Tag: Press Freedom
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa loses appeal of cyber libel...
Maria Ressa and a former colleague face lengthy jail sentences, but Rappler said they will "avail of all legal remedies available to them”
Philippine authorities shut down news site critical of Duterte on his...
In a statement, the SEC said Rappler violated the "constitutional and statutory restrictions on foreign ownership in mass media"
Philippine media groups decry order to block websites allegedly linked to...
The NTC “directed” internet service providers to block websites found to be "affiliated to and are supporting ... terrorist groups"
International Day for Countering Hate Speech
It comes at a special moment of world history when hate speech in several parts of the globe seems to have become the order of the day
Cyberspace continues to shrink for Christians in China, says report
Christianity-related websites, WeChat accounts, and group chats have been banned or restricted since March 1
Philippine ‘truth-tellers’ race against time versus disinformation
“We know the risks, we know the threats, we just can’t allow the fear to erase our works that tell history” - Maria Ceres Doyo
Online ‘opinion media’ cuffs press freedom in ‘new era of polarization’
“The creation of media weaponry in authoritarian countries eliminates their citizens’ right to information"
Carmelite ‘martyr of press freedom’ source of inspiration amid flood of...
Titus Brandsma, a Dutch Carmelite priest, educator, and journalist, will be canonized by Pope Francis on May 15, 2022
Pro-junta militia calls for killing of Myanmar reporters and their family...
The threats come as the junta labels several media outlets as ‘destructive to the state'
Hong Kong plummets towards bottom of press freedom ranking
Hong Kong, a regional media hub for both international and local media, has been steadily slipping down the table under Chinese rule
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