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Police officers put up notices as they patrol Victoria Park, after closing the venue where people in Hong Kong traditionally gather annually to mourn the victims of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, 4 June 2021, Anthony Kwan/Getty Images

Hong Kong: ‘Tiananmen candlelights a sight too beautiful to last’

Chris Yeung, the chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, writes about the decision of Hong Kong authorities to ban activities commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen massacre.

Media gather outside the Royal Courts of Justice where the High Court is located, London, United Kingdom, 2 November 2020, BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images

24 organisations express solidarity with Swedish media outlet “Realtid” ahead of first hearing in UK defamation case

“Realtid” is being sued by a Swedish businessman and his group of companies for eight articles they published in 2020. Organisations are concerned that this SLAPP appears to be an effort to discredit the journalists and force them to remove their investigative articles.

Photo of the BBC Beijing bureau office in Beijing, China, 12 February 2021, after the British broadcaster was banned. NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images

BBC banned in mainland China

The Chinese regulator said that the British broadcaster has broken rules on truth and impartiality.

A gathering storm: The laws being used to silence the media across Europe

A new Index on Censorship report provides a concise snapshot of the legal systems that are being abused by the powerful across Europe to intimidate and silence journalists who disclose inconvenient truths that are in the public interest.

COVID-19: 150 attacks on media freedom reported in 50 days

“We are alarmed at the ferocity of some of the attacks on media freedom we are seeing being unveiled. In some states journalists are threatened with prison sentences for reporting on shortages of vital hospital equipment. The public need to know this kind of life-saving information, not have it kept from them.”

Index launches global project to map media freedom during COVID-19 crisis

The current crisis has seen an increase in attacks and violations against the media, as well as other alarming news pertaining to privacy and freedoms. Once these freedoms are eroded they are hard to get back.

How coronavirus is affecting free speech in Europe

As coronavirus spreads across Europe so too do issues surrounding the transparency and accuracy of information on it. This is deeply troubling given the importance of reliable information about the pandemic.

How is Chinese censorship affecting reporting of the coronavirus?

China is not just trying to contain the coronavirus; it is trying to contain information about the coronavirus.