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 17, 2013

Information Control

人民監督網被封 曾曝雷政富視頻 (Anti-corruption website blocked, founder's social media accounts removed)
Wen Wei Po, July 16, 2013
http://news.wenweipo.com/2013/07/16/IN1307160071.htm

人民监督网朱瑞峰向BBC确认安全 (Zhu confirms his safety to BBC despite Weibo accounts being blocked)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 17, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/07/130717_china_citizen_journalist.shtml