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, April 29, 2015

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese authorities accused of covering up shooting of civilians in Xinjiang protest
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1779695/chinese-forces-shot-civilians-claim-villagers

Concerns over growing Chinese media controls ahead of Press Freedom Day
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/media-04282015142632.html

China’s Maodun: A free Internet caged by the Chinese Communist Party
The Jamestown Foundation, April 16, 2015
http://www.jamestown.org/programs/chinabrief/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=43797&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=25&cHash=f6c22636760f062a5490d56f4ac599d0#.VUDnJ9JVhHx

China internet regulators announce more explicit rules on web censorship
Wall Street Journal, April 28, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-internet-regulators-put-explicit-new-censorship-rules-in-place-1430233546

Related:
中國網信辦出台「約談十條」加強網絡控制 (China’ cyberspace administration office announces rules for stronger web censorship)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 28, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/04/150428_china_internet_question

”Providing tea” not as innocent as it may appear
China Daily, April 28, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-04/28/content_20567627.htm

互联网新闻信息服务单位约谈工作规定
Provisions on admonishment meetings with internet News Information Services
Cyberspace Administration of China, April 28, 2015
CH: http://www.cac.gov.cn/2015-04/28/c_1115112600.htm
EN: http://chinalawtranslate.com/en/netnewsadmonish/

美國國務院高調呼籲中國釋放記者高瑜 (U.S. State Department calls on China to release journalist Gao Yu)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 28, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/world/2015/04/150428_usa_china_gaoyu

Related:
HRIC Statement: Heavy sentence for Gao Yu exposes hollowness of “rule by law” in China
中国人权声明:重判高瑜暴露中国“依法治国”的虚伪
Human Rights in China, April 17, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/heavy-sentence-gao-yu-exposes-hollowness-rule-law-china
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/zhong-pan-gao-yu-bao-lu-zhong-guo-yi-fa-zhi-guo-de-xu-wei

高瑜案的警示 (Gao Yu’s case as a warning to us)
Human Rights in China Biweekly, April 20, 2015
http://biweekly.hrichina.org/article/27396