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Hong Kong leader says she cannot accept claims press freedom faces ‘extinction’
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she could not accept suggestions that press freedom in the city faces "extinction", just days after police raided…
Reporters Without Borders denounces China’s ‘hypocritical stance’ over attacks on scribes
Paris [France], July 31 (ANI): Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has denounced Beijing for taking a "hypocritical stance" after the Chinese authorities accused the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) of broadcasting "fake…
Pakistan continues to suppress free speech in digital spaces
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 30 (ANI): Despite being a democratic state, Pakistan continues to suppress free speech in digital spaces, stopping its citizens from participating in the working of the state…
US concerned over ‘harassment, intimidation’ of foreign journalists in China
Washington [US], July 30 (ANI): The United States has expressed "deep concerns" with what it called increasingly harsh surveillance, harassment, and intimidation of US and other foreign journalists in China,…
Chinese nationals harass foreign correspondents over coverage of Henan floods
Beijing [China], July 26 (ANI): After Chinese state-media hit out at foreign media for their coverage of floods in Chinese cities, citizens harrassed correspondents for several international media outlets on…
Why Reporters Without Borders deems Imran Khan a ‘press freedom predator’: Report
Paris [France], July 11 (ANI): An international media watchdog report, released earlier this week, has listed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on a list of the world's 37 worst rulers…
US, 20 other nations condemn crackdown on Hong Kong’s Apple Daily
Washington DC [US], July 11 (ANI): Over 20 nations have expressed their strong concerns about the forced closure of Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper, and the arrest of its staff…
Hong Kong media curtail operations as China tightens grip on free speech
Hong Kong, June 30 (ANI): As the national security law imposed by Beijing in Hong Kong completes one year in Hong Kong, several online media outlets in the city are…
Pak journalists’ union seeks Imran Khan’s clarification after official’s remark on controlling TV programmes
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 28 (ANI): A journalists' union has sought to know from Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan his position on free speech after his Special Assistant on Information Shehbaz…
China dismisses Biden’s remarks on Apple Daily closure, asks Washington not to meddle in ‘internal affairs’
Beijing [China], June 26 (ANI): China's foreign ministry has dismissed US President Joe Biden's statement on the closure of Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper and asked Washington to stop…
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper to print its last edition on Thursday
Hong Kong, June 23 (ANI): Hong Kong's Apple Daily pro-democracy newspaper on Wednesday announced that it is shutting its operations earlier than expected and will stop publishing online from midnight.…
Committee to Protect Journalists confer press freedom award on Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai
New York [US], June 23 (ANI): The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said it will honour Jimmy Lai, the imprisoned founder of Hong Kong's Next Digital media company and…
