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A Historic Day: The Return of American Hostages from Russia As President Biden announced in his statement, today is a day of celebration for the families of Paul Evan, Alan … Read More
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Why I left Hong Kong
It was in the early 1970s, on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, when my father, without telling his family and friends, fled his birthplace in China by sneaking onto … Read More
Poland slammed for ‘arbitrary’ ban on media at Belarus border
Sokolka, Poland – Human rights groups have condemned Poland’s government for continuing to ban journalists, lawyers, and aid workers from accessing the country’s border with Belarus, as thousands of migrants … Read More
Cambodia ‘bleeding’ as space for civil society shrinks
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Vorn Pao was distraught when one of his association’s workers was detained in May this year while collecting the names of families living along the Thai-Cambodia … Read More
Q&A: Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa
Journalists Maria Ressa, of the Philippines, has won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize along with Dmitry Muratov, of Russia, “for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression”. Ressa, 58, is … Read More
‘Freedom on the Net’ report paints grim picture of online rights
Internet users in a record number of countries have faced arrest and physical attacks for their posts over the past year, a report says, painting a grim picture of digital … Read More
‘Why are you out?’: Afghan women journalists recall Taliban sweep
Kabul, Afghanistan – In the days leading up to the Taliban takeover of Kabul on August 15, Sama (not her real name), a 27-year-old female journalist, says she tried to … Read More
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily publisher to liquidate company
Hong Kong media group Next Digital Ltd has said that it aims to go into liquidation and its board of directors has resigned to facilitate the process. Next Digital is … Read More
UN experts demand Eritrea release journalist jailed for 20 years
United Nations rights experts have demanded that Asmara immediately release a Swedish-Eritrean journalist held without charge and largely incommunicado for two decades, voicing fear he may no longer be alive. … Read More
Tunisia police storm Al Jazeera bureau in Tunis
Tunisian police has stormed Al Jazeera’s bureau in the capital Tunis, expelling all the staff, after President Kais Saied late on Sunday ousted the government in a move his foes … Read More