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, April 28, 2015

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese magazine warned by censors, future now uncertain
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/warned-04272015103205.html

Lawsuit over banned memoir asks China to explain censorship
李锐之女起诉中国海关没收其父回忆录
The New York Times, April 27, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150427/c27memoir/dual/

China’s Internet censor increases scrutiny on news portals
Bloomberg, April 28, 2015
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-28/china-internet-censor-increases-scrutiny-on-online-news-portals