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.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Civil Society

环保部称尚未出台限制民间自测环境质量法规 (Environment Ministry: No Regs Passed Yet Limiting Civil Society from Monitoring Environment Quality)
Beijing Times, July 17, 2012
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2012-07-17/031924785934.shtml

Education

Rights Lawyers Push Enrolment Policy Reform
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=40782e773e598310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Gender

Gender Equality High on Agenda at Forum
China Daily, July 17, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-07/17/content_15592102.htm

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Shines Light on China's Banned Scribes
Agence France-Presse, July 18, 2012
http://www.mysinchew.com/node/75641

Human Rights Defenders

陈光诚将出版自传记录维权历程 (Chen Guangcheng to Publish Memoir on Rights Defense Work)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 18, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/07/120718_china_chenguangcheng_memoir.shtml

June Fourth

血书“六四”华涌被转罚劳教 旅行华南张林突然失踪 (Hua Yong Sent to Reeducation-Through-Labor for Commemorating Tiananmen Square Crackdown Artistically in Square)
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql2-07172012091350.html

Politics

Rising China Star Set for Key Promotion: Sources
Reuters, July 18, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/18/us-china-reshuffle-idUSBRE86H09M20120718

Tibet

四川藏区十八岁喇嘛自焚身亡 (18-yo Monk Self-immolates in Sichuan)
Radio France Internationale, July 18, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20120718-四川藏区十八岁喇嘛自焚身亡

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Food Security

Food Safety Fears Gnaw at Intl Stores
China Daily, July 16, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-07/16/content_15582923.htm

Government

洛阳国税局带人围殴市民视频曝光 律师称涉刑责 (Henan Local Tax Official Beating Up Luoyang Resident Caught on Camera)
CNTV, July 17, 2012
http://news.ycwb.com/2012-07/17/content_3874930.htm

Human Rights Defenders

李旺陽案再有維權人士失蹤 (More Rights Defenders Involved in Li Wangyang Case Go Missing)
Ming Pao, July 17, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2720827/1.html

中国作家余杰获得2012年公民勇气奖 (Dissident Writer Yu Jie Awarded 2012 Civil Courage Prize)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/vt-07162012092956.html

Labor

Foxconn, Maker of iPads, Is Emblematic of China's Labor Market
McClatchy Newspapers, July 16, 2012
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/07/16/156336/foxconn-maker-of-ipads-is-emblematic.html

Media

廣州報紙突換總編剷版面 (Editor-in-chief and Several Sections of Guangzhou Paper "New Express" Axed)
Ming Pao, July 17, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2720447/1.html

Related:
Top Editor Reshuffled at Guangzhou Paper
China Media Project, July 17, 2012
http://cmp.hku.hk/2012/07/17/25437/

Tibet

Stay Loyal, Troops in Tibet Told
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=11b0e44a2a098310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibetan Writers Detained
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/detained-07162012140754.html

西藏书记陈全国:引导学生从小感党恩跟党走 (Tibet Party Secretary Chen: Guide Students to Follow Party from Early Age)
Tibet Daily, July 16, 2012
http://news.163.com/12/0716/20/86IHC5ED0001124J.html

Monday, July 16, 2012

Environment

Guangzhou Tries to Sort Out Its Rubbish Problem
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=70a67cd1ef588310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related:
为了环境,为了健康! (For Our Health and the Environment!: Growing Concern of Rubbish in Shanghai)
Deutsche Welle, July 16, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16099737,00.html

Human Rights Defenders

China’s ‘Fault Lines’: Yu Jie on His New Biography of Liu Xiaobo
The New York Review of Books Blog, July 14, 2012
http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2012/jul/14/china-fault-lines-yu-jie-liu-xiaobo/

維權人士胡佳專訪 (Interview with Activist Hu Jia)
iCable, July 14, 2012
Part 1: http://cablenews.i-cable.com/webapps/program_video/index.php?video_id=12131386
Part 2: http://cablenews.i-cable.com/webapps/program_video/index.php?video_id=12131385

Internet

美国驻沪总领馆微博被封杀 (US Shanghai Consulate Weibo Account Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/vt-07142012030125.html

Land Policy

宁波江北区全国首推"农村拆迁安置协议"质押贷款 (Ningbo District Establishes First "Rural Resettlement Placement Agreement" Pledged Loan)
Qianjiang Evening News, July 16, 2012
http://www.zj.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2012-07/16/c_112441376.htm

Politics

中国司法部长强调维稳保十八大 (Judicial Bureau Stresses Stability Maintenance in Run-up to 18th Party Congress)
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xql-07142012030933.html

Protests and Petitions

Online Rage Flares against China's Urban Enforcers
Tea Leaf Nation, July 12, 2012
http://tealeafnation.com/2012/07/online-rage-flares-against-chinas-urban-enforcers/

广东阳山农民阻采矿作业与警冲突拘七人 (Guangdong: Seven Detained after Farmers Clash with Police over Mine)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql-07152012141351.html