Tag Archives: Journalism

• Apple Daily editorial writer arrested at Hong Kong’s airport 28 June 2021 | Zen Soo This post has one comment

  An editorial writer of the now-defunct Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily was arrested at the airport on Sunday night while attempting to leave the city, local media reported. ...

• 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. ...

• Republic TV founder Arnab Goswami arrested in suicide case 4 November 2020 This post has no comments yet

  Indian police on Wednesday said they arrested a firebrand television news anchor and charged him with abetment to suicide in connection with the 2018 deaths of an interior designer and the designer’s mother. ...

• Losing Corona warriors: Indian media’s way 23 October 2020 | Nava Thakuria This post has no comments yet

  The populous country of India has lost nearly 50 working journalists to Covid-19 complications till date, whereas the worldwide media Corona casualties have risen to nearly 450. ...

• China paid Indian journalist to write malicious stories about Dalai Lama 20 September 2020 | Times Now Digital This post has 3 comments

  Chinese agents paid Delhi based freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma to write and share information about India's border strategy and army's deployment, defence procurement, and the Dalai Lama. ...

• Thousands protest in Pakistan over reprinting of Mohammad cartoons in France 4 September 2020 | Reuters Staff This post has one comment

  Tens of thousands of people protested across Pakistan on Friday against French magazine Charlie Hebdo's reprinting of cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammad, chanting "Death to France" and calling for boycotts of French products. ...

• Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy newspaper, arrests owner 10 August 2020 | Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi This post has one comment

  Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was arrested Monday and led in handcuffs through his newspaper office as police raided the building, part of a sweeping crackdown on dissent since China imposed a security law on the city. ...

• China to retaliate if US forces out Chinese journalists 3 August 2020 This post has no comments yet

  China will take retaliatory measures if all Chinese journalists based in the United States are forced to leave the country, including targeting US journalists in Hong Kong, Global Times Editor in Chief Hu Xijin said on Tuesday. ...

• India arrests dozens of journalists in clampdown on critics of Covid-19 response 1 August 2020 This post has 3 comments

  Facing a continued surge in Covid-19 cases, the Indian government is clamping down on media coverage critical of its handling of the pandemic. More than 50 journalists have been arrested or had police complaints registered against them. ...