Reports say editors, board members and pop singer were held in early morning sweep as 200 officers raid officeThe most prominent pro-democracy media outlet still operating in Hong Kong, Stand News, said it will shut down after police raided its offices…
Speed of Stand News shutdown sends chilling signal to Hong Kong’s media
Analysis: the police raid and closure of the pro-democracy website has left journalists wondering who will be nextThe Christmas attack on Hong Kong website Stand News was no great surprise in a city where all forms of political opposition are being dis…
Outrage after two journalists detained at Indigenous protest in Canada
Press organizations condemn arrest of Amber Bracken and Michael Toledano at pipeline protest in British ColumbiaPress organizations in Canada have condemned the arrest of two journalists who were detained while covering Indigenous-led resistance to a c…
Facebook is ‘biased against facts’, says Nobel prize winner
Philippines journalist Maria Ressa says social media firm is threat to democracy and failing to halt spread of misinformationThe campaigning Philippines journalist Maria Ressa, who was last week awarded the Nobel peace prize, has launched a stinging at…
In Rodrigo Duterte’s war on press freedom, Maria Ressa stands up for the truth | Rachel Obordo
As a fellow Filipino journalist, I was inspired by the news that the Rappler founder had won the Nobel peace prizeFor the first time, a Filipino person, Maria Ressa, has been awarded the Nobel peace prize – “a win for Filipinos, for journalists, and fo…
Dmitry Muratov: the Nobel winner shining light on Russia journalist murders
Co-laureate and editor of Novaya Gazeta has promised to use award to support press freedomWhen Dmitry Muratov saw a Norwegian number flash up on his phone, he assumed it was a nuisance call. Finding out he was joint laureate of this year’s Nobel peace …
Putin’s crackdown: how Russia’s journalists became ‘foreign agents’
Will an oppressive new law stifle independent media outlets – or lead to a weakening of the president’s authoritarian regime?Usually the bad news is dumped late on Friday when most Muscovites are heading out for the evening: a new list of names of jour…
Taliban to allow 200 foreigners to leave on charter flights
Departures will be among first international flights to take off from Kabul airport since end of US-led evacuationTwo hundred Americans and other foreigners who remain in Afghanistan were expected to depart the country on charter flights from Kabul on …
NGOs condemn trial in Austria of ‘Ibizagate’ whistleblower
Prosecution of Julian Hessenthaler will deter whistleblowing and risks infringing press freedoms, says groupThe “excessive” criminal prosecution of a security consultant whose “Ibizagate” video brought down Austria’s government will deter whistleblower…
The Guardian view on Poland’s hot political summer: changing weather | Editorial
The Law and Justice party’s authoritarian grip on the country’s politics has been weakenedAt a glance, it has been business as usual this summer for Poland’s conservative-nationalist government. There has been a fierce row over attempts to introduce a …