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.

Wednesday, March 02, 2016

Access to Information (信息公开)

Headline news: editor at liberal Chinese newspaper fired over front page double meaning
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1919661/headline-news-editor-liberal-chinese-newspaper-fired-over-front-page

Social media purge goes far beyond Ren Zhiqiang
China Digital Times, March 1, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/03/social-media-purge-goes-far-beyond-ren-zhiqiang/

It’s actually really hard to figure out what counts as a “banned book” in China
Buzzfeed, March 1, 2016
http://www.buzzfeed.com/beimengfu/banned-books-in-china#.ji7vj9mdY

政协委员呼吁停止安排疑犯上电视“认罪” (CPPCC committee member calls for a halt of televised “confessions” by suspects)
Radio France Internationale, March 2, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160302-政协委员呼吁停止安排疑犯上电视“认罪”