Press freedom
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Senior Thai politician who slapped reporter to be investigated
Thai parliament to investigate Prawit Wongsuwon after he repeatedly hit a journalist as she tried to ask him q…
- Asia Pacific, Chris Patten, David Neuberger, Hong Kong, Law, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, World news
Former UK supreme court head quits media freedom role over work as judge in Hong Kong
David Neuberger was part of court panel that dismissed appeal of Jimmy Lai and six other pro-democracy activis…
- Bangladesh, Censorship, Global development, Human rights, Media, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, South and Central Asia, World news
Bangladeshi journalists hopeful for return to press freedom as Hasina era ends
Reporters cautiously optimistic as interim government takes over after years of intimation and censorship unde…
- Asia Pacific, Journalist safety, Maria Ressa, Media, Newspapers & magazines, Philippines, Press freedom, Rodrigo Duterte, World news
Philippines court voids order to shut down independent news site Rappler
Outlet, which was hit with order during Rodrigo Duterte administration, hails ruling after ‘eight years of har…
- Journalist safety, Media, Newspapers & magazines, Pakistan, Press freedom, South and Central Asia, World news
Record number of journalists killed in Pakistan already this year
Seventh and most recent victim was ambushed while driving, as most cases thought likely to be work-relatedSeve…
- Azerbaijan, Business, Climate crisis, Energy, Energy industry, Environment, Europe, Fossil fuels, Media, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, World news
Journalists refused entry to Azerbaijan energy conference ahead of Cop29
Incident reignites concerns over crackdown on media before crucial UN climate talks in Baku later this yearWes…
- Afghanistan, Books, Culture, Fiction, Islamic State, Press freedom, South and Central Asia, Taliban, World news
‘It is worse now’: The Bookseller of Kabul author Åsne Seierstad on returning to Afghanistan 20 years on
The Norwegian writer on meeting the Taliban, her fears for girls’ education, and the legal battle that ensued …
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Pakistani poet was abducted because of human rights activism, says wife
Ahmad Farhad was pushed into vehicle hours after posting about threats from country’s spy agency, says Syeda U…
- Afghanistan, Employment, Global development, Human rights, Media, Press freedom, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Women, Women in journalism, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘They are trying to eradicate us completely’: the passion and pain of telling the stories of Afghan women
Her family have been threatened and her team faces increasing risks in Afghanistan, but Zahra Joya knows she m…
- Afghanistan, Freedom of speech, Journalist safety, Media, Newspaper closures, Newspapers, Press freedom, Society, South and Central Asia, Taliban, US press and publishing, Violence against women and girls, War reporting, World news
Can journalism survive the Taliban? – documentary
The Etilaat Roz was once the most widely circulated newspaper in Kabul, but everything changed in August 2021 …
- Afghanistan, Journalist safety, Media, Newspaper closures, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, Society, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Violence against women and girls, World news
Can journalism survive the Taliban?
The Etilaat Roz was once the most widely circulated newspaper in Kabul, but everything changed in August 2021 …
- Afghanistan, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, South and Central Asia, Taliban, World news
The Taliban targeted us, beat us and chased us out. This is how we run our Afghan newspaper from exile | Sakhidad Hatif
We shed light on the regime’s crimes from the US, thanks to the extreme bravery of reporters on the groundSakh…
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Chinese state media body condemns police harassment at site of deadly blast
The All-China Journalists Association – a Communist party-backed group – issue a rare rebuke of authorities at…
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Jimmy Lai and the rule of law in Hong Kong | Letter
Bi Haibo of the Chinese embassy in the UK responds to a Guardian editorial about the trial of the media mogul …
- Asia Pacific, China, Hong Kong, Jimmy Lai, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, World news
Jimmy Lai lawyers file UN appeal saying there is evidence witness was tortured
Hong Kong media mogul’s team raises concerns over testimony of former democracy activist who was imprisoned in…