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.

Thursday, November 05, 2015

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese activists and journalists still “jumping” firewall on Twitter to connect with world: study
South China Morning Post, November 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1875867/chinese-activists-and-journalists-jumping-firewall

China burns much more coal than reported, complicating climate talks
中国承认低估燃煤消耗量,减排行动新挑战
The New York Times, November 3, 2015
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/world/asia/china-burns-much-more-coal-than-reported-complicating-climate-talks.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20151104/c04chinacoal/

Book on family-planning policy is banned, then promoted, by China
The New York Times, November 4, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/china-one-child-policy-book-fuxian-yi/

Family demands information after Chinese activist dies in police custody
广东“反党”公民看守所离奇死亡 亲友讨说法遭警方刁难
Radio Free Asia, November 4, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/demands-11042015144429.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-11042015100712.html