Press freedom
- Asia Pacific, China, Media, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, US foreign policy, US news, World news
China asks US media to submit information about their work
AP, CBS, UPI and NPR asked to send government details of their operations in seven daysBeijing has asked four …
- Afghanistan, Global development, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, South and Central Asia, World news
Afghan government backtracks over rule forcing media to reveal sources
Amendments to country’s media law revoked after outcry from pressAn outcry by the Afghan press over amendments…
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Maria Ressa: Rappler editor found guilty of cyber libel charges in Philippines
Case against editor of influential news website has been condemned as part of a ‘pattern of intimidation’One o…
- Asia Pacific, Journalist safety, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Philippines, Press freedom, World news
Trial of journalists to deliver ‘existential moment’ in Philippines
Editor of news website Rappler could face prison if convicted under ‘cyber libel’ lawA verdict will be issued …
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No entry: Samoa’s new parliament has no place for the press
Funded by Australia, the multi-million dollar building does not include a space for journalistsSamoa’s multi-m…
- Coronavirus outbreak, India, Inequality, Media, Narendra Modi, Police, Press freedom, South and Central Asia, World news
How coronavirus is dividing India – video explainer
The spread of Covid-19 in India has been catastrophic for millions of its poorest and marginalised residents w…
- Asia Pacific, Fiji, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Pacific islands, Press freedom, South Pacific, Vanuatu, World news
Fijian military leader defends government’s right to ‘stifle’ press during Covid crisis
Concerns have also been raised about Vanuatu, where it is illegal to publish stories on coronavirus without go…
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Myanmar blocks hundreds of news sites and threatens editor with life in jail
Fears abuses may go unreported after journalist arrest under terrorism laws for interview with rebel group Ara…
- Asia Pacific, China, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, Time magazine, US news, Wall Street Journal, World news
China-US standoff escalates as Beijing expels major US media staff
New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post journalists among staff ordered to stop reporting and …
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What China’s empty new coronavirus hospitals say about its secretive system
Even after declaring a crisis, government seemed focused on managing its image as well as the outbreakChina’s …
- Asia Pacific, Media, Newspapers & magazines, Philippines, Press freedom, Rodrigo Duterte, World news
Philippines moves to strip biggest media group of its franchise
Action against ABS-CBN denounced as worst attack yet on press by Rodrigo DuterteActivists and media organisati…
- Asia Pacific, Media, Newspapers & magazines, Philippines, Press freedom, Rodrigo Duterte, World news
Philippines moves to strip biggest media group of its franchise
Action against ABS-CBN denounced as worst attack yet on press by Rodrigo DuterteActivists and media organisati…
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Tajikistan holds journalist on extremism charges
Move fuels fears former Soviet republic is clamping down on dissent before electionsTajikistan has said it is …
- Asia Pacific, Censorship, China, Europe, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, Sweden, World news
Swedish media calls for action against attacks from Chinese officials
Media body says journalists are denied visas, while editors receive stream of threatening emails and phone cal…
- Censorship, Global development, Governance, Media, Nepal, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, South and Central Asia, World news
Journalists in Nepal fight new threat to press freedom
Bills introduced by ruling Communist party will bring in heavy fines and the threat of jail to stifle debate, …