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, June 09, 2016

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s propaganda chiefs rapped by government inspectors over ‘weak’ efforts to control the internet, media
South China Morning Post, June 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1970437/chinas-propaganda-chiefs-rapped-government-inspectors

A human rights film China wants canned
Straits Times, June 9, 2016
http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/a-human-rights-film-china-wants-canned

Inside the terrifying, absurd world of a women’s rights activist in China
VICE, June 8, 2016
http://www.vice.com/en_us/read/inside-the-terrifying-absurd-world-of-a-womens-rights-activist-in-china