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.

Friday, September 02, 2011

Hong Kong

Chinese Goodwill Visit Leaves a Bitter Taste in HK
Taipei Times, September 02, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2011/09/02/2003512282

Labor

上海中美合资厂逾百员工合约纠纷罢工三天 (Shanghai: Strike at Sino-US Factory for 3 Days over Labor Contract Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, September 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_labor-09012011102606.html

Media

敢言新京京华两报遭和谐 降级地方媒体 异地监督受制 (Two Beijing Papers That Dare to Speak Out "Harmonized" under Propaganda Dept)
Ming Pao, September 02, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2424688/1.html

Protests and Petitions

川震数十灾民进京揭官员贪腐遭拦截 (Villagers Affected by 2008 Sichuan Quake Kept from Petitioning in Beijing against Official Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, September 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/c-09012011094527.html

Tibet

Tibetan Prisoner's Health 'Critical'
Radio Free Asia, September 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/health-09012011143807.html

XUAR

Trade Push for Restive Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, September 02, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f107f0c78e522310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
Uighurs in Short Supply at Fair
Reuters, September 02, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2011/09/02/2003512280
維族傷痕未平:想忘忘不掉 「9‧3」遭漢族報復兩周年 (Uyghurs' Injuries Still Linger on 2nd Anniversary of September 2009 Urumqi Unrest)
Ming Pao, September 02, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2424690/1.html