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1. News - China

   Briefs, November 20, 2012

   Posted Nov 20th 2012, 12:00am by Staff and Agencies

   ... News China Wang Yang The Chinese Human Rights Defenders Tibet Campaigners detail death of activists At least two activists died before or during the party congress and tens of thousands had their movements restricted, rights campaigners said yesterday. The Chinese Human Rights Defenders said Zhang Yaodong, a petitioner from Henan, was beaten to death in custody in Beijing ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1086375/briefs-november-20-2012
2. Comment - Blogs

   New dawn for China? Corruption crackdown nets big and small officials

   Posted Feb 04th 2013, 03:55pm by Chinese officials behaving badly

   ... : Shenzhen policeman Wang Dengchao, 38, found guilty of embezzlement when he was among those in charge of security for the World University Games in Shenzhen in 2011, the rights group Chinese Human Rights Defenders said. Xinhua said in an earlier report that Wang had embezzled 2.8 million yuan (HK$3.4 million). He was also convicted of "obstructing official duty" for scuffling ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1102978/chinese-officials-behaving-badly
3. News - China

   Security steps up for petitioners as China parliament meets

   Posted Mar 11th 2013, 12:32pm by AFP

   ... lodged. During special occasions like the NPC gathering, the interceptors outnumber the petitioners The Chinese Human Rights Defenders, an activist network, said that “countless” petitioners had ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1188233/security-steps-petitioners-china-parliament-meets
4. News - China

   China activists die in custody during stability sweep

   Posted Nov 19th 2012, 03:49pm by Agence France-Presse in Beijing

   ... of the government’s “maintenance stability” campaign aimed at preventing any sign of unrest during the party gathering in Beijing, which ended last week, the Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) said. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1086105/china-activists-dead-custody
5. News - China - CRIME

   Policeman Wang Dengchao jailed for graft 'after calling for democracy'

   Posted Jan 04th 2013, 12:00am by Verna Yu

   ... Games in Shenzhen in 2011, the rights group Chinese Human Rights Defenders said. Xinhua said in an earlier report that Wang had embezzled 2.8 million yuan (HK$3.4 million). He was also convicted ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1119383/policeman-wang-dengchao-jailed-graft-after-calling-democracy
6. News - 18th Party Congress - LEADERSHIP TRANSITION

   ‘Little Hu’ of Inner Mongolia may play big role in China’s political future

   Posted Oct 09th 2012, 10:00am by Reuters in Right Ujumchin

   ... Politics Reuters in Right Ujumchin On the remote grasslands of northeastern China, a politician little ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1056825/little-hu-inner-mongolia-may-play-big-role-chinas-political-future
7. News - China

   Chinese turn to Hong Kong’s US Consulate for answers on human rights report

   Posted Apr 26th 2013, 02:02pm by Amy Li

   ... hundreds of comments and reposts. The post explained the reasons why the US publishes its annual human rights report and why evaluation of its own situation is not included.  In response ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1223690/chinese-turn-hong-kongs-us-consulate-answers-human-rights-report
8. News - Asia - PHILIPPINES

   Philippines gunmen help Chinese defendants escape

   Posted Feb 20th 2013, 06:48pm by Associated Press in Manila

   ... the Chinese to the trial court on Wednesday in Trece Martirez township in Cavite province south of Manila. The gunmen disarmed the guards and escaped with the three in a van that they later abandoned. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1154728/philippines-gunmen-help-chinese-defendants-escape
9. News - World - EGYPT

   Egypt constitution finalised as opposition cries foul

   Posted Nov 30th 2012, 01:59pm by Reuters in Cairo

   ... The assembly concluded the vote after a session that lasted 19 hours, approving all articles including presidential powers, the status of Islam, the military’s role and the extent to which human rights ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1094555/egypt-adopts-draft-constitution
10. News - China - JUSTICE

    Protests follow detention of rights lawyer detained after Falun Gong trial

    Posted Apr 06th 2013, 12:00am by Keith Zhai

    ... News China Falun Gong rights lawyer Keith Zhai keith.zhai@scmp.com The arrest of a human rights lawyer in a courtroom after the trial of a Falun Gong follower has prompted more than 100 ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1207998/protests-follow-detention-rights-lawyer-detained-after-falun-gong-trial

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