Hong Kong Journalists Association

Over 30 IFEX members express concern at a set of proposals put forth by the government of Ecuador and due to be discussed on 8 March in Ecuador that seek to reform the OAS Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression.

The Hong Kong Journalists Association regrets the Chief Executive’s threat of legal action over a newspaper column and demands that he withdraw the letter of intent.

A record number of journalists and professional bodies have come together to sign a petition calling on the Hong Kong government to withdraw an ordinance that would limit access to company directors’ data.

Over 40 IFEX members worldwide call for the new President of Somalia to help combat impunity in the killing of journalists, revise media laws and uphold UN and African resolutions to help protect journalists.

Sixty NGOs worldwide called for libel law reform as a defamation bill was reviewed in the UK House of Commons. Join over 60,000 and sign a petition calling for libel reform here.

There are concerns that the new government will impose more restrictions on the media, that there will be heightened pressure from Beijing’s Liaison Office in Hong Kong and that Mr Leung Chun-ying’s government may legislate Basic Law article 23 national security legislation.

The government’s tighter grip on the flow of information is now regarded as the main factor in press freedom erosion.

Journalists have complained of police discrimination in media access to an area allocated for reporting on the commemoration of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.