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Reporters need protection from violence and intimidation – not a law that makes it easier to sack themDuring my first week as a journalist in a television station in Papua New Guinea, I got told by a bureaucrat in a large government department that I s…
Read MoreMedia staff targeted for criticising BJP government fear tax raid is escalation of coercion“Did BBC Take Cash From China For Propaganda?” ran the opening title on the primetime news debate. As the flashy graphics of Republic TV, India’s hardline and ov…
Read MoreCountry’s finance ministry claims broadcaster has not fully declared its income and profitsIndia’s finance ministry has accused the BBC of tax evasion, saying that it had not fully declared its income and profits from its operations in the country.Indi…
Read MoreSearches in offices in Delhi and Mumbai come weeks after the release of BBC documentary critical of prime minister Narendra ModiRaids of BBC offices by government officials in India have entered a second day as a tax investigation continues, just weeks…
Read More‘India: the Modi Question’, examining 2002 sectarian riots, comes at sensitive time for prime minister• BBC offices in India raidedA BBC documentary on the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi’s, actions during deadly sectarian riots in 2002 continues…
Read MoreIndian tax officers searched the BBC’s offices in Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday, the broadcaster said, weeks after the government blocked a documentary critical of Narendra Modi’s role in the 2002 Gujarat riots. While the search was underway, people…
Read MoreSearches come weeks after release of documentary critical of PM that was later blocked by governmentBBC offices in India have been raided by tax department officials, just weeks after the release of a documentary critical of the prime minister, Narendr…
Read MoreVoice of Democracy, one of few remaining independent media outlets, offended prime minister with mention of his sonThe dictator Hun Sen has ordered the shutdown of one of the last independent local news organisations in Cambodia, saying it had attacked…
Read MoreMuslim reporter Siddique Kappan had been charged under draconian anti-terrorism lawsIndian journalist Siddique Kappan, who was held in jail for two years without trial, has walked free after being granted bail in a case human rights groups alleged was …
Read MoreMystery surrounds the alleged involvement of top officials in the murder of the high-profile Philippine journalistIt was just past 8pm on 3 October and the veteran broadcaster Percy Mabasa was on his way to record his nightly radio show. Every weekday …
Read MoreGautam Adani’s takeover of NDTV is ‘serious threat to democracy’ in India, says news anchorOne of India’s few remaining news channels known for independent reporting is about to be taken over by a billionaire ally of the prime minister, Narendra Modi.I…
Read MoreJournalist Ed Lawrence was beaten after being arrested at a protest against China’s strict Covid restrictions, broadcaster saysChinese police assaulted and detained a BBC journalist covering a protest in Shanghai on Sunday, releasing him after several …
Read MoreTBS set to have most of its funding cut starting in 2024 after a decision by Seoul city government, led by president Yoon’s partyA popular South Korean broadcaster accused of political bias is set to lose its city funding amid concern press freedoms ar…
Read MoreHomes of several editors of the Wire also raided after complaint about story based on falsified documentsPolice in Delhi have raided the premises of a news website known for its fierce criticism of the Indian government, over a retracted article about …
Read MoreRonson Chan was arrested in September as part of an ongoing crackdown on dissent and free expression in the cityThe head of Hong Kong’s journalists’ association will be allowed to travel to the UK for an Oxford fellowship after a court granted him bail…
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