Blocked, banned and muzzled: Asia’s tough month
A roundup of key free expression news in Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
Media murders, illegal anonymity & toxic politics: September in Asia/Pacific
A roundup of key free expression news in Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
Historic court victories on right to privacy in India and LGBTQI+ in South Korea
A roundup of key free expression news in Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
Death in custody of a Nobel laureate, sentencing bloggers, and Pakistan’s UN review
A roundup of key free expression news in Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
After Liu Xiaobo: Tributes, ramped-up censorship, and calls to free Liu Xia
After his death, not only was Liu’s name censored on social media platforms, even phrases containing the word “thunder” – a homophone for “tears” in Chinese – and the candle emoji were removed by censors.