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- 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…
- India, Kashmir, Media, Narendra Modi, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, South and Central Asia, World news
Editor arrested in Kashmir as press crackdown escalates
Journalist Fahad Shah detained on Friday under terrorism and sedition laws in disputed Indian regionA prominen…
- Media, Myanmar, Myanmar coup, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, Protest, South and Central Asia, World news
‘We’ll keep reporting, whatever the risk from the junta,’ say Myanmar’s journalists
To avoid arrest, the staff of the 74 Media left their home city, only to face shellfire in their border refuge…
- 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…
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Desmond Tutu’s funeral and Kazakhstan clashes: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
A roundup of the coverage of the struggle for human rights and freedoms, from Mexico to Hong Kong Continue rea…
- 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…
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Hong Kong’s Citizen News to close citing fears for staff safety
Independent online news portal to cease operations amid ‘worsening environment for media’ in cityThe Hong Kong…
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Speed of Stand News shutdown sends chilling signal to Hong Kong’s media
Analysis: the police raid and closure of the pro-democracy website has left journalists wondering who will be …
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Hong Kong media outlet Stand News to close after police raid
Reports say editors, board members and pop singer were held in early morning sweep as 200 officers raid office…
- Journalist safety, Media, Myanmar, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, South and Central Asia, World news
Photojournalist in Myanmar dies in military custody a week after arrest
Soe Naing was arrested in Yangon while taking photos of a ‘silent strike’ protest against military ruleA freel…
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Nobel winner: ‘We journalists are the defence line between dictatorship and war’
Next week, Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov receive their Nobel peace prizes. In a rare interview, Muratov says …
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Philippines court allows Nobel laureate Maria Ressa to go to Norway
Journalist permitted to receive peace prize in person after judge eases travel restrictionsThe Philippine jour…
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Afghan journalists decry Taliban rules restricting role of women on TV
Journalists asked to wear a hijab and broadcasters told to stop showing dramas featuring female actorsAfghan j…