The media tycoon, jailed since 2020, ran a now-defunct newspaper that was critical of the government.
Tag: Freedom of Speech and Expression
Jimmy Lai’s Freedom May Now Hinge on Beijing and Trump
As the outspoken Hong Kong publisher awaits a verdict, his trial has become a test of China’s resolve to crush dissent, and of whether President Trump can free him.
Hong Kong Government Fixates on ‘Soft Resistance’
With pro-democracy movements long squashed, the government is targeting any hint of subtler expressions of discontent. Even establishment figures say it may be too much.
U.K. Secretly Spent $3.2 Million to Stop Journalists From Reporting on Data Breach
After British authorities accidentally exposed information about 19,000 Afghans, the government sought a legal order preventing disclosure of the breach.
U.K. Secretly Spent $3.2 Million to Stop Journalists From Reporting on Data Breach
After British authorities accidentally exposed information about 19,000 Afghans, the government sought a legal order preventing disclosure of the breach.
JD Vance Meets Nigel Farage, Another Right Wing Populist, on Trip to UK
JD Vance, the vice president, sat down with Nigel Farage, a longtime supporter of President Trump whose party, Reform U.K., is leading in British polls.
JD Vance Meets Nigel Farage, Another Right Wing Populist, on Trip to UK
JD Vance, the vice president, sat down with Nigel Farage, a longtime supporter of President Trump whose party, Reform U.K., is leading in British polls.
Brazil Clamped Down on Big Tech. Trump’s Tariffs Could Change That.
With President Trump on their side, U.S. technology companies now have more leverage in Brazil, where they seek to influence new rules policing their platforms.
Brazil Clamped Down on Big Tech. Trump’s Tariffs Could Change That.
With President Trump on their side, U.S. technology companies now have more leverage in Brazil, where they seek to influence new rules policing their platforms.
Book Blacklist in Kashmir Aims to Muzzle Criticism of India
The federally appointed government in the contested region has declared 25 books off limits, part of what many see as a pattern of repression.