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Freedom and Fury: Tep Vanny, “Fake News” law repealed, LGBTQI portraits removed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.
Fake news laws, letters to Facebook, and a decline in press freedom rankings: Asia-Pacific in April
A roundup of key free expression news in Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
Women march, an eye-roll breaks the Chinese internet, and worrying new legislation
A roundup of key free expression news in Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
Protests and a court victory amid state of emergency, constitutional amendments and media attacks: Asia-Pacific in February
A roundup of key free expression news in Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
Asia-Pacific welcomes the new year – with declining freedom
A roundup of key free expression news in Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
#StandWithRappler: Philippines revokes license of news group critical of Duterte
On the same day the Filipino government celebrated the country’s “robust” press freedom, the license of Rappler news group was revoked over “foreign ownership” allegations, months after President Duterte made similar claims during a speech.