Freedom of Speech / Censorship
Turkey says Deutsche Welle, others must obtain licences or have access blocked
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's broadcasting watchdog has given three international news agencies 72 hours to obtain an operating licence or...
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UK’s Johnson disappointed by China’s treatment of Lithuania
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed disappointment on Tuesday with what he cast as China's coercive trading...
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One trans woman’s fight against a bill that would criminalise Ghana’s LGBT+ community
By Francis Kokoroko KUMASI, Ghana (Reuters) - In a dimly-lit room with racks of women's clothing, Ghanaian artist and LGBT+...
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Turkey’s Erdogan says will not respect Council of Europe after Kavala move
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will not respect the Council of Europe if it does not respect Turkish courts, President Tayyip...
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Russian channel says it’s been told to remove reports on alleged graft
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's state media watchdog has ordered television channel TV Rain and several other outlets to remove reports...
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Olympics-Rule 50 on political protests a conundrum for athletes in Beijing
By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) - Athletes considering staging political protests during the Beijing 2022 Winter Games will have to...
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Pakistani media mogul acquitted of graft charges
By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Pakistani court on Monday acquitted the country's biggest media mogul of corruption...
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Turkey’s Erdogan threatens media with reprisals over ‘harmful’ content
ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday threatened Turkish media with reprisals if they disseminated content that damaged the...
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Turkish journalist arrested on charge of insulting Erdogan -CNN Turk
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish court on Saturday ordered well-known journalist Sedef Kabas to be jailed pending trial on a...
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Myanmar military arrests more journalists in media crackdown-editor
(Reuters) - Myanmar's military has arrested three people working for the independent news portal Dawei Watch, an editor at the...
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Hong Kong to shut secondary schools from Monday over COVID fears
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong will suspend face-to-face teaching in secondary schools from Monday until after the approaching Lunar...
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Hong Kong democracy activist Edward Leung released from prison
By Jessie Pang and Joyce Zhou HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong activist Edward Leung, 30, who first used one...
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Nigeria lifts Twitter ban from midnight, government official says
By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria will lift a ban on Twitter from midnight after the social media platform agreed...
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Hong Kong government denounces ‘biased reporting’ by the Economist
By Anne Marie Roantree and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong government has criticised the Economist magazine...
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Turkish court releases two Bogazici students from jail
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish court ruled on Friday to release two students from jail in the first hearing of...
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Hong Kong leader announces new COVID measures, including flight bans
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Wednesday the government will introduce a series of new...
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Hong Kong leader says she cannot accept claims press freedom faces ‘extinction’
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she could not accept suggestions that press freedom...
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Hong Kong’s Citizen News says closure triggered by Stand News collapse
By Jessie Pang and Edmond Ng HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong independent online publication Citizen News said on Monday...
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Hong Kong independent portal Citizen News says to shut
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong independent online news portal Citizen News said on Sunday it will cease operations from...
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Look to the future and stay focused, Xi tells China in New Year’s address
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the importance of maintaining a "strategic focus" in his 2022 New Year...
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