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, January 05, 2016

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: “Stabilization and control” of QQ users
China Digital Times, January 4, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/01/minitrue-stabilization-and-control-of-qq-users/

China’s internet users see dark humor amid stock market rout on first trading day of 2016
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/1897991/chinas-internet-users-see-dark-humour-amid-stock-market-rout

How my run-in with Chinese censorship shows the country as more than a global Big Brother
The Independent, January 4, 2016
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/how-my-run-in-with-chinese-censorship-shows-the-country-as-more-than-a-global-big-brother-a6794916.html