カテゴリー: Freedom of speech
As an aspiring writer I loved many exiled authors, from Márquez to Kundera, but with Rushdie the stakes were raisedIt was more than a decade ago when I was introduced to the work of Salman Rushdie, thanks to the recommendation of a writer in my homelan…
Canadian-Chinese businessman Xiao Jianhua will finally stand trial in case linked to President Xi’s corruption driveChina has formally put Canadian-Chinese tycoon Xiao Jianhua on trial, more than five years after his alleged abduction in Hong Kong, whi…
Chinese president says ‘one country, two systems’ will endure and democracy flourishes after unprecedented unpicking of freedoms25th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong – in picturesWe were too lenient on pro-democracy politicians – Regina IpThe ‘…
A senior figure in John Lee’s incoming administration says opposition politicians ‘only have themselves to blame’ for being arrestedA senior member of Hong Kong’s incoming administration has said dozens of former opposition MPs who were arrested or jai…
Jignesh Mevani accused prime minister of idolising Nathuram Godse, killer of Mahatma GandhiA state lawmaker in India was arrested for criticising the prime minister, Narendra Modi, in a tweet, officials have said, raising concerns over freedom of speec…
Terry Xu was convicted last year after publishing a letter alleging ‘corruption at the highest echelons’The editor of a now-closed Singaporean news outlet has been jailed for three weeks for defamation over a letter published on the site that alleged …
Exclusive: Junta detained at least 26 intellectuals last year as it sought to suppress opposition Myanmar jailed more writers and public intellectuals in crackdowns last year than any other country, according to a freedom of expression advocacy group….
Head of student union forced out as debate on monarchy intensifiesJust a few years ago, student activism and protests were a rarity at Chulalongkorn University – considered Thailand’s most elite and staunchly conservative campus. Yet Thailand’s oldest …
The Indian journalist Rana Ayyub speaks about the campaign to silence her that has led to charges of sedition and ‘defaming Hindus’When I talked to the journalist Rana Ayyub in her Mumbai home last Wednesday she was calmer than she was when I had spoke…
Changes coming in this week will see all online traffic pass through a gateway to preserve ‘social order’A China-style internet gateway scheduled to be imposed in Cambodia this week would grant the government far greater powers to conduct mass surveill…
Communist party tightens grip on critics to preserve ‘perfect’ image of Winter GamesA chill is blowing through Chinese civil society as activists, journalists and academics report receiving police warnings and censorship of their social media platforms…
Authorities close organisation after pro-government journalists and police storm its premisesThe future of press freedom in Indian-administered Kashmir has been thrown into question after pro-government journalists and police officers forcibly took ove…
Lai and seven other democracy campaigners handed prison sentences for commemorating victims of massacreThe Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and seven other pro-democracy activists have been sentenced to up to 14 months in prison for organising, taking …
Former journalist Gwyneth Ho and rights lawyer Chow Hang-tung also found guilty of unlawful assembly chargesJailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai was among three democracy campaigners convicted of taking part in a banned Tiananmen vigil as the prosecu…
Politicians express outrage over routine that discusses country’s contradictions women’s safety, religion, Covid and politicsAn Indian comedian is facing an onslaught of criticism and calls for police to investigate over a comedy monologue that spoke o…