* Maldives journalists to seek repeal of new media law Maldives journalists to challenge new media law in Supreme Court * Law creates commission with authority over news, social media * Commission can suspend outlets, block sites, halt broadcasts * Govt says law unifies oversight, sets standards By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO, Sept 18 – Journalists…
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey’s presidential communications office on Monday called Israel’s latest strikes on Gaza “an attack on press freedom and another war crime,” after Palestinian officials said at least 20 people, including five journalists, one of whom worked for Reuters, were killed at Nasser hospital. “Israel, which continues its atrocities without regard for any humanitarian…
Bloomberg correspondent not given any reason for decision PUBLISHED : 23 Aug 2025 at 15:28 Small Medium Large Press freedom has been steadily eroded in recent years as Beijing moved to stifle dissent and calls for democracy in Hong Kong. (Reuters File Photo) HONG KONG – A journalist for Bloomberg News has…
“Unreasonable” tax audit of some Hong Kong media: Press union (Photo: AP) At least five local media outlets in Hong Kong and multiple journalists had their taxes from years ago audited on “unreasonable grounds”, a press association said Wednesday.Hong Kong’s press freedom ranking has plummeted since Beijing cracked down on dissent after huge, sometimes violent…
Hong Kong journalists have told HKFP that police have stopped them from taking photos and videos of two sites linked to Beijing’s national security office, which are among six designated “prohibited places.” Google Streetview imagery from March 2024 shows the junction of Hoi Fan Road and Sham Mong Road. Photo: Google Street View. Benjamin, a reporter at a…
Hong Kong ranked 37th out of 73 places in safety for journalists according to a new global index, outperforming South Korea and Indonesia but falling below Singapore and other European counterparts. The Global Index on Journalists’ Safety, published on Thursday, also saw the city score better than the United States when it came to the…
Hong Kong ranked 37th out of 73 places in safety for journalists according to a new global index, outperforming South Korea and Indonesia but falling below Singapore and other European counterparts. The Global Index on Journalists’ Safety, published on Thursday, also saw the city score better than the United States when it came to the…
Voice of America and Donald Trump Voice of America filed a lawsuit late Friday accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully shutting down the news organisation. The Voice of America sought the court’s intervention to reinstate the news service, which has historically provided information about the United States to global audiences, particularly in regions lacking press…
Hong Kong’s security chief has accused a Ming Pao reporter of attempting to undermine the credibility of the government after the journalist asked why the official did not announce his trip to Thailand. Secretary for Security Chris Tang. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Last Friday, Secretary for Security Chris Tang returned to Hong Kong from Thailand…
Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has denied at his national security trial that he requested Washington, via a senior US adviser, to sanction China after the Beijing-imposed security law came into effect five years ago. Jimmy Lai. File photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. Lai, 77, on Monday also pushed back against the allegation that he…