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.

Friday, April 04, 2014

Information Control (信息控制)

China’s censorship is fueling dissent instead of quashing it
Quartz, April 3, 2014
qz.com/195040/in-recent-protests-chinas-censorship-fueled-dissent-inste >ad-of-quashing-it/

Wen Yunchao: “absolutely no improvements” in dissident arrests under Xi
The Diplomat, April 3, 2014
thediplomat.com/2014/04/wen-yunchao-absolutely-no-improvements-in-dissi dent-arrests-under-xi/