Paris, May 30 (IANS) A leading international press freedom organisation strongly condemned the imprisonment of a senior journalist and former chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HJKA), Ronson Chan, on charges of “obstructing a police officer”, warning that the ruling sets a “dangerous precedent” and undermines press freedom in Hong Kong.According to Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Chan, former deputy assignment editor of the now-defunct Hong Kong-based Stand News, lost his appeal…
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Paris, May 26 (IANS) A leading international press freedom organisation has called on the international community to ensure full freedom for Chinese journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin, who is set to be released on September 18 this year after spending nearly five years behind bars — all for her reporting on gender-based violence and human rights violations in China. Expressing grave concerns, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said that Sophia would still face deprivation of political rights, includi…
Beijing, May 3 (IANS) China remained the world’s largest prison for journalists and its regime conducted a campaign of repression against journalism and the right to information across the world, Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in its latest annual survey. Currently, China has 110 journalists and three media workers in detention, as per the report. The Chinese regime has been using surveillance, coercion, intimidation and harassment to stop independent journalists from reporting…