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, May 11, 2012

Protests and Petitions

Relocation Prompts Explosion
China Daily, May 11, 2012
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2012-05/11/content_25358370.htm

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被强拆村民跳楼身亡 坚守户拼死抗争 (Evicted Guangdong Villager Leaps to Death)
Human Rights in China, May 11, 2012
http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6035

北京有民眾到菲使館抗議 (Group Protests before Filipino Embassy in Beijing)
Ming Pao, May 11, 2012
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20120511/ca51532c.htm