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Hijacking the truth: how repressive governments worldwide cracked down on press freedom
The last month has witnessed a variety of attacks on the free press – including what was seen as a state-sponsored hijacking – by governments going to great lengths to punish journalists for their work. According to Reporters Without Borders, 439 journalists were imprisoned as early June, up from 430 at the time of my […]
‘Doubtless threat’: Democrats and filmmakers slam Hong Kong’s new film censorship rules
Filmmakers and democrats have expressed concern over the government’s new censorship guidelines directing censors to ban films showing on national security grounds, saying the new rules may prompt Hong Kong’s film industry to self-censor and could deter investment. The government introduced new amendments to the Film Censorship Ordinance on Friday morning to ensure censors strike […]
COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS
Press Freedom Day 2021: Autocratic leaders are muzzling the media citing ‘fake news’, Covid and national security
Today is World Press Freedom Day. It is a day to mark the importance of freedom of the press and governments’ duty to uphold and respect the right of freedom of expression enshrined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights from 1948. This year also marks the 30th Anniversary of the Windhoek […]
Progress against the pandemic – but the press remains under fire in Asia
After a year of lockdowns, plummeting job numbers, school closures and travel bans, the vaccines against Covid are finally making their way into people’s arms. It has by no means been a perfect process, but for the first time in what seems like an eternity, there is hope that life can eventually return to some […]
FEATURES
Interview: Hong Kong’s ‘fragile’ freedoms had never taken root, says journalist Bao Choy following conviction over documentary
Journalist Bao Choy felt mystified when police knocked on her apartment door one November afternoon last year, but within minutes of entering her home they announced her alleged crime. On July 13, 2020, an investigative documentary she had produced was aired, and the freelance television producer was suspected by police of making false statements to […]
How directors, distributors and devotees are struggling to keep Hong Kong cinema alive
By Louise Delmotte For the first time in more than 50 years, the upcoming Oscars ceremony will not be aired in Hong Kong. TVB’s decision not to pursue the broadcasting rights might have been triggered by the nomination of the documentary Do Not Split, which looks back on the 2019 pro-democracy protests. “How Beijing is […]
Protest sketches by local artist not distributed in Hong Kong over security law fears
A book of sketches of the 2019 pro-democracy protests by local artist Fong So will not be distributed in Hong Kong for fear of the national security law, the artist told HKFP, saying freedom of the press and artistic expression are being eroded in the city. The work “A Defiant City: 239 sketches of Hong […]
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