press freedom
China Enters Bottom 5 of the World Press Freedom Index
| Mia Ren | | Apr 28, 2016 11:30 AM EDT |
Mainland China is still at the bottom five with one of the most censored media in the world. International watchdog Reporter Without Borders (RSF) published its annual World Press Freedom Index which ranks 180 countries relative to their freedom of the press.
EU, U.S. Demand Review Of Trial Of Chinese Journalist Gao Yu
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Apr 19, 2015 07:21 AM EDT |
A day after news came out that Beijing's No. 3 Intermediate People's Court sentence renowned Chinese journalist Gao Yu to seven years prison term, the U.S. and EU immediately reacted on Saturday by asking for a review of the trial.
Gao Yu Sentenced to 7-Year Jail Term For Disclosure Of State Secrets
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Apr 17, 2015 08:29 PM EDT |
The Beijing No. 3 Intermediate Court sentenced on Friday to seven years prison term 71-year-old Gao Yu, a known Chinese journalist. She was found guilty of leaking state secrets to people overseas.
Murder of American Blogger in Dhaka Seen As Bangladesh's Charlie Hebdo
| Geann Pineda | | Feb 28, 2015 05:10 AM EST |
An American blogger critical of religious extremism was hacked to death in Bangladesh.
Egyptian Court Sentences Blogger to Five Years in Prison
| Geann Pineda | | Feb 23, 2015 08:27 AM EST |
An egyptian court has sentenced activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah of up to five years in prison for allegedly organizing unauthorized protests. He was previously given a 15-year jail term.
U.S. Slips in Press Freedom Ranking After Arrest of Ferguson Reporters
| Geann Pineda | | Feb 13, 2015 07:56 PM EST |
The United States has slipped down further in this year's World Press Freedom ranking.
China to Authors: Reveal Real Names In Published Works
| Geann Pineda | | Jan 27, 2015 11:32 AM EST |
China has ordered authors to reveal their real names when publishing their works, a move writers regard as another crackdown on the press.
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