A year just after President Biden was sworn in, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is concerned about the state of press freedom in the United States, and calls on the White House and the 117th Congress to redouble their efforts. efforts to guarantee the safety of journalists and the protection of press freedom inside and outside the country’s borders
Conditions for media in Vietnam have rarely been so bad, media analysts say, with the country jailing over a dozen reporters in the past 12 months, and courts handing out unusually long sentences
A Paris-based press freedom group has called for the release of award-winning citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, whose family says she is close to death in Shanghai Women’s Prison
The work of journalists is becoming more dangerous, with record numbers detained for their coverage, and dozens killed each year
2021 was a year of dramatic changes for Hong Kong’s media scene, as the city adjusted to life under Beijing’s national security law
Jailed citizen journalist Zhang Zhan and disappeared rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng have won the Lin Zhao Freedom Award for their work promoting Chinese civil society and advancing the rule of law
China has been producing patriotic films for local audiences while tightening control over its film industry, causing Hollywood to fear if its films will still be accepted in China’s lucrative market
When the Taliban took over the country in August, Afghanistan had a thriving media. One of the many TV channels was controlled by women. Because to Taliban threats and censorship, that channel is currently closed down. But the woman who started it all refuses to give up
Award-winning Vietnamese journalist and rights activist Pham Doan Trang has been examined for health problems suffered in detention following appeals made to authorities by her defense team, her lawyer said in a posting on Facebook this week
The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has set out plans to ban private investment in the media, amid an ongoing program of regulatory changes aimed at tightening state control over the private sector