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, August 27, 2014

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

西昌农民征地权州政府请愿 遭特警殴打刑事拘留13人 (Nearly 100 Xichang farmers protest Quanzhou govt land grab, many attacked by riot police and 13 criminally detained)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-08272014115937.html