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, August 15, 2017

Access to Information (信息公开)

China detains four WeChat users for spreading false rumors about earthquakes
Neowin, August 13, 2017
https://www.neowin.net/news/china-detains-four-wechat-users-for-spreading-false-rumours-about-earthquakes

Duowei: China launched Internet crackdown to secure the internet prior to 19th National Congress
Deutsche Welle, August 11, 2017
EN Summary: http://chinascope.org/archives/12942
CH: http://news.dwnews.com/china/news/2017-08-11/60006388.html