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, February 01, 2016

Access to Information (信息公开)

国际记联指中国不断加强打压新闻自由两岸四地同受压 (International Federation of Journalists criticizes China’s ever-growing media suppression which affects China’s mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau)
Radio France Internationale, January 30, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160130-国际记联指中国不断加强打压新闻自由两岸四地同受压

Related:
Hong Kong press freedoms decline in 2015—report
Hong Kong Free Press, January 30, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/30/hong-kong-press-freedoms-decline-in-2015-report/

NW China province probes arrests of reporters
Xinhua, January 31, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-01/31/c_135061732.htm