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, November 24, 2015

Access to Information (信息公开)

央视《胡耀邦》出现抹去赵紫阳头像的人民日报 (State broadcaster airs Hu Yaobang program with purged leader Zhao Ziyang’s image erased from the People’s Daily)
Radio France Internationale, November 23, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151123-央视《胡耀邦》出现抹去赵紫阳头像的人民日报

Related:
China’s official amnesia over the legacy of Hu Yaobang, the man whose death inspired the Tiananmen protests
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1882476/chinas-official-amnesia-over-legacy-hu-yaobang-man

China cuts mobile service of Xinjiang residents evading Internet filters
The New York Times, November 24, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/24/business/international/china-cuts-mobile-service-of-xinjiang-residents-evading-internet-filters.html

Twitter tally at People’s Daily does not add up, say researchers
The Financial Times, November 23, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/43319c90-919a-11e5-bd82-c1fb87bef7af.html

China censors online outcry after ISIS execution
China File, November 24, 2015
https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/media/china-censors-online-outcry-after-isis-execution