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CATEGORY: Asia and Pacific
Afghan journalist speaks out on the UK’s “shameful silence”
An expert panel met last week to discuss the plight of Afghan women, journalists and refugees, and highlighted the urgent need for more pressure to be put on the UK government for action against current “shameful” inaction
Maria Ressa: “Journalism research has no integrity if it endangers journalists at risk”
Rappler editor-in-chief breaks silence over Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism report on digital news
Tiananmen Square? Don’t mention it
Efforts by Beijing to wipe out any memory of the Tiananmen Square massacre continued to expand the past week. But ways to remember expanded too
This is no joke
In China a comedian risks jail time for mocking the army. Dr Qian Gong and Dr Jian Xu chart the rapid rise and potential fall of stand-up in the country
Turkey and Thailand: Two elections, different outcomes
One poll remains deadlocked while another has seen the population vote for a change of direction
Sir Salman Rushdie wins Freedom to Publish Award
Author says has freedom of expression has never been under greater threat in the West in his lifetime
Don’t give up on Myanmar
The country has a vibrant future believes author Oliver Slow, despite the military junta’s attacks on dissent
Argument for urgent intervention in Jimmy Lai case laid bare in new report
Pressure on UK government to intervene in Lai case highlighted in a new report, which exposes the destruction of media freedom in Hong Kong
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