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, August 07, 2017

Access to Information (信息公开)

China's few investigative journalists face increasing challenges
National Public Radio, August 8, 2017
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/08/06/539720397/chinas-few-investigative-journalists-face-increasing-challenges

支持「港人非中國人」北師大教授遭解聘 (Professor fired by Beijing Normal University for supporting localism in Hong Kong)
Sing Tao Daily, August 5, 2017
http://std.stheadline.com/daily/news-content.php?id=1643631&target=2

Five days after his essay went viral, Chinese author apologizes for “imprecise” writing on Beijing's economic boom
Global Voices, August 4, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/08/04/five-days-after-his-essay-went-viral-chinese-author-apologizes-for-imprecise-writing-on-beijings-economic-boom/

China warns officials to behave online as two universities fire lecturers
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/warns-08042017140715.html

Chinese academic who called Mao a “devil” says he was sacked
Reuters, August 4, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-education-idUSKBN1AK0PE

Related:
中国以言治罪解聘教授 网民抨击抗议 (China dismisses professor for “criminal” remarks, netizens criticize and protest)
Voice of America, August 4, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/voanews-20170804-shi-jiepeng/3972326.html