Tag: Press Freedom
Australian journalists imprisoned in China anxiously await diplomatic breakthrough
In a recent message, Yang Hengjun has expressed fears that he will die in prison following the discovery of a large cyst on one of his kidneys
Kashmir news portal vacates office after India crackdown
Critics have linked the shuttering of The Kashmir Walla news portal to a larger press crackdown in the disputed region
Bangladesh court sentences two journalists over plot to kill PM’s son
Shafik Rehman, 88, and Mahmudur Rahman, 70, were convicted what authorities said was a conspiracy to kidnap and murder the PM's eldest child
Carmelites honor Philippines’ ‘Father of Modern Sculpture’
The Catholic congregation on August 3 conferred the Titus Brandsma Lifetime Achievement Award (posthumous) to Napoleon “Billy” Abueva
Myanmar’s junta says it will sue 2 banned media outlets
DVB and Mizzima told RFA on Monday that the lawsuit was illegal because it was brought by a junta that unlawfully seized power
Freedom, poverty, and good judges
To speak freely and challenge officials with the truth of wrongdoings by powerful politicians could mean jail or assassination
Hong Kong court quashes conviction of journalist who probed Yuen Long...
In its written judgment, the court found that Choy’s use of the site had been due to “bona fide journalism.”
Myanmar military court convicts journalist to 10 years in jail
The military regime has clamped down hard on press freedom in Myanmar since seizing power from the democratically elected government
Prayer of a journalist saint before he died for freedom of...
The Carmelites’ account of the saint’s life posted on their website includes a poem written by him on Feb. 12-13, 1942
Photos: Filipinos mark World Press Freedom Day
Student activists and journalists in the Philippines marked World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2023
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