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, August 07, 2015

Access to Information (信息公开)

China orders amateur sex videos scrubbed from social media, threatens to punish offenders
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1847113/china-orders-amateur-sex-videos-scrubbed-social-media

Taylor Swift's advisers “discussing removing 1989 logo” from some of clothing line sold in China
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1847303/taylor-swifts-advisers-discussing-removing-1989-logo-some

“It's getting worse”: China's liberal academics fear growing censorship
The Guardian, August 6, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/06/china-xi-jinping-crackdown-liberal-academics-minor-cultural-revolution

China's cities “not telling public about debt levels”
Caixin, August 6, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-08-06/100837111.html

Chinese government officials to give university lectures to “improve students’ political education”
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1847015/chinese-government-officials-give-university-lectures