Hong Kong (China)

Internet-based and digital communications are not only unprotected by Hong Kong’s laws – they also introduce many relatively new ways to track a person’s behavior and activities.

China Uncensored, which is affiliated with the persecuted religious group Falung Gong, says that the Apple TV app store has blocked users from accessing it not only in mainland China, but also in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

The HKJA welcomes the High Court’s decision to grant it leave to challenge the government’s blanket ban on digital-only news outlets from its press events and facilities.

“Sing Pao Daily News” has reportedly suffered political retaliation since it published a series of articles attacking a top official in China and the Mainland’s two chief agents in Hong Kong.

Abducted journalists, an increasingly government-friendly Hong Kong media and the suppression of the “Big Vs”. Not business as usual, even for China’s infamous iron grip on the media.

Abducted journalists, an increasingly government-friendly Hong Kong media and the suppression of the “Big Vs”. Not business as usual, even for China’s infamous iron grip on the media.

A new Chinese-language website pledging to provide Hong Kong with “independent, accurate and fair” news is the latest journalism venture to open in the city, in an attempt to counter increasing Chinese control of the media.

A new Chinese-language website pledging to provide Hong Kong with “independent, accurate and fair” news is the latest journalism venture to open in the city, in an attempt to counter increasing Chinese control of the media.

On 26 October, a Hong Kong journalist was attacked by a group of protesters while covering a rally outside of the Legislative Council building.

“If Thailand’s decision [to deny activist Joshua Wong entry] was based on pressure from the Chinese government, Thai authorities are responsible for helping the Chinese Communist Party expand its repression abroad,” said Freedom house.

“If Thailand’s decision [to deny activist Joshua Wong entry] was based on pressure from the Chinese government, Thai authorities are responsible for helping the Chinese Communist Party expand its repression abroad,” said Freedom house.

The Hong Kong government should quash the convictions of the students and revise the Public Order Ordinance to bring it in line with international human rights standards, Human Rights Watch said.

IFJ criticises the recent action of the Chinese authorities to attempt to influence the reporting of Hong Kong and Taiwan media at key court cases, and demands the authorities immediately cease this practice.

The past year under review has been extremely difficult for Hong Kong and media freedoms, with the one country, two systems principle facing serious threats as a result of a spillover to Hong Kong of mainland Chinese ideological control.

After various Hong Kong journalists travelled to Wukan Village in mainland China to report on a protest, the local authorities accused the media of “instigation, plotting and directing” of events.

RSF is publishing a report about media freedom in Hong Kong, where self-censorship and editorial interference have been growing steadily in recent years and where another newspaper editor was summarily dismissed two weeks ago.