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 23, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

管得极细:禁宗教算命 打斗游戏不能出现颜色液体 (New regulations on video games broaden content ban: no English in name, no religious superstition or fortune telling, no “colored liquids” in combat games; violators will be put on credit-blacklist for enterprises)
Radio France Internationale, April 22, 2019

Minitrue: Don’t report on Jasic sentencing
China Digital Times, April 22, 2019

Xi Jinping calls for more “political guidance” in bid to win over young Chinese
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2019

Related:
習近平促加強研究五四精神 引導青年聽黨話跟黨走 (Xi Jinping urges deeper studies on spirit of May Fourth movement, guidance to youth to listen to and follow the Party)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2019

Leica regrets “misunderstandings or false conclusions” over Tiananmen Massacre “Tank Man” promo
Agence France-Presse, April 20, 2019

Related:
六四广告惊现“坦克人”走红 徕卡镜头惹争议 (Leica video sparks controversy for depicting June Fourth Tank Man; denounces ownership of video)
BBC, April 19, 2019

Minitrue: Delete all traces of “Tank Man” Leica ad
China Digital Times, April 22, 2019

微信发言入罪 南京学者郭泉再遭拘押 (Nanjing scholar Guo Quan detained again over messages on WeChat)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2019

老子今译遭撤项 疑似影射习近平 (Laozi studies publication taken down for having “severe political problems”)
Radio France Internationale, April 19, 2019