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, January 27, 2015

Internet (互联网)

China to force authors to provide real names when publishing online
The New York Times, January 26, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/26/china-to-force-authors-to-provide-real-names-when-publishing-online/?_r=0

GreatFire致中国网信办公开信 反驳“造谣”指责 (GreatFire’s open letter to China’s Internet Information Office rebuts accusation of “starting rumors”)
Voice of America, January 27, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/greatfire-china-20150126/2614428.html

Related:
An open letter to Lu Wei and the cyberspace administration of China
Greatfire, January 26, 2015
https://en.greatfire.org/blog/2015/jan/open-letter-lu-wei-and-cyberspace-administration-china