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, September 19, 2017

Access to Information (信息公开)

多名本港記者被拒入境澳門 本港記協表示遺憾促解釋 (HK Journalists Association demands Macau explain the reason why over ten journalists were stopped at the border during Macau legislators election)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 18, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1354712-20170918.htm

China cracks down on public discussion of activist's subversion trial
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/trial-09182017123542.html

Beijing air-monitoring station has allegedly been tampered with in advance of next month's Plenum
The Beijinger, September 15, 2017
http://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2017/09/15/beijing-air-monitoring-station-allegedly-tampered-advance-next-months-19th-plenum

China Communist Party complains about “fabricated” Twitter account
Reuters, September 18, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-internet-politics/china-communist-party-complains-about-fabricated-twitter-account-idUSKCN1BT0ZV

China is retaliating against a U.S. university for inviting the Dalai Lama to speak at graduation
Quartz, September 19, 2017
https://qz.com/1080962/china-is-retaliating-against-the-university-of-california-san-diego-for-inviting-the-dalai-lama-to-speak-at-commencement/