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International body calls on foreign governments to support journalists fleeing Hong KongThe fight for democracy and media freedom in Hong Kong feels like it has “entered its endgame”, after a year of crackdowns, arrests and forced closures of outlets, …
Read MoreReport says heightened dangers have prompted at least six to leave and many others to develop emergency exit plansThe Chinese government is finding new ways to intimidate foreign journalists, their Chinese colleagues and their sources, and harassment h…
Read MoreNewsroom closures and exodus from territory are result of ‘draconian’ national security law introduced in 2020As the last news programme came to a close and anchors bade farewell to their online audience on 3 January, Chris Yeung, the founder and chief…
Read MoreFreedom of the press might be included in some constitutions of Pacific countries, but it often only works in theoryI spent five years as the lone journalist on the remote Pacific island of Yap. During that time I was harassed, spat at, threatened with…
Read MoreActivists say crackdown is driven by Xi Jinping, who has ‘declared a war on independent journalism’Chen Kun was living in Indonesia with his wife and daughter when he learned from his brother Mei’s boss that he had been “taken away for investigation” b…
Read MoreReports say editors, board members and pop singer were held in early morning sweep as 200 officers raid officeThe most prominent pro-democracy media outlet still operating in Hong Kong, Stand News, said it will shut down after police raided its offices…
Read MoreFilipina and Russian attend Oslo ceremony despite legal cases filed against Ressa and are first journalists to win since 1935The journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov received the Nobel peace prize on Friday at a ceremony that Ressa was almost blo…
Read MoreNext week, Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov receive their Nobel peace prizes. In a rare interview, Muratov says he fears the world is sliding towards fascismThe last time a journalist won a Nobel prize was 1935. The journalist who won it – Carl von Ossie…
Read MoreJournalist permitted to receive peace prize in person after judge eases travel restrictionsThe Philippine journalist Maria Ressa will be allowed to travel overseas so she can accept her Nobel peace prize in person after a court gave her permission to l…
Read MoreJournalists asked to wear a hijab and broadcasters told to stop showing dramas featuring female actorsAfghan journalists and rights activists have condemned “religious guidelines” issued by the Taliban that restrict the role of women in television, as …
Read MoreMaria Ressa, the journalist and founder of the Philippine news organisation Rappler, said she was ‘speechless’ after learning of her Nobel peace prize win while participating in a panel discussion on journalism in south-east Asia.Ressa could be seen an…
Read MoreThe career of the Observer’s former China correspondent who died last week, was marked by a willingness to review his convictionsJonathan Mirsky, the Observer’s former China correspondent who has died aged 88, was acutely aware of the mounting danger f…
Read MoreHead of International Federation of Journalists says ‘future is black’ for 1,300 journalists still in countryJournalism in Afghanistan is in danger of disappearing, according to the head of the International Federation of Journalists, who said that rep…
Read MoreApple Daily publisher Next Digital hopes move will allow payments to be made to creditors and former staffNext Digital, a Hong Kong media group known for its criticism of Beijing, has filed for liquidation, with its board of directors resigning to help…
Read MoreImages of the injured fill the front pages as story of the deadly attack in Afghanistan claimed by Islamic State dominates the newsKabul airport attack: latest newsThe atrocity in Afghanistan dominates the front pages of newspapers in the UK and all ov…
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