Freedom of speech
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Detained Hong Kong activists to plead guilty under China-style law
Former student leader among 29 pro-democracy activists entering same plea on subversion charges after more tha…
- Books, Censorship, Culture, Freedom of speech, Islam, Pakistan, Religion, Salman Rushdie, South and Central Asia, World news
What it was like asking for The Satanic Verses in a Pakistan bookshop | Anonymous
As an aspiring writer I loved many exiled authors, from Márquez to Kundera, but with Rushdie the stakes were r…
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Tycoon who disappeared from Hong Kong hotel in 2017 stands trial in China
Canadian-Chinese businessman Xiao Jianhua will finally stand trial in case linked to President Xi’s corruption…
- Antony Blinken, Asia Pacific, Boris Johnson, China, Freedom of speech, Hong Kong, Liz Truss, UK news, US foreign policy, Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping hails China’s rule over Hong Kong on 25th anniversary of handover
Chinese president says ‘one country, two systems’ will endure and democracy flourishes after unprecedented unp…
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We were too lenient on pro-democracy politicians, says senior Hong Kong legislator Regina Ip
A senior figure in John Lee’s incoming administration says opposition politicians ‘only have themselves to bla…
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Indian lawmaker arrested after tweet criticising Narendra Modi
Jignesh Mevani accused prime minister of idolising Nathuram Godse, killer of Mahatma GandhiA state lawmaker in…
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Singapore editor jailed for defamation over corruption claims
Terry Xu was convicted last year after publishing a letter alleging ‘corruption at the highest echelons’The ed…
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Myanmar jailed more writers in 2021 than any other country, says rights group
Exclusive: Junta detained at least 26 intellectuals last year as it sought to suppress opposition Myanmar jail…
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The student, the Penguin and the king: elite Thai university roiled by dissent
Head of student union forced out as debate on monarchy intensifiesJust a few years ago, student activism and p…
- Freedom of speech, Hinduism, India, Online abuse, Religion, Rohingya, Rwanda, South and Central Asia, United Nations, World news
Reviled, harassed, abused: Narenda Modi’s most trenchant critic speaks out
The Indian journalist Rana Ayyub speaks about the campaign to silence her that has led to charges of sedition …
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Fears Cambodia is rolling out China-style ‘Great Firewall’ to curb online freedom
Changes coming in this week will see all online traffic pass through a gateway to preserve ‘social order’A Chi…
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‘Nobody can say anything’: China cracks down on dissent ahead of Olympics
Communist party tightens grip on critics to preserve ‘perfect’ image of Winter GamesA chill is blowing through…
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Kashmir independent press club shut down in media crackdown
Authorities close organisation after pro-government journalists and police storm its premisesThe future of pre…
- Asia Pacific, China, Freedom of speech, Hong Kong, Protest, Tiananmen Square protests 1989, World news
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced over banned Tiananmen vigil
Lai and seven other democracy campaigners handed prison sentences for commemorating victims of massacreThe Hon…
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Jimmy Lai among three Hong Kong democracy activists convicted over Tiananmen vigil
Former journalist Gwyneth Ho and rights lawyer Chow Hang-tung also found guilty of unlawful assembly chargesJa…