The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) released its “Hong Kong Freedom of Expression Report 2022″ at a press conference on Oct. 14, pointing out that many journalists are currently fleeing overseas, self-censoring, or facing jail time. The report mentioned that it was supposed to be the 30th Annual Report on Freedom of Expression by the Hong…
Overseas Journalists Publish Hong Kong Freedom of Expression Report 2022
October 20, 2022
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Watchdogs Say Press Freedom Under Attack in Nigeria
BIRNIN KEBBI, Nigeria—Press freedom in Nigeria is under growing attack, according to media watchdogs and reporters interviewed by The Epoch Times. That’s the opinion of human-rights lawyer Yakubu Bawa, who spoke to The Epoch Times in his office in Jos. “Nigeria is fast becoming a hostile environment for press freedom,” Bawa said. “That this is…
Blogger Raif Badawi Freed After 10 Years in a Saudi Prison
After spending the past decade imprisoned in Saudi Arabia, blogger and activist Raif Badawi was freed Friday. Badawi’s wife, Ensaf Haidar, who lives with the couple’s three children in Sherbrooke, Que., confirmed his release on social media. “After 10 years in prison #Raifisfree!” she wrote in a post on Twitter on March 11. A spokesperson…
Broad Coalition of Governments Denounces CCP’s Attacks on Press Freedom in Hong Kong
Twenty-one governments belonging to the Media Freedom Coalition have issued a joint statement expressing their “deep concern” over Hong Kong authorities’ and the Chinese Community Party’s (CCP) ongoing censorship and suppression of the media of Hong Kong. While much of the world focuses its attention on the Winter Olympics in Beijing, Hong Kong reels from…
Dutch Reporter Dragged Away by Chinese Security on Live TV While Covering Beijing Winter Olympics
The much-anticipated Winter Olympics in Beijing got off to an awkward start as a member of the local security forces wearing a red armband accosted and pushed a Dutch reporter who was attempting to report on the event. The incident is the latest example of the communist regime’s intolerance of a free press. To some,…
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Media Closes After Police Raid
One of Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy media outlets is forced to close down. Police raided its office and arrested senior staff members. In the southern Chinese region of Guangxi, it looked like a scene from the Cultural Revolution. Police paraded four people through the streets displaying large photos of themselves. Critics are warning of the…
Over 200 Hong Kong Police Raid Local News Room, Arrest 6, Including Singer Denise Ho
December 28, 2021
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Over 200 police officers from Hong Kong’s National Security Department raided the offices of online pro-democracy media outlet Stand News on Dec. 29, while arresting six current and former staff members. They were arrested for “conspiracy to publish seditious publications,” the Hong Kong government announced in a statement. The announcement did not name the six…
Pastor Tells Blinken Nigerian Christians Want Free Speech
In his first trip to Africa, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken pledged a new face of diplomacy to African countries while cutting the ribbon on a $2.1 billion assistance agreement with Nigeria. But a small-town Baptist preacher told him in a private meeting Nov. 19 that what persecuted Nigerian Christians want the most is free…
Nigerian Christians Want Free Speech, Pastor Tells Blinken
In his first trip to Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed a $2.1 billion assistance agreement with Nigeria to support health care, education, agriculture, and good governance. But a small-town Baptist preacher told him in a Nov. 19 private meeting that what persecuted Nigerian Christians want most is free speech. “Recently they have…
Almost Half of the Journalists in Hong Kong Consider Leaving: Poll
Nearly half of the journalists and correspondents in Hong Kong are considering leaving as the working environment has “deteriorated significantly” under the Beijing-imposed national security law. The press freedom survey released on Nov. 5 by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club (FCC) in Hong Kong found that about 46 percent of the respondents were considering or had…
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