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, April 24, 2017

Access to Information (信息公开)

Wanted billionaire Guo Wengui: Beijing pressured U.S. broadcaster VOA to cut interview
Hong Kong Free Press, April 21, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/04/21/wanted-billionaire-guo-wengui-beijing-pressured-us-broadcaster-voa-cut-interview/

Related:
Facebook briefly suspends account of outspoken Chinese billionaire
流亡富翁郭文貴被Facebook短時禁言
The New York Times, April 24, 2017
EN: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170424/guo-wengui-china-facebook-account-suspended/en-us/
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170424/guo-wengui-china-facebook-account-suspended/zh-hant/

苹果被指配合网络审查 删中港台应用商店敏感内容下载 (Apple said to delete sensitive content from Chinese, Hong Kong and Taiwan App Stores, assisting China’s censorship)
Voice of America, April 22, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/apple-block-china-taiwan-20170421/3821098.html