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- Asia Pacific, China, David Cameron, Hong Kong, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Politics, Press freedom, UK news, World news
David Cameron urged to tell China to free Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai
Newspaper tycoon’s son seeks meeting with foreign secretary as Briton, 76, faces trial and possible life sente…
- Delhi, India, Journalist safety, Media, Narendra Modi, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, South and Central Asia, World news
Delhi police search journalists’ homes in latest raids on media
Search also carried out on office of news website under investigation for allegedly receiving funds from China…
- Asia Pacific, China, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Pacific islands, Press freedom, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands newspaper pledged to promote ‘truth about China’s generosity’ in return for funding
The Solomon Star denies accusations of ‘giving away’ its independence by accepting thousands of dollars’ worth…
- Children, Global development, Global education, India, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, South and Central Asia, World news
Streets ahead: a landmark for the Delhi newspaper run by homeless children
Balaknama’s reports on sexual abuse, police brutality and child labour, written by teenagers, have transformed…
- Afghanistan, Global development, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, South and Central Asia, Taliban, World news
‘We can’t remain silent’: journalists refuse to give up despite Taliban terror
Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, one-third of journalists have left, while those who remain live with …
- Bangladesh, Censorship, Global development, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, Sheikh Hasina, South and Central Asia, World news
Bangladesh media in fear after PM’s ‘people’s enemy’ attack
Even stories on cost of living leave journalists facing assault, threats and arrest under Digital Security Act…
- Business, Kazakhstan, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Press freedom, South and Central Asia, World news
Four media outlets facing libel claims over Nursultan Nazarbayev reports
Complaints filed by charity named after ex-president reopen the debate over legal action against public intere…
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Hong Kong’s Human Rights Press Awards scrapped over security law fears
Foreign Correspondent’s Club’s decision sparks outrage from journalists and resignations from press freedom co…
- Asia Pacific, China, Hong Kong, Journalist safety, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom
Prominent Hong Kong journalist Allan Au reportedly held on sedition charge
Reporter and lecturer’s arrest in dawn raid another blow to city’s press amid Beijing crackdownA veteran Hong …
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Ronson Chan: the former Hong Kong editor who is now a delivery driver
The journalist’s career was dramatically paused when Stand News was raided – and now he is in limboThree month…
- Asia Pacific, China, Hong Kong, Journalist safety, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, World news
Hong Kong democracy and media freedom has ‘entered endgame’
International body calls on foreign governments to support journalists fleeing Hong KongThe fight for democrac…
- Asia Pacific, China, Journalist safety, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, World news
Foreign journalists in China subject to rising intimidation, survey finds
Report says heightened dangers have prompted at least six to leave and many others to develop emergency exit p…
- Asia Pacific, China, Hong Kong, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, World news
‘We fought the good fight’: journalists in Hong Kong reel from assault on media
Newsroom closures and exodus from territory are result of ‘draconian’ national security law introduced in 2020…
- Asia Pacific, Fiji, Media, Micronesia, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Pacific islands, Papua New Guinea, Press freedom, South Pacific, Vanuatu, World news
I had death threats and my tires slashed for my reporting. Many journalists in the Pacific face huge dangers | Joyce McClure
Freedom of the press might be included in some constitutions of Pacific countries, but it often only works in …
- Asia Pacific, China, Coronavirus, Infectious diseases, Journalist safety, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Science, World news
Detained, missing, close to death: the toll of reporting on Covid in China
Activists say crackdown is driven by Xi Jinping, who has ‘declared a war on independent journalism’Chen Kun wa…