Tag Archives: Freedom of Speech

• Hong Kong’s pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily is closing 23 June 2021 | Su Xinqi and Yan Zhao This post has no comments yet

  Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily announced Wednesday it will print its final edition after authorities arrested staff and froze its assets under a new national security law, silencing the city's most China critical media outlet ...

• EU urges China to ensure freedom of speech after BBC journalist leaves country 3 April 2021 | Foo Yun Chee This post has no comments yet

  The European Union on Friday called on China to ensure freedom of speech and the press after a British Broadcasting Corporation journalist in China relocated to Taiwan saying he had suffered threats and obstruction. ...

• Coronavirus forces delay in US extradition case against Assange 27 April 2020 This post has one comment

  Hearings in the US extradition case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not go ahead next month as scheduled because of the coronavirus lockdown which prevents lawyers from attending court, a British judge decided. ...

• China biggest jailer of journalists, as press dangers persist: watchdog 11 December 2019 This post has one comment

  At least 250 journalists are jailed around the world, with the largest number held in China, amid a growing crackdown by authoritarian regimes on independent media, a press watchdog group said Wednesday. ...

• Restive Kashmir marks 100 days since India stripped autonomy 12 November 2019 This post has no comments yet

  Kashmir on Tuesday marked 100 days since India stripped the restive Himalayan valley of its autonomy and imposed a strict communications blackout, with local journalists protesting. ...

• Assange faces US extradition hearing in London 14 June 2019 | Dmitry Zaks This post has no comments yet

  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday faces his first British court hearing since the US submitted a formal extradition request on espionage charges that have upset defenders of freedom ...

• Journalism is a service: Journalists must be allowed to function freely 30 March 2019 | Nava Thakuria This post has no comments yet

  Nair spoke about the hardships journalists in India today face, especially if they are investigative journalists. He said India ranked low on the Press Freedom Index. ...

• CNN sues Donald Trump and White House aides for suspending Jim Acosta 13 November 2018 | Maggy Donaldson This post has one comment

  CNN sued Donald Trump's administration Tuesday, alleging the White House violated journalist Jim Acosta's constitutional rights by revoking his press credentials. ...

• Threats to scribes now omnipresent 8 July 2018 | Nava Thakuria This post has no comments yet

  If nations want journalists to continue to do their risky jobs for the greater public interest, their security along with justice must be ensured. ...

• India sparks outcry over press freedom by naming reporter in probe on database breach 8 January 2018 | Reuters Staff This post has one comment

  The Indian government named a reporter in a police complaint after she wrote an article alleging a data breach in a federal identity database, drawing criticism from a journalist group. ...