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.

Friday, July 28, 2017

Access to Information (信息公开)

北京网信办治理自媒体乱象,搜狐号封禁违规账号637个 (Beijing Internet Information Office regulates chaos in personal media accounts, 637 regulation-breaking Sohu accounts closed down)
The Paper, July 27, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1744637

Chinese writers steer path round censors to earn cash through apps
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2104321/chinese-writers-steer-path-round-censors-earn-cash

German envoy demands answers from China over Internet crackdown
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2104266/german-envoy-demands-answers-china-over-internet

A beautiful essay critiquing the “fake lives” of Beijingers is blocked after lighting up Chinese social media
Quartz, July 27, 2017
https://qz.com/1039681/a-beautiful-essay-critiquing-the-fake-lives-of-beijingers-is-blocked-after-lighting-up-chinese-social-media/