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.

Friday, March 11, 2016

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

检察机关严惩网络犯罪, 去年批捕涉嫌网络犯罪334人起诉329人 (China’s Procuratorial organs severely punish Internet crimes: 334 suspects approved for arrest and 329 prosecuted last year)
Legal Daily, March 10, 2016
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2016-03/10/content_6519680.htm

“Nailing jell-o to the wall": How China shut down the open Internet
Fast Company, March 9, 2016
http://www.fastcompany.com/3057604/nailing-jell-o-to-the-wall-how-china-shut-down-the-open-internet

Beijing puts another brick in the “Great Firewall”
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/beijing-puts-another-brick-in-the-great-firewall-03102016115833.html

WeChat: Frenemy of Chinese activists?
The Diplomat, March 10, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/03/wechat-frenemy-of-chinese-activists/