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.

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Protests and Petitions

China's Top Paper Praises Settlement of Village Dispute
Reuters, December 22, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20111222/wl_nm/us_china_unrest
Related information:
“乌坎转机”提示我们什么 (What the "Turn for the Better in Wukan" Shows Us)
People's Daily, December 22, 2011
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/30178/16678491.html

Villagers Cancel Protest after Demands Are Met
Shanghai Daily, December 22, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=490702

報道:汕頭海門鎮警方開始拘捕示威者 (Haimen, Guangdong: Police Begin Arresting Demonstrators)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 22, 2011
http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20111222/news_20111222_55_806831.htm