At the recent World Economic Conference in Hanoi, Viet Nam, Aung San Suu Kyi defended the 3 September conviction and sentencing of Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo and invited anyone who believes in the rule of law to point out why the judgment was problematic. 52 IFEX members and other groups have taken her up on this invitation.
CATEGORY: Asia and Pacific
回忆天安门
作家薛欣然对话天安门学运领袖、学者、人权活动家王丹博士,讨论1989年天安门学运及其影响。
Press freedom in Maldives: “I honestly think it is too soon for anyone to relax”
After five years the president of the Maldives may be on his way out — but no one is celebrating yet.
Why I worry about India’s media
India’s prime minister seeks to create an unquestioning press, writes John Lloyd
Bangladesh must immediately and unconditionally release Shahidul Alam
We, the undersigned hereby call for the immediate and unconditional release of the renowned photographer, artist, teacher, curator and human rights activist Shahidul Alam.
一段不应忘却的历史
中国政府最近新通过一项法律,该项法律将惩罚官方认为错误的历史叙述。林慕莲 为《失忆人民共和国—重返天安门》一书作者,她认为在当下的中国她将无法完成此书的写作。
China blocks Index on Censorship articles in Sage journals database
Index on Censorship magazine’s publishers Sage have informed Index that seven articles from Index on Censorship magazine, which mention Tiananmen Square, have been blocked on the Sage database of academic journals in China (a paid-to-view platform for academics).
China and censorship
Index on Censorship magazine Index has compiled a reading list of articles from the magazine archives covering censorship In China.
Malaysian cartoonist Zunar cleared of sedition charges
After a legal battle active since 3 April 2015, Zunar’s nine sedition charges were dropped on Monday 30 July 2018
Cartoonist Zunar holding Malaysia’s government accountable on free expression
Nine banned books. Nine charges of sedition carrying the maximum penalty of 43 years imprisonment. Countless attacks, raids and arrests. These were the consequences of Malaysian cartoonist Zunar’s cartoons and tweets decrying government scandals.