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, November 18, 2011

Disasters

“结石宝宝”民间体检启动 (Health Examination Campaign Begins for Children Sickened by Tainted Milk Powder)
Deutsche Welle, November 17, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15538709,00.html

Hong Kong

Parodies Won't Be Exempted in Law Change
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d5edb01a481b3310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders

Ai Supporters' Computers 'Attacked'
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/ai-11172011132211.html

Human Rights Defenders – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)

陈光诚一家照片被疑不实发放 探访行动要求自由光诚 (Supporters Call for Chen's Freedom after Circulated Photo Is Called into Question)
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cgc-11172011091326.html

Human Rights Defenders – Liao Yiwu (廖亦武)

Chinese Dissident Exposes Prison Brutality
Spiegel, November 17, 2011
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,797833,00.html

Labor

鞋厂数千人罢工 警殴抗议者戒严 (Injuries and Detentions in Guangdong Shoe Factory Strike)
Ming Pao, November 18, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2495404/1.html

清洁员罢工 南京垃圾围城 (Rubbish Piles Up during Nanjing Cleaner Strike)
Ming Pao, November 18, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2495407/1.html

Tibet

Tibet: China's burning issue
The Independent, November 18, 2011
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/tibet-chinas-burning-issue-6264001.html


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Self-immolations by Monks Blamed on Hardline Rule
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3c6911aba02b3310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD