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, September 01, 2017

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国大陆新学年起用“红色教材”遭质疑 (Mainland China dictates “red textbooks” in primary and middle schools for the coming semester)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-08312017103507.html

Science suffers as China’s Internet censors plug holes in Great Firewall
Science Mag, August 30, 2017
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/08/science-suffers-china-s-internet-censors-plug-holes-great-firewall

Another Hong Kong reporter barred from entering storm-hit Macau, as gov’t denies journalist ban
Hong Kong Free Press, August 31, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/31/another-hong-kong-reporter-barred-entering-storm-hit-macau-govt-denies-journalist-ban/