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, July 25, 2011

Disasters

China's Effort to Muzzle News of Train Crash Sparks Outcry
Reuters, July 26, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110725/wl_nm/us_china_train_censorship
For translations of the propaganda directives on media response to the collision, see:
Death on the High Speed Rail
China Geeks, July 24, 2011
http://chinageeks.org/2011/07/death-on-the-high-speed-rail/

Related news:
民间呼吁启动"7·23动车事故"特别调查 (Calls across China for a Special Investigation into Wenzhou High-speed Train Collision)
Deutsche Welle, July 26, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15265997,00.html