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, June 13, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

China formally arrests author who penned article criticizing president's speech
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/author-06132018111007.html

警方:一男子造谣称重庆医科大学落马校长自杀身亡,被拘3日 (Netizen jailed for 3 days for spreading fake suicide news regarding disgraced university president in Chongqing via Wechat)
Shang You News, June 13, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2191454

民航局公布首批86名失信人被禁乘飞机1年 (Civil Aviation Administration of China releases list of 86 defaulters with one-year air travel bans)
People’s Daily, June 13, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-06/13/content_7568474.htm?node=5955