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People board a bus in Hong Kong, China, on February 27, 2024.

Hong Kong denies work visa to Bloomberg reporter Haze Fan

Taipei, August 23, 2024 – The Hong Kong Immigration Department has denied a work visa to Bloomberg News reporter Haze Fan, a Chinese national who was previously detained for at least 13 months by national security officials in Beijing. “Hong Kong authorities should not normalize the practice of refusing foreign or mainland Chinese journalists visa…

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Taliban fighters celebrate the third anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 14, 2024.

New law grants Taliban morality police fresh powers to censor Afghan media   

New York, August 23, 2024— The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned about a new law, to be enforced by the Taliban’s morality police, which bans journalists from publishing or broadcasting content that they believe violates Sharia law or insults Muslims. “The Law for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice grants…

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Myanmar journalist Win Htut Oo was killed in a military raid on August 21, 2024.

Myanmar soldiers shoot dead 2 journalists in raid on home

Bangkok, August 23, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Myanmar authorities to immediately and credibly investigate Wednesday’s killing of journalists Win Htut Oo and Htet Myat Thu in a military raid on a home in southern Mon State. “The killing of journalists Win Htut Oo and Htet Myat Thu is an atrocity against the…

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A man stands before a wall of newspapers.

CPJ, 44 groups urge UK judge to quit after upholding Jimmy Lai’s conviction

British judge David Neuberger, who was part of a Hong Kong court panel that denied an appeal from media publisher Jimmy Lai and six pro-democracy campaigners, should “do the right thing and reconsider” his position in the Chinese-ruled city, the Committee to Protect Journalists and 44 groups said in a Monday letter. The letter said…

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CPJ urges transparency as India broadcast bill raises censorship fears 

New Delhi, August 15, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Indian government to ensure proper consultation with media publishers before enacting a broadcast regulation bill that journalists fear will give authorities sweeping powers to control online content.  “India’s planned broadcast bill could have a chilling effect on press freedom,” CPJ’s Asia Program Coordinator…

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Vietnamese blogger and activist Nguyen Chi Tuyen, also known as Anh Chi, searches the internet on his phone in a cafe in Hanoi, Vietnam, on August 25, 2017.

Vietnam sentences blogger Nguyen Chi Tuyen to 5 years in prison

Bangkok, August 15, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the sentencing of Nguyen Chi Tuyen, one of Vietnam’s best-known civil society activists and YouTubers, to five years in prison for his news reporting and calls for his immediate and unconditional release. A court in the capital Hanoi ruled that Nguyen, who has been in detention…

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Jimmy Lai

CPJ decries Hong Kong court’s dismissal of Jimmy Lai appeal, role of UK judge Neuberger

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemns the decision by Hong Kong’s top court to uphold the conviction of publisher Jimmy Lai and six pro-democracy campaigners on charges of participating in an unauthorized assembly in 2019. CPJ is also dismayed by the participation of David Neuberger, a former head of Britain’s Supreme Court who also…

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Arrests, bans, shutdowns: No end in sight to Taliban media crackdown 3 years on

New York, August 14, 2024—As the Taliban mark the third anniversary of their return to power, the Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the group to halt their unprecedented destruction of Afghanistan’s media and brutal repression of journalists. “Grave injustices are the hallmark of the Taliban’s rule,” CPJ’s Asia Program Coordinator Beh Lih Yi said…

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Unurtsetseg Naran

CPJ urges Mongolia not to contest investigative journalist’s appeal against conviction

Taipei, August 13, 2024—Mongolian authorities should not contest the appeal filed by Zarig news site founder and editor-in-chief Unurtsetseg Naran challenging her conviction on multiple charges, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Tuesday. “The Mongolian government must halt its escalating use of lawfare against journalists and protect their rights to report,” said CPJ’s Asia…

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Selina Cheng, a former reporter at the Wall Street Journal speaks to media in Hong Kong on Wednesday, July 17, 2024.

CPJ calls for support for Hong Kong journalists amid growing pressure, trial delays 

New York, August 12, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Hong Kong authorities and news organizations to protect the rights of journalists to report freely and defend their profession at a time the media are facing growing pressure in the city. “There is no journalism without press freedom,” said CPJ Asia Program Coordinator Beh…

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