Social media blackout, ‘Orwellian’ anti-fake news bill, and stoning to death for adultery
April in Asia: A roundup of key free expression news, based on IFEX member reports.
Women’s Day marchers attacked, Thai media restricted, and report on media killings in Afghanistan
March in Asia: A roundup of key free expression news, based on IFEX member reports.
Journalists face growing persecution, an impunity win in Indonesia, and much more…
February in Asia: A roundup of key free expression news, based on IFEX member reports.
Global solidarity for Rappler and Maria Ressa who vow to fight for a free press
Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa was arrested on 13 February 2019 for cyber libel regarding an article that was published in May 2012, four months before the Philippine Cyber Crime Prevention Act was signed into law. She was released after posting bail on 14 February.
Cambodia’s third UPR, Thailand’s ‘Twitter storm’, and Pakistan’s transgender Pride
January in Asia & Pacific: A roundup of key free expression news, based on IFEX member reports.
Twitter crackdown, defamation surge, electoral attacks, encryption, and transgender bill opposition
A roundup of key free expression news in Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
Asia-Pacific in November: Hong Kong freedom under siege, APEC, Rappler indictment, and same-sex marriage referendum loss in Taiwan
A roundup of key free expression news in Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
How blood money is worsening impunity and media killings in Pakistan
So-called “blood money” laws and practices may offer a faster route to a minimum threshold of justice, but legal scholars warn they can also lead to grave abuses while enabling the cycle of killings to continue.
#MeTooIndia, Mother Mushroom, the disappeared Interpol chief and more
A roundup of key free expression news in Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
Outrage over jailed journalists and activists, two big wins for LGBTQI+, and more
A roundup of key free expression news in Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
Freedom and Fury: Tep Vanny, “Fake News” law repealed, LGBTQI portraits removed
A roundup of key free expression news in Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
Cheers and jeers: Tainted elections, Liu Xia’s release, and court rulings in the Asia-Pacific
A roundup of key free expression news in Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
Lessons in Resistance: Defying repression and impunity in Cambodia
Cambodia will hold its sixth general election on 29 July – despite the dissolution of the main opposition party and concerns of a weakened democracy.
New cybersecurity & terrorism laws erode rights; women fight back; more media killings: Asia-Pacific
A roundup of key free expression news in Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
Malaysia’s election, Afghan attacks, defiant newspapers: Asia-Pacific in May
A roundup of key free expression news in Asia, based on IFEX member reports.