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.

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Access to Information (信息公开)

山西晋中煤矿滑坡埋人 政府一度隐瞒 (Government conceals coal mine landslide that buried people in Jinzhong, Shanxi)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/yf2-08152017114412.html

Journalism, propaganda, censorship, and the 19th Party Congress
China Digital Times, August 14, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/08/journalism-propaganda-censorship-19th-party-congress/

人权组织要求中国政府说明高智晟的下落 (Human rights organization asks the Chinese gov’t for Gao Zhisheng’s whereabouts)
Voice of America, August 16, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/china-human-rights-lawyer-gao-zhishen-20170815/3987000.html