Early last week, high-profile media tycoon Jimmy Lai was arrested for publishing his pro-democracy tabloid, Apple Daily. The arrest is a part of the Chinese government’s latest efforts to enforce the new national security law that specifically targets journalists covering Hong Kong. The law was passed in late June.
August 17, 2020
Corruption within the Armenian government resulted in a revolution that shifted the tides in the relationship between the media and the government. Armenia has been added to the list of countries around the world enforcing censorship behind “hate speech” and “fake news” laws.
May 6, 2020
Protests in Hong Kong have taken over the city-state for the past few months, escalating in violence and compromising journalists’ safety.
November 18, 2019
On October 21, 12 Australian news outlets joined forces in an effort to bring awareness to the government secrecy laws wreaking havoc on the country’s press freedoms.
November 4, 2019
A “fake news” law passed in Singapore last week is marking a change to the country’s press freedoms. With the new law, journalists and online media platforms are facing additional forms of suppression in the city-state.
October 11, 2019
Despite the growing number of missing persons in Nigeria, global media outlets have failed to cover the development of the highly active Islamic terrorist organization responsible—Boko Haram.
September 16, 2019
On September 14, the U.S. confirmed the death of Hamza bin Laden, 18 years after his father planned the fall of the Twin Towers in New York.
September 25, 2019
