Hong Kong Journalists Association

Following the criminalisation of peaceful protest in Egypt in November 2013, 57 organisations and individuals release joint statement against arrests of Egyptian bloggers and political activists.

The Hong Kong Journalists Association is gravely concerned over the replacement of “Ming Pao”‘s chief editor by a Malaysian journalist. Some of the paper’s staff fear the move will pose further restrictions on reporting and raise doubts about the paper’s editorial direction in the future, especially in regards to sensitive issues like political reform.

Press freedom groups join the Hong Kong Journalists Association to condemn the banning of Hong Kong reporters from covering Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Indonesia in early October.

A number of Hong Kong reporters were barred from the APEC Summit in Indonesia after critically questioning President Aquino of the Philippines.

Over 150 IFEX members and partners of ARTICLE 19 appealed to US President Obama to drop charges against whistleblower Edward Snowden, update the Whistleblower Protection Act and pass a media shield law.

Leung Chun-ying’s first year as Hong Kong’s chief executive has brought about bad omens for freedom of expression and press freedom, according to the Hong Kong Journalists Association annual report.

The HKJA strongly condemns the repeated threats and attacks on people associated with the Next Media Group, as it has reasons to suspect that this series of atrocities targets the media industry in Hong Kong.

HKJA welcomes remarks by the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) urging the Hong Kong Government to enact legislation to ensure access to information and to investigate attacks on journalists so as to protect freedom of expression and press freedom.