Mong Palatino

The "Apple Daily" editor-in-chief points to a copy of the first front page, in the newsroom in Hong Kong, 13 May 2021; a shadow of fear hangs over the paper as its owner has been jailed and reporters are asking themselves "Are we next?" ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP via Getty Images

India’s new digital rules and crackdowns surge in Hong Kong, Cambodia, and Myanmar

May 2021 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

A journalist and a camera operator wear personal protective equipment amidst the surge in COVID-19 infections, at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, 20 April 2021, Ganesh Chandra/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

COVID-19 surges, obstructions to information, coup violence, media convictions, and satire

April 2021 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Kathmandu, Nepal, 31 March 2021. A protester holding a burning candle while making the three-finger salute attends a candlelight vigil for those who died in protests in Myanmar, Prabin Ranabhat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Coup terror in Myanmar, impunity in Afghanistan, and uproar in Bangladesh

March 2021 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Protesters hold signs during a demonstration against the military coup near Sule Pagoda in central Yangon, Myanmar, 22 February 2021, Myat Thu Kyaw/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Coup and civil disobedience in Myanmar, farmers’ protests, and #MeToo victory in India

February 2021 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

A protester uses a three-finger salute (from the "Hunger Games" movies) during a demonstration calling for the release of activists arrested under the Lèse-majesté law, Bangkok, Thailand, 16 January 2021, Amphol Thongmueangluang/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

New year in Asia-Pacific: Crackdown, state of emergency, and harsh prison convictions

January 2021 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

His relatives and members of the community take part in the funeral procession for Afghan journalist Rahmatullah Nikzad, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, 22 December 2020, -/AFP via Getty Images

Deadly December: Media killings, political crackdown, and attacks on women journalists in Asia

December 2020 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Media killings, zines promoting women’s empowerment, and the dangers of criticizing monarchies

November in Asia-Pacific: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Across South Asia, rage and defiance against the Thai monarchy, Indonesia’s new labor law, and rape

October in Asia-Pacific: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Thailand’s biggest democracy protest, resisting digital abuse in Pakistan, and crackdown on activists in Cambodia and India

September in Asia-Pacific: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

#AttacksWontSilenceUs: Resisting media raids, internet shutdown, and online violence in Hong Kong, Kashmir, and Pakistan

August in Asia-Pacific: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

#HoldTheLine: Journalists push back against state persecution and sexual harassment from Philippines to Maldives

July in Asia-Pacific: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Terror, cyber libel, and resisting internet shutdowns from Rakhine to Papua

June in Asia-Pacific: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

In solidarity with Rappler and journalist Maria Ressa after cyber libel conviction

IFEX members have issued statements condemning the cyber libel guilty verdict handed out by a Philippine court against award-winning journalist Maria Ressa and former Rappler researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr.

A month of mayhem: Security law, tracing apps, and media shutdowns in Asia-Pacific

May in Asia-Pacific: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Voices under lockdown in Asia-Pacific

April in Asia-Pacific: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Pandemic exacerbates digital gap and media censorship in Asia-Pacific

A mid-month round up of COVID-19 key free expression news from Asia-Pacific, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.