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.

Tuesday, April 03, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Man Booker prize criticized for changing Taiwanese author's nationality
The Guardian, April 3, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/apr/03/man-booker-prize-criticised-for-changing-taiwanese-authors-nationality

China cracks down on spoofs of “Communist heroes”
Agence France-Presse, April 3, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-cracks-down-on-spoofs-of--communist-heroes--10099082

China's short video platforms face backlash over "vulgar content"
Technote, March 29, 2018
https://technode.com/2018/03/29/chinas-short-video-platforms-have-become-the-breeding-ground-for-vulgar-content/

Cut sleeve, cut scenes: Gay films have a real hard time in China
Sixthtone, March 29, 2018
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1001997/cut-sleeve%2C-cut-scenes-gay-films-have-a-real-hard-time-in-china