Tag: Media
China imprisoned more journalists than any other country in 2019
China imprisoned
at least 48 journalists in 2019, more than any other country, displacing Turkey
as the most oppressive place for the profession, a report by...
New phone owners in China need to have their faces scanned
Regulations seen as another way for the authorities to monitor the population
Singapore tells Facebook to correct user’s post under new ‘fake news’...
Rights groups have warned the law could undermine internet freedoms, not just in Singapore, but elsewhere in Southeast Asia
Simon Cheng lodges complaint over ‘China forced confession’ broadcast
CCTV showed the footage not long after Cheng spoke of being tortured while in detention for 15 days
Vietnam jails third activist this month in crackdown on Facebook posts
Vietnam has jailed a third activist this month for anti-government posts on social media platform Facebook, state media said on Nov. 28, handing him...
Vietnamese blogger faces jail for publishing anti-govt articles
Pham Van Diep used Facebook to support other human rights defenders and pro-democracy activists
When courage comes from faith
Philippine press freedom hero got his courage from knowing that he was doing God’s will
Voyeurs on the margins
The recent ruckus between the female siblings of a "slightly prominent" Filipino family involved in the country's entertainment business at the wake of its...
Peeking through the Great Firewall at the Hong Kong protests
Foreign media has shaped some sympathetic mainland Chinese views on the protests, but fear of the state will ensure the unrest doesn’t spread
Carmelites honor Filipino journalists for press freedom work
Award recognizes journalists who best epitomize the life and principles of Dutch priest killed in Dachau
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