The Times’s journalists in Canada reflect on some of the stories and reporting experiences that marked 2022.
Tag: Freedom of the Press
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.
Young Journalists Fight to Keep Free Press Alive in Myanmar
The Southeast Asian nation has seen a relentless crackdown on free expression, with a small literary magazine emerging as one of the few remaining independent media outlets.
Art Withers in a Country Where Anything Can Be Deemed a Threat
In Bangladesh, a crackdown on free speech has left filmmakers in a Kafkaesque bind as their movies are blocked for vague reasons.
Kenya Inaugurates William Ruto as President
As he took the reins of power, William Ruto promised to alleviate rising prices and strengthen the judiciary. But his team limited local television access, raising concern about press freedoms.