolitions to Go Faster) Southern Metropolis Daily, April 23, 2012 http://gcontent.oeeee.com/8/18/818f4654ed39a1c1/Blog/e47/8fddfc.html

Politics

US Website Covering Bo Scandal Is Attacked The Sydney Morning Herald, April 22, 2012 http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/us-website-covering-bo-scandal-is-attacked-20120421-1xdov.html
Related: Free Speech and DDOS Attacks name.com, April 20, 2012 http://blog.name.com/2012/04/free-speech-and-ddos-attacks/
广东乌坎村八名原村委成员被双规 (Eight Ousted Officials in Wukan Village under Investigation) British Broadcasting Corporation, April 22, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/04/120422_china_wukan.shtml 学界热议薄熙来事件对中共人事更替的影响 (Academics Debate Whether Bo Affair to Influence Personnel Turnover at 18th Party Congress) Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2012 http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sd-04222012145950.html
Related: 胡锦涛倒薄无意改弦更张 Hu Jintao Intends No Fresh Start in Bringing Down Bo Xilai Human Rights in China, April 20, 2012 CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5957 EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5979

Protests and Petitions

麗江警民衝突 副公安局長被殺 (Yunnan: 1 Police Killed, 15 Injured in Clash with Villagers Protesting Coal Mine) Sing Tao Daily, April 22, 2012 http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2642347/1.html

Tibet

「如果中國民主了,西藏問題一周解決」 ("Were China to Become a Democracy, the Issues in Tibet Would Clear Up in a Week") Apple Daily, April 23, 2012 http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20120423&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=16272078

XUAR

Buses Asked to Eject Uyghur Petitioners Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2012 http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/bus-04222012170211.html

Friday, April 20, 2012

Food Security

53 Now Being Held as Toxic Gelatin Scandal Grows
Shanghai Daily, April 20, 2012
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2012/04/20/53+now+being+held+as+toxic+gelatin+scandal+grows

Land Policy

Official Pledges to Return Wukan Land
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/wukan-04192012125920.html

Law

最高法院发布第二批4个指导性案例 地方规章违法设定处罚法院不认可 (Vol 2 of SPC's Guiding Cases: Courts Do Not Recognize Illegal Penalties in Local Rules)
Legal Daily, April 20, 2012
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2012-04/20/content_3519056.htm

Media

记者帮见义勇为司机维权采访时被打 (Journalist Beaten whilst Helping Driver Protect His Rights)
Sichuan Online, April 20, 2012
http://news.163.com/12/0420/10/7VHERMGM00011229.html

Politics

Bo Xilai 'Responsible for Two More Deaths'
The Telegraph, April 19, 2012
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9214753/Bo-Xilai-responsible-for-two-more-deaths.html

Bo Xilai Still Admired Locally in China
Voice of America, April 19, 2012
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Bo-Xilai-Still-Admired-Locally-148179895.html

Protests and Petitions

河南拆迁赔偿纠纷女被脱衣服母被殴 (Henan: Mother Insulted and Daugther Stripped Bare and Insulted during Demolition Compensation Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/demolition_abuse-04192012115747.html

Tibet

四川牧民学校被关校长被捕 (Sichuan: Private School for Herders Closed, Principal Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_school-04192012120948.html