Tag: Press Freedom
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
Press freedoms shrink, journalists targeted, says UN, media on World Press...
"Truth is threatened by disinformation and hate speech, seeking to blur the lines between fact and fiction, between science and conspiracy"
Southeast Asian MPs condemn shutting down of independent media outlet in...
“Shutting down an independent media outlet due to a single perceived ‘mistake’ is a blatant violation of freedom of the press”
Cambodian leader orders shutdown of independent media outlet
Prime Minister Hun Sen has increasingly cracked down on any opposition as he prepares for elections later this year
Wikipedia back online in Pakistan after ‘blasphemy’ ban
Blasphemy is a sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan, and social media giants have previously been banned
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