#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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.