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, November 02, 2011

Gender

Rural Mothers-to-be in China Lack Syphilis Testing
Associated Press, November 02, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111102/ap_on_he_me/as_china_syphilis

Government

Independent Candidate 'Eliminated'
Radio Free Asia, November 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/candidate-11012011111226.html

Hong Kong

Bloggers Complain as Posts Scrapped
South China Morning Post, November 02, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3c19dad7f6f53310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)

美國會議員要求北京 同意探視陳光誠 (US Congressman Calls for Permission to Meet with Chen Guangcheng)
Radio Taiwan International, November 02, 2011
http://news.rti.org.tw/index_newsContent.aspx?nid=325631&id=6&id2=2   

Internet

中宣部副部長:要「佔領」微博 (Wang Chen: We Need to Actively "Occupy" Microblogs)
Ming Pao, November 02, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2480103/1.html

Law

Shenzhen Ponders Protection for Good Samaritans
China Daily, November 02, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-11/02/content_14020063.htm

North Korea

韩国上百名前大使联名呼吁中国停止遣返朝鲜难民 (South Koreans Protest before Chinese Embassy Calling for Stop to Repatriation of North Koreans)
Radio France Internationale, November 02, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20111102-韩国上百名前大使联名呼吁中国停止遣返朝鲜难民

Tibet

Tibetan Protesters Arrested in Nepal
British Broadcasting News, November 01, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15545311