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.

Monday, August 25, 2014

Information Control (信息控制)

Beijing film festival shut down after organisers threatened with power cuts, surveillance
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1579975/beijing-film-festival-shut-down-after-organisers-harassed-and-threatened

Related:
从稳控模式到扫荡模式
From stability maintenance and control to wiping out
Human Rights in China, July 25, 2014
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/ren-quan-lun-tan/cong-wen-kong-mo-shi-dao-sao-dang-mo-shi
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/china-rights-forum/stability-maintenance-and-control-wiping-out