From Autonomy to Control: How China Dismantled Hong Kong’s Free Press
6 months, 2 weeks ago

From Autonomy to Control: How China Dismantled Hong Kong’s Free Press

News 18  

Former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen, and acting chief editor Patrick Lam of Hong Kong’s Stand News, have been found guilty of sedition, marking the first such conviction since the territory was handed over to the People’s Republic of China in 1997. This ruling represents the latest effort by the Chinese-backed government in Hong Kong to suppress journalists and media outlets, following the controversial implementation of the National Security Law in June 2020. A recent survey conducted by the Hong Kong Journalists Association indicates that press freedom has reached its lowest point in 11 years, largely due to the implementation of the National Security Law and Article 23. By broadening the definition of “state secrets,” Article 23 places journalists and media outlets at greater risk in exercising their rights to free journalism, with 92 per cent of journalists reporting that Article 23 has significantly harmed press freedom in Hong Kong. The recent convictions of Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, editor-in-chief and acting editor of Stand News respectively, are emblematic of China’s tightening control over Hong Kong through repressive legislation aimed at transforming the once vibrant culture of free journalism into a state-controlled mouthpiece that promotes China’s One-China policy.

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Hong Kong’s pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai takes stand in collusion trial
4 months, 1 week ago

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai takes stand in collusion trial

Al Jazeera  

Lai denies supporting Hong Kong’s independence and says his now-defunct newspaper stood for ‘core values’ of the city’s people. Hong Kong’s pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has taken the stand for the first time in a national security trial widely seen as a barometer of the Chinese territory’s diminishing freedoms. Answering questions from his lawyer, Lai said that his now-shuttered …

Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong to hear from jailed media tycoon for the first time in four years. At his trial
4 months, 1 week ago

Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong to hear from jailed media tycoon for the first time in four years. At his trial

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Jimmy Lai, the pugnacious media tycoon whose now shuttered tabloid Apple Daily was a regular thorn in Beijing’s side, is expected to testify on Wednesday at his own national security trial in a high stakes court battle that could see him spend the rest of his life behind bars. You can also save the world.” Prosecutors …

Hong Kong reporter says she’ll sue Wall Street Journal for dismissal because of her union role
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Hong Kong reporter says she’ll sue Wall Street Journal for dismissal because of her union role

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A former Hong Kong reporter of The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday said she’ll sue the publication for sacking her because she joined a trade union. However, Cheng believed the termination was linked to her refusal to comply with her supervisor’s request to withdraw from the election for the chairperson of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, a …

Hong Kong court to sentence 2 former Stand News editors in landmark sedition case
6 months ago

Hong Kong court to sentence 2 former Stand News editors in landmark sedition case

The Independent  

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Hong Kong court sentences editor to 21 months in jail in case seen as barometer of press freedom
6 months ago

Hong Kong court sentences editor to 21 months in jail in case seen as barometer of press freedom

LA Times  

Chung Pui-kuen, the former chief editor of Hong Kong’s now shuttered pro-democracy news outlet Stand News, arrives at the Wanchai District Court ahead of the final sentencing of Stand News sedition case in Wan Chai district court in Hong Kong on Thursday. A Hong Kong court sentenced a former editor of a shuttered news publication to 21 months in prison …

Hong Kong editors who face prison in sedition case told court about journalistic ideals
6 months ago

Hong Kong editors who face prison in sedition case told court about journalistic ideals

The Independent  

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Hong Kong journalists say they face unprecedented harassment from pro-China ‘patriots’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Hong Kong journalists say they face unprecedented harassment from pro-China ‘patriots’

The Independent  

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Dozens of Hong Kong journalists and some of their families have been harassed, media group says
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Dozens of Hong Kong journalists and some of their families have been harassed, media group says

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Dozens of Hong Kong journalists and some of their family members and associates have been harassed in recent months, a leading media professional group said Friday. Selina Cheng, chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, said in a news conference that this was the largest-scale harassment of reporters in the city that they are aware of. “This …

More Hong Kongers tune out the news as they adapt to Beijing’s tightening grip
7 months ago

More Hong Kongers tune out the news as they adapt to Beijing’s tightening grip

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hannah Wong cried when the Hong Kong government effectively forced Apple Daily and Stand News out of business three years ago. The city’s politics are one factor driving news avoidance, said Francis Lee, a journalism and communication professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Iris Ng, another former reader of Apple Daily and Stand News, said …

More Hong Kongers tune out the news as they adapt to Beijing's tightening grip
7 months ago

More Hong Kongers tune out the news as they adapt to Beijing's tightening grip

The Independent  

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Hong Kong journalists convicted of sedition for first time since British handover to China
7 months ago

Hong Kong journalists convicted of sedition for first time since British handover to China

The Independent  

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Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong’s convictions of journalists in sedition case
7 months ago

Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong’s convictions of journalists in sedition case

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The convictions of two Hong Kong journalists who led a now-shuttered online news outlet have deepened concerns of media groups and foreign governments over the city’s press freedom, though local officials say there are no restrictions when journalists stick to the facts. “While they turn a blind eye to their own countries’ records of suppressing news media, …

Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong's convictions of two journalists
7 months ago

Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong's convictions of two journalists

The Independent  

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'A point of no return': Hong Kong online media outlet Stand News shuts down, two editors convicted of sedition
7 months ago

'A point of no return': Hong Kong online media outlet Stand News shuts down, two editors convicted of sedition

Hindustan Times  

After Hong Kong police raided Stand News and arrested two editors, its staff decided that to avoid more arrests they had to shut down the online media outlet, whose hard-hitting reports of the 2019 pro-democracy protests saw its readership surge. Chung Pui-kuen, the former chief editor of Hong Kong's now shuttered pro-democracy news outlet Stand News, was convicted of sedition …

Hong Kong court convicts two journalists in landmark sedition case in further blow to press freedom
7 months ago

Hong Kong court convicts two journalists in landmark sedition case in further blow to press freedom

India TV News  

Hong Kong: A court in Chinese-controlled Hong Kong convicted two former editors of a now-defunct news outlet on Thursday in a landmark sedition case that became the latest blow to press freedom in a country which was once hailed as a bastion of free media in the Asian continent. Stand News was once Hong Kong's leading online media with a …

Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong’s convictions of two journalists
7 months ago

Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong’s convictions of two journalists

LA Times  

Chung Pui-kuen, the former chief editor of Hong Kong’s now-shuttered outlet Stand News, walks outside on bail after he was found guilty in a landmark sedition trial under a colonial-era law in Wanchai District Court in Hong Kong on Thursday. The convictions Thursday of two Hong Kong journalists who led a now-shuttered online news outlet have deepened concerns of media …

What’s at stake as 2 Hong Kong journalists await a verdict in their sedition trial?
7 months ago

What’s at stake as 2 Hong Kong journalists await a verdict in their sedition trial?

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Two journalists who led a now-closed Hong Kong online news outlet will hear a verdict in their sedition case on Thursday, in a trial that’s seen as an indicator of press freedom in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. It’s Hong Kong’s first sedition case involving media since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997. Stand …

What's at stake as 2 Hong Kong journalists await a verdict in their sedition trial?
7 months ago

What's at stake as 2 Hong Kong journalists await a verdict in their sedition trial?

The Independent  

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Hong Kong prepares for Stand News verdict in latest media freedom test
7 months ago

Hong Kong prepares for Stand News verdict in latest media freedom test

Al Jazeera  

Two editors from now-closed independent publication are facing sedition charges over the outlet’s reporting. She said the news outlet’s work was in the public interest, and its duty as the “Fourth Estate” was to scrutinise the Hong Kong government with the hope it would improve governance. Shortly after the raid on Stand News, the independent news outlet Citizen News also …

Hong Kong and Tiananmen: Erasing Memory in the Name of National Security
8 months ago

Hong Kong and Tiananmen: Erasing Memory in the Name of National Security

The Diplomat  

On June 3, in the busy shopping district of Causeway Bay, performance artist Sanmu Chan wrote the Chinese characters for “8964”（八九六四）with his finger in the air. The Article 23 legislation complements the 2020 National Security Law, which Beijing imposed on Hong Kong and which has been used to arrest hundreds of persons. A significant aspect of these rounds of legislation …

Publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense at Hong Kong national security trial, lawyer says
8 months ago

Publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense at Hong Kong national security trial, lawyer says

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A defense lawyer said Thursday that prominent publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense in the landmark national security trial brought under a Beijing-imposed law that has all but wiped out public dissent. The prosecutors have alleged that Lai had engaged in requesting foreign countries, especially the United States, to take actions against Beijing “under the …

Hong Kong journalist says Wall Street Journal fired her for leading press advocacy group
8 months, 1 week ago

Hong Kong journalist says Wall Street Journal fired her for leading press advocacy group

The Independent  

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The head of Hong Kong’s leading journalist group says she lost WSJ job after refusing to drop role
8 months, 1 week ago

The head of Hong Kong’s leading journalist group says she lost WSJ job after refusing to drop role

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The new chair of Hong Kong’s leading media professional group on Wednesday said she lost her job at The Wall Street Journal after she refused her supervisor’s request to withdraw from the election for the leadership post. But Cheng said she believed the real reason was linked to her supervisor’s request about three weeks ago to withdraw …

Wall Street Journal in press freedom row over dismissal of union leader
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Wall Street Journal in press freedom row over dismissal of union leader

Al Jazeera  

Selina Cheng says she was fired for taking up a leadership role with the Hong Kong Journalists Association. Taipei, Taiwan – The Wall Street Journal is embroiled in a controversy over press freedom after one of its reporters said she was fired for taking a leadership role in Hong Kong’s biggest media union amid deteriorating civil liberties in the Chinese …

China is controlling regional narrative by influencing Nepalese Media: Here is how
9 months ago

China is controlling regional narrative by influencing Nepalese Media: Here is how

Op India  

China has been increasing its influence on Nepalese media over the years. The way the Chinese ambassador reacted and demanded an apology was a clear indication that China believes it can influence Nepali media. Notably, in 2023, the Centre for Social Innovation and Foreign Policy released a report on “China’s Influence in Nepali Media Amid Changing Nepal Policy”. The dragon …

Hong Kong detains an artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong detains an artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown

The Independent  

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Hong Kong arrests six people under new national security law for making ‘seditious’ social media posts
10 months ago

Hong Kong arrests six people under new national security law for making ‘seditious’ social media posts

The Independent  

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New report on media freedom in India and South Asia rings alarm bells on democratic decline
10 months, 3 weeks ago

New report on media freedom in India and South Asia rings alarm bells on democratic decline

The Hindu  

Published : May 08, 2024 20:30 IST - 5 MINS READ In its South Asia Press Freedom Report 2023-2024, the International Federation of Journalists has painted a bleak picture of media freedom in the region. The report titled “Artificial Independence: The Fight to Save Media and Democracy” was released on May 3, commemorated as World Press Freedom Day. “Without media, …

Hong Kong denies entry to Reporters Without Borders staffer in latest blow to media freedoms
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Hong Kong denies entry to Reporters Without Borders staffer in latest blow to media freedoms

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Reporters Without Borders said Wednesday that one of its representatives was denied entry into Hong Kong, calling it a “new decline” in the city’s press freedoms. “This action by the Hong Kong authorities, unprecedented for RSF, marks a new decline in the already poor press freedom climate in the territory,” RSF said in a statement. Rebecca Vincent, …

Hong Kong denies entry to Reporters Without Borders' representative in latest blow to press freedoms
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Hong Kong denies entry to Reporters Without Borders' representative in latest blow to press freedoms

The Independent  

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US-funded Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong bureau over fears for safety of its journalists
1 year ago

US-funded Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong bureau over fears for safety of its journalists

The Independent  

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US-funded Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns under new security law
1 year ago

US-funded Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns under new security law

The Independent  

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US-funded Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns under new security law
1 year ago

US-funded Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns under new security law

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The president of U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia said Friday that its Hong Kong bureau has been closed because of safety concerns under a new national security law, deepening concerns about the city’s media freedoms. Rep. Gregory Meeks, the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, expressed concern over RFA’s shutdown and said the new law “not …

U.K. govt. says it will back legislation to ban foreign state ownership of British newspapers
1 year ago

U.K. govt. says it will back legislation to ban foreign state ownership of British newspapers

The Hindu  

The United Kingdom government said on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, it will back legislation banning foreign state ownership of British newspapers and magazines, a move that could upend a planned takeover by a United Arab Emirates-led consortium of the Telegraph Media Group. “What freedom of the press means is freedom from government.” The legislation stems from concern about the proposed …

Hong Kong court rejects activist publisher Jimmy Lai’s bid to throw out sedition charge
1 year, 3 months ago

Hong Kong court rejects activist publisher Jimmy Lai’s bid to throw out sedition charge

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Friday rejected a bid by prominent activist publisher Jimmy Lai to throw out a sedition charge against him, delivering the ruling on the third day of his landmark national security trial. Hong Kong is a former British colony that returned to China’s rule in 1997 under a promise the city retain its …

Jimmy Lai is a media mogul facing a Hong Kong court on national security charges, but his son fears it will be a 'sham trial'
1 year, 3 months ago

Jimmy Lai is a media mogul facing a Hong Kong court on national security charges, but his son fears it will be a 'sham trial'

ABC  

For three years now, the only pictures Sebastien Lai has seen of his father are news photos captured over the fence at Hong Kong's Stanley Prison. Jimmy Lai, who is a devout Catholic, smiled and waved to his supporters as he walked inside, including Hong Kong's 91-year-old Cardinal Joseph Zen – also an outspoken democracy advocate. "I am gravely concerned …

Q&A: Sebastien Lai on father Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong ‘show trial’
1 year, 7 months ago

Q&A: Sebastien Lai on father Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong ‘show trial’

Al Jazeera  

Taipei, Taiwan – The national security trial of Jimmy Lai, the jailed 75-year-old media mogul and founder of the now defunct Apple Daily newspaper, was supposed to start next month. Lai has been in custody since December 2020 and faces multiple charges related to Hong Kong’s democracy movement and protests. I think what’s happening with the foreign lawyer is unfortunate …

China condemns EU Parliament’s resolution on Hong Kong’s shrinking freedoms
1 year, 9 months ago

China condemns EU Parliament’s resolution on Hong Kong’s shrinking freedoms

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — China’s Foreign Ministry condemned a resolution passed by the European Parliament concerning Hong Kong’s shrinking rights to free speech, even as Beijing seeks to restore economic links with the EU. The Chinese Foreign Ministry’s office in Hong Kong issued a statement late Thursday alleging the parliament was trying to use Hong Kong to contain China’s growth, saying …

Award-winning Hong Kong journalist wins appeal in rare court ruling upholding media freedom
1 year, 9 months ago

Award-winning Hong Kong journalist wins appeal in rare court ruling upholding media freedom

The Independent  

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Hong Kong newspaper to stop publishing drawings by prominent cartoonist after government complaints
1 year, 10 months ago

Hong Kong newspaper to stop publishing drawings by prominent cartoonist after government complaints

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong newspaper announced Thursday it will stop publishing drawings by the city’s most prominent political cartoonist after they drew government complaints, in another example of restrictions on speech and media after a Beijing-led crackdown. Most recently, the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau slammed his work for “smearing” the government’s role of appointing local committee members …

South Asia Press Freedom Report exposes alarming media restrictions and corporate influence
1 year, 10 months ago

South Asia Press Freedom Report exposes alarming media restrictions and corporate influence

The Hindu  

Published : May 09, 2023 17:54 IST - 5 MINS READ The recently published South Asia Press Freedom Report 2022-2023, released by the International Federation of Journalists, sheds light on the extensive array of obstacles faced by media outlets in South Asian countries, with India at the forefront. The report, titled “Pressure & Polarisation: Powering Media Resistance in South Asia”, …

Striking a Balance Between Press Freedom and Government Control - News18
1 year, 10 months ago

Striking a Balance Between Press Freedom and Government Control - News18

News 18  

May 3, every year, is celebrated by the United Nations and UNESCO as ‘World Press Freedom Day’. On the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, let’s make a balanced review of the extent of media freedom in our country. In the World Press Freedom Index 2023, prepared by Reporters Without Borders, an international NGO, India has been ranked 161 …

Map: What is the state of press freedom in the world today?
1 year, 10 months ago

Map: What is the state of press freedom in the world today?

Al Jazeera  

To mark World Press Freedom Day, Al Jazeera looks at where the media is most restricted around the globe. According to the 2023 World Press Freedom Index, North Korea has the worst press freedom, followed by China, Vietnam, Iran and Turkmenistan. Countries with the highest levels of media freedom Norway tops the list with the highest global score for press …

China ‘harassed’ foreign journalists in 2022, says report
2 years ago

China ‘harassed’ foreign journalists in 2022, says report

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Foreign media in China endured strict Covid controls, harassment and constant surveillance in 2022, a report said. Over half of foreign journalists in the country were forced to leave a place or denied access on health and safety concerns last year, despite posing “no health risk by China’s own standards,” according to the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China …

China ‘harassed’ foreign journalists in 2022, report on surveillance shows
2 years ago

China ‘harassed’ foreign journalists in 2022, report on surveillance shows

Hindustan Times  

Foreign journalists in China faced strict Covid controls, harassment and constant surveillance in 2022, a report said. Nearly half of foreign journalists in China were ordered to leave a place or denied access on health and safety grounds in 2022 even though they did not present any "health risk by China's own standards", the Foreign Correspondents' Club of China said …

Making a point: Hong Kong journalists regroup abroad
2 years, 2 months ago

Making a point: Hong Kong journalists regroup abroad

Al Jazeera  

Journalists have found it increasingly difficult to report in Hong Kong since the imposition of the national security law in 2020 and the subsequent crackdown on media outlets. The Points’s staff is made up of former employees of Hong Kong media, including Apply Daily, who moved overseas amid the city’s crackdown on press freedom and other civil liberties. “We could …

Hong Kong publisher’s security trial further delayed
2 years, 3 months ago

Hong Kong publisher’s security trial further delayed

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The national security trial of a Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher was further postponed Tuesday to next September as the city awaits Beijing’s ruling that could effectively block him from hiring a British defense lawyer. His high-profile trial, which was originally scheduled to begin on Dec. 1, was already delayed earlier this month after Hong Kong leader John …

Hong Kong publisher Lai faces Security Law in delayed trial
2 years, 3 months ago

Hong Kong publisher Lai faces Security Law in delayed trial

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Jimmy Lai broke into Hong Kong’s rambunctious media world 30 years ago armed with the belief that delivering information equates with protecting freedom. The high-profile trial was to begin Thursday but was postponed due to a request from Hong Kong’s Department of Justice based on its objection over whether Lai’s British lawyer will be allowed to defend …

Hong Kong court upholds veteran journalist's conviction
2 years, 4 months ago

Hong Kong court upholds veteran journalist's conviction

The Independent  

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