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.

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Access to Information (信息公开)

北京市网信办责令新浪搜狐网易凤凰限期改正违规行为 (Cyberspace Administration of China orders Internet news agents to correct irregular behaviors within given period)
The Paper, July 24, 2016
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1503393

Related:
China bans Internet news reporting as media crackdown widens
Bloomberg, July 25, 2016
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-25/china-slaps-ban-on-internet-news-reporting-as-crackdown-tightens

Chinese court rejects lawsuit from purged political magazine
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-magazine-07252016122723.html