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, July 15, 2015

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

A cyber attack struck messaging app Telegram just as China was cracking down on human rights lawyers
Quartz, July 13, 2015
http://qz.com/451575/a-cyber-attack-struck-messaging-app-telegram-just-as-china-was-cracking-down-on-human-rights-lawyers/

南京警务无人机上岗 (Nanjing police commence using drones)
Legal Daily, July 15, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150715/Articel01004GN.htm

恪守网上舆情就是警情准则24小时公开巡查执法: 武汉网警“拍肩膀”提醒网友理性发言 (Scrupulously monitoring online public opinion is the norm for policing, 24-hour public patrolling to enforce the law: Wuhan online police “tap on the shoulder” of netizens to warn them to post rationally)
Legal Daily, July 15, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150715/Articel05001GN.htm