Women’s rights crisis in Afghanistan, love triumphs over fear in Singapore, and more
August 2022 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
“Lethal force behind a veil of legality”: Executions, repressive media laws, and protests across Asia
July 2022 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Hong Kong’s beleaguered media, journalists caught in anti-Muslim violence, and Duterte’s parting “gifts”
June 2022 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Impressive pushbacks, ‘a very expensive puppet show’, and a UN High Commissioner visits China
May 2022 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Political crises, anti-Muslim violence, and Maria Ressa’s pushback
April 2022 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Civil society groups push back against Asia’s repressive new laws
March 2022 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Women in focus: Standing up to attacks and defending the rights of all
February 2022 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Winter Olympics in “a sea of repression”, anniversary of a coup, and a new law against workplace harassment
January 2022 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Hong Kong’s bleak scenario, court convictions, and a Nobel call to action
December 2021 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
#MeToo in China, prisoner release in Cambodia, and landmark legislation in Pakistan
November 2021 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
A Nobel for journalism, a mass release of prisoners, and a raft of repressive new laws
October 2021 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Attacks against alternative media, #FreeZhangZhan, and historic RTI victory in Sri Lanka
September 2021 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Protecting journalists in Afghanistan, #Lawan protest in Malaysia, and shrinking civic space in Hong Kong
August 2021 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Is resistance futile? Learning from recent efforts to resist Asia’s digital authoritarians
Reflecting on events from the first half of 2021, IFEX’s Asia and Pacific Editor explains how recent massive citizen protests and pushback against Asia’s digital authoritarians can provide lessons on what we need to do to support the region’s pro-democracy movements and human rights campaigns.
#FOEwatch in Malaysia, Hong Kong freedom in ‘tatters’, Kem Ley, and arrests in Vietnam
July 2021 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
The demise of press freedom in Hong Kong, Pakistan journalists attacked, and a case against Twitter
June 2021 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.