The verdict was a rare legal victory for Ms. Ressa, founder of the news site Rappler, who has been under pressure from the Philippine authorities for years.
Tag: Freedom of the Press
A Prominent Mexican TV Anchor Departs. Will Dispassionate Coverage Go With Her?
As a crucial presidential election approaches, a newswoman’s resignation has raised a crucial question: Is her restrained approach also on its way out?
African Journalists Urge Senegal to Release Pape Alé Niang
Pape Alé Niang, an investigative reporter, was arrested on charges of disclosing confidential government information. Journalists and rights defenders say he was just doing his job.
Reporting Vignettes From the Past Year in Canada
The Times’s journalists in Canada reflect on some of the stories and reporting experiences that marked 2022.
Algeria Cracks Down on Last Remaining Independent Media Outlet
The country has effectively closed down one of the last places in Algeria for freewheeling political debate, which carried on even as the military-backed regime that leads the country grew increasingly authoritarian.
China Uses Surveillance, Intimidation to Snuff Out Covid Protests
Communist Party officials are using decades-old tactics, along with some new ones, to quash the most widespread protests in decades. But Xi Jinping is silent.
At a China Covid Protest, a Mix of Giddy Elation and Anxiety
In a country where protests are swiftly quashed, many who gathered to voice their discontent — under the watchful eye of the police — were uncertain about how far to go.
India Bars Kashmiri Photographer From Traveling to Receive Pulitzer
The Indian authorities stopped Sanna Irshad Mattoo at the New Delhi airport, in the latest case of harassment of journalists in the country.
Turkey Allows Jail Terms for What It Deems ‘Fake News’
Rights advocates fear the government could use newly passed legislation to restrict speech and target critics in the run-up to crucial elections in June.
Your Thursday Briefing: China’s Covid Testing Problems
Plus President Biden’s security strategy and Myanmar cracks down on journalists.