Tag: Press Freedom

Cardinal Tong released the instruction in the wake of a reported “crackdown on free expression” in Hong Kong

Charge against free-speech activist and poet is latest example of Myanmar govt’s intolerance of critical speech, rights group says

Social media has gained more importance with the COVID-19 quarantine hobbling the capacity of activists to mount huge mobilizations

The survey noted that 68 percent of the respondents are disposed to support a “people’s initiative” for the renewal of the ABS-CBN franchise

This is the second time the media network will be shut down since 1972 when it was closed down upon the formal declaration of martial law

Philippine religious superiors described the decision of Congress as a 'disgraceful act' and a 'brazen display' of 'trapo' power

Authorities are now threatening dissenters with sedition and fast tracking cases through the courts

As repression worsens in the Philippines, the closure of a legacy highway of expression has sparked new avenues of resistance

The network is officially shutting down after the House's legislative franchises body rejected the media company’s franchise application

Statements by Philippine legislators indicate a desire to trap news outfits behind the steel bars of state-controlled news management