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, September 15, 2016

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese censors are blocking all information about a bloody crackdown in a fishing village in Guangdong
Quartz, September 14, 2016
http://qz.com/781276/chinese-censors-have-a-lockdown-on-information-about-a-bloody-crackdown-in-wukan-village/

Related:
Hong Kong journalists among those detained in China's Wukan crackdown
The Straits Times, September 15, 2016
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-journalists-among-those-detained-in-chinas-wukan-crackdown

宁夏:扶贫信息要向检察机关及时报备 (Ningxia: Poverty alleviation information shall be promptly provided to procuratorial organs)
Xinhua, September 13, 2016
https://perma.cc/HE97-58ZR

北京首夺冠,120城市污染源监管信息公开排名发布 (Beijing ranks first among 120 cities in disclosure of information on pollution sources and supervision)
Southern Weekend, September 14, 2016
https://perma.cc/Y2EN-RUBH