Tag: Press Freedom

Suppression of Hong Kong's local press has increased in the wake of 2019's huge and often violent democracy protests

The number of journalists detained in connection with their work has never been this high since RSF began its annual round-up in 1995

As many as 110 journalists have been arrested since the coup and at least 53 remain in various prisons throughout the country

Ressa is on bail pending an appeal against a conviction last year in a cyber libel case, for which she faces up to six years in prison

Jesus "Jess" Malabanan, 58, was watching television inside his house in Calbayog City when he was shot by still unidentified gunmen

A court found Fenster guilty of encouraging resistance to the junta, unlawful association and violating immigration laws on Nov. 12

Danny Fenster, who had been working for Frontier Myanmar, was arrested in May as he tried to leave the country to see his family

Danny Fenster, who was arrested as he tried to leave the country in May, was charged under anti-terror and sedition laws

The journalists allegedly shared "fake news" about mob attacks on Muslims in the remote northeastern state of Tripura last month

Foreign correspondents in Hong Kong say sources are far less willing to talk to them since the citywide crackdown on public dissent