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, July 19, 2016

Access to Information (信息公开)

Outspoken liberal Chinese magazine Yanhuang Chunqiu stops publication after management purge
《炎黄春秋》宣布停刊
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1991412/outspoken-liberal-chinese-magazine-yanhuang-chunqiu
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/156010ac2fd6908/yan-huang-chun-qiu-xuan-bu-ting-kan-bei-jie-gu-she-chang-zhi-zhu-guan-bu-men-qiang-hang-ru-she-qin-fan-chu-ban-zi-you

Taiwanese actor Leon Dai loses part in Zhao Wei film after political pressure in China
The Wall Street Journal, July 18, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/07/18/taiwanese-actor-leon-dai-loses-part-in-zhao-wei-film-after-political-pressure-in-china/?mod=WSJBlog