Press Freedom

Pro-China supporters hold the pictures of prominent Hong Kong democracy advocate and newspaper founder Jimmy Lai with Chinese…
Press Freedom

China’s Media Repression Extends to Hong Kong, Report Finds

Protesters face off against police in Mandalay, a city in Myanmar, March 3, 2021. (Htet Aung Khant/VOA Burmese)
Press Freedom

Journalists Become Targets in Myanmar Violence   

In this citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network, a Syrian citizen journalist documents Syrian forces shelling in Homs, Syria, July 24, 2012.
Press Freedom

In Fragmented Country, Syrians Turn to Hyper-local News

Press Freedom

US Part of Global Trend of Democratic Backsliding

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Pro-China supporters hold the pictures of prominent Hong Kong democracy advocate and newspaper founder Jimmy Lai with Chinese…
Press Freedom
China’s Media Repression Extends to Hong Kong, Report Finds
Long-standing issues for foreign journalists in China including visa delays, surveillance, risk of detention are now seen in Hong Kong, Foreign Correspondents Club of China says
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By Tommy Walker
Sat, 03/06/2021 - 03:43 AM
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Press Freedom
Former USAGM CEO Paid $1 Million to Investigate Staff, Documents Show
USAGM documents released under the Freedom of Information Act detail law firm's contract to investigate officials, journalists
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By Jessica Jerreat
Fri, 03/05/2021 - 08:43 PM
Afghan men transport the body of one of three female media workers who were shot and killed by an unknown gunmen, at a hospital in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, March 2, 2021.
South & Central Asia
Young Afghan Media Worker Risked All for Women's Rights
Authorities believe it was the latest in a series of targeted attacks on female journalists, civil society members and working women
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Fri, 03/05/2021 - 12:00 PM
Protesters face off against police in Mandalay, a city in Myanmar, March 3, 2021. (Htet Aung Khant/VOA Burmese)
Press Freedom
Journalists Become Targets in Myanmar Violence   
UN and US call for end to violence against protesters and media covering Myanmar coup
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Thu, 03/04/2021 - 06:44 PM
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Europe
US 'Concerned' After Moscow Court Confirms 'Foreign Agent' Fines Against RFE/RL
Moscow judge rejects five appeals by US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty against fines imposed on media outlet under Russia's controversial law
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Thu, 03/04/2021 - 09:40 AM
Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa, wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, talks to reporters…
Press Freedom
Philippine Journalist Testifies Thursday in Tax Evasion Case
Charges against Rappler publisher Maria Ressa among a slew of legal challenges she says are an attempt by President Rodrigo Duterte to silence her 
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Thu, 03/04/2021 - 04:23 AM
US Part of Global Trend of Democratic Backsliding
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US Part of Global Trend of Democratic Backsliding
Less than 20% of the world population now lives in a free country, the lowest number since 1995, the advocacy group Freedom House says
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By Patsy Widakuswara
Wed, 03/03/2021 - 10:34 PM
An Ethiopian streams a video of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaking, at an internet cafe in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia…
Press Freedom
Ethiopia Releases BBC Journalist, Others Detained in Tigray
Lawmakers and media rights groups call on Ethiopia to end the harassment of media covering Tigray after recent arrests
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Wed, 03/03/2021 - 09:23 PM
Activists stand separated from the police with a barrier during a protest against Digital Security Act (DSA), in Dhaka on March…
South & Central Asia
Bangladesh High Court Grants Bail to Imprisoned Cartoonist
Ahmed Kabir Kishore has been charged under the Digital Security Act, which rights groups say stifles freedom of expression
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Wed, 03/03/2021 - 07:18 PM
Vietnamese activist Anh Chi searches the Internet at Tu Do (Freedom) cafe in Hanoi, Vietnam August 25, 2017. Picture taken on…
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Vietnam Tapping Hackers to Silence Critics, Experts Warn
Ocean Lotus, a hacking group with suspected links to the Vietnamese government, has led spyware attacks on human rights activists, Amnesty International says
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By Ralph Jennings
Wed, 03/03/2021 - 06:36 PM
A White House staff member reaches for the microphone held by CNN's Jim Acosta as he questions U.S. President Donald Trump during a news conference following Tuesday's midterm U.S. congressional elections at the White House in Washington, U.S., Novem
Press Freedom
PEN America Lauds Settlement in Press Freedom Lawsuit
US writers group had accused Trump administration of violating First Amendment by retaliating against media critics
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By Elisabeth Witchel
Wed, 03/03/2021 - 06:14 PM
Workers move boxes loaded with COVID-19's vaccine before a handing over ceremony at Phnom Penh International Airport, in Phnom…
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Cambodia Deports Chinese Journalist Over Vaccine for Sale Story
Government denies doses of Chinese-made vaccine are available as it bans return of Angkor Times publisher 
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By Sun Narin
Wed, 03/03/2021 - 07:48 AM
Pro-democracy protesters and a journalist run as riot police officers advance them during a rally against the military coup in Yangon
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6 Journalists Covering Myanmar Unrest Arrested
Associated Press reporter and five others face up to three years in prison for allegedly causing fear and spreading “false news”
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Wed, 03/03/2021 - 05:54 AM
In this citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network, a Syrian citizen journalist documents Syrian forces shelling in Homs, Syria, July 24, 2012.
Press Freedom
In Fragmented Country, Syrians Turn to Hyper-local News
Ten years after popular Arab Spring uprising, a series of regional outlets try to keep a divided country’s citizens informed
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By Sirwan Kajjo
Tue, 03/02/2021 - 09:26 PM
Journalist Katerina Borisevich sits inside a defendants' cage during a court hearing in Minsk, Belarus March 2, 2021. A…
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Belarus Jails Journalist for Revealing 'Medical Secrets' in Protester's Death
The reporter was sentenced to six months in prison after she contradicted official statements about the death of a protester who authorities suggested was drunk at the time
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Tue, 03/02/2021 - 02:43 PM
Turkey Breaking the Silence
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New VOA Documentary - Turkey: Breaking the Silence
How Turkey smothered a free press — and made arresting its journalists a weapon

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