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, July 17, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Authorities force Uyghur students to return to Xinjiang from mainland for propaganda drive
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/students-07162018145903.html

Journalist, family, assistants under probe by China's new supervisory agency
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/journalist-probe-07162018133910.html

Live from Beijing: a disappearing “Saturday Night Live”
The New York Times, July 17, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/17/world/asia/china-saturday-night-live.html

Related:
广电总局暑假亮剑:“把关”网络综艺 (Live shows taken down as State Administration tightens control over internet entertainment)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf1-07162018100302.html

China is escalating its war on variety shows, including Saturday Night Live
SupChina, July 16, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/07/16/china-is-escalating-its-war-on-variety-shows-including-saturday-night-live