Tag: Press Freedom
Philippines slips in global press freedom Index; gov’t maintains media remain...
The Philippines is urged “to provide legal protection” to media workers and “to expedite the investigation of media-related killings"
State of press freedom in Asia worsens during coronavirus pandemic, says...
The RSF annual report says the region’s “authoritarian regimes” have capitalized on the global health crisis to control information
Japanese journalist detained in Myanmar
The same journalist was arrested previously in February while covering protests against the coup but was released soon afterwards
Jailed Hong Kong media mogul urges journalists to ‘seek justice’
He also told staff at his pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily to be careful and not to take huge risks
Catholic bishops say Filipinos should speak against evil in society
"People have the right to criticize the government if it fails to do its duty of giving good service to the country," said Bishop Bastes
Cambodian activist arrested for criticizing Chinese COVID-19 vaccine on Facebook
Activist’s daughter said her mother’s arrest politically motivated and unjust
Detained Filipino journalist goes back to work, vows to be voice...
Detained journalist Lady Ann Salem said a journalist should not only chronicle events but serve as the voice of the unheard in society
Chinese citizen journalist who exposed virus outbreak remains missing a year...
Fang Bin was first detained after posting footage from several Wuhan hospitals during early weeks of pandemic
Foreign journalists in China see ‘rapid decline in media freedom’
Chinese govt used coronavirus prevention measures, intimidation and visa curbs to limit foreign reporting
Police arrest suspected killer of Filipino journalist
The suspect has been tagged as one of the killers of Dennis Denora, publisher of Trends and Times, a community paper based in Davao del Norte