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.

Monday, March 14, 2016

Access to Information (信息公开)

How one brave woman is taking on growing might of China’s censors
The Guardian, March 13, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/13/china-censorship-economy-editor

Edward Snowden, Pussy Riot and Ai Weiwei protest cyber censorship
The Guardian, March 11, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/11/edward-snowden-pussy-riot-ai-weiwei-protest-cyber-censorship

【新華社錯失】劉銳紹指這類錯誤少有 亦須注意近期不滿習近平輿論 ([Xinhua News blunder] News commentator Lau Yui-siu says such mistake is rare, attention should be paid to recent public opinions unfavorable of Xi Jinping)
Ming Pao, March 14, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160314/s00001/1457931451582