China

November 22, 2024

Hong Kong’s “47” Trial: Press Freedom Figures Among Those Jailed for Subversion

November 22, 2024 – China –  In a major escalation of Beijing’s crackdown, 45 members of the pro-democracy group known as the “Hong Kong 47” were sentenced in […]
September 27, 2024

Collateral Freedom: RSF Restores Access to Censored News in Russia and China

September 27, 2024 – China/Russia –  Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has reignited its digital resistance campaign, Operation Collateral Freedom, unblocking nearly 50 censored news websites in […]
September 26, 2024

Crackdown Continues: Hong Kong Editors Sentenced to Jail Under Colonial-Era Sedition Law

September 26, 2024 – China –  In a stark signal of shrinking press freedoms in Hong Kong, two senior editors from the pro-democracy outlet Stand News—Chung Pui‑kuen […]
September 25, 2024

Hong Kong Denies Entry to AP Photojournalist in Alarming Blow to Press Freedom

September 25, 2024 – China –  Hong Kong’s government has denied entry and refused a visa renewal for French photojournalist Louise Delmotte, who was working for […]
September 22, 2024

China Re-Arrests Zhang Zhan: RSF Condemns Renewed Persecution of Citizen Journalist

September 20, 2024 – China –  Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the re-arrest of Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, calling it a renewed act of […]
September 19, 2024

UN Raises Alarm Over Jimmy Lai’s Prolonged Solitary Confinement in Hong Kong

September 19, 2024 – Switzerland/China/UN –  During the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), represented by […]