Two executives from Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily appeared in court on Saturday on charges of collusion and were denied bail after authorities deployed a sweeping security law to target the newspaper, a scathing critic of Beijing. Chief editor Ryan Law and CEO Cheung Kim-hung are accused of colluding with foreign forces to undermine China’s […]
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Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, arrest five
Hong Kong police arrested the chief editor and four executives of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily on Thursday, raiding its newsroom for a second time in the latest blow to the outspoken tabloid. The paper and its jailed owner Jimmy Lai have long been a thorn in Beijing’s side with unapologetic support for the financial hub’s […]
France fines Google 220 mn euros over online ad dominance
France’s competition regulator on Monday fined Google 220 million euros ($267 million) after finding it had abused its dominant market position for placing online ads, the latest move by European authorities to take tougher stances against US tech giants. The penalty is part of a settlement reached after three media groups — News Corp, French daily […]
Govt introducing large-scale reforms in media outlets to protect press freedom: Farrukh Habib
The Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Thursday said that PTI-led government is introducing large-scale reforms in media houses to improve its performance, ensure job security of its workers and to protect freedom of the press. The government will introduce reforms in large media outlets to protect press freedom. “The Media regulatory […]
Media representatives reject proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority Ordinance
All the representative media organizations on Tuesday totally rejected the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority Ordinance and termed the concept as an unconstitutional and draconian law aimed against freedom of press and expression and step towards imposing the state control to regulate the establishment as well as operation of all segments of media. A joint […]
Fawad asks BBC’s ‘Hard Talk’ host to not undermine Pakistan’s elected govt
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is the most popular leader in Pakistan as the people, who voted him to power, are still his ardent fans. Speaking in a BBC’s ‘Hard Talk’ programme, he said that even in the next general elections, Imran Khan […]
Naomi Osaka to boycott media at French Open ‘for mental health’
Japan’s Naomi Osaka said Wednesday that she will not take part in news conferences at the forthcoming French Open, believing that some post-match inquests are little more than “kicking a person while they’re down”. The world number two, a four-time Grand Slam title winner, says she will donate the fines she will accrue to mental […]
‘Nobody is safe’ in Belarus, says independent media heiress behind Tut.by
TEL AVIV: The heiress to Belarus’ largest independent news outlet, Evgeniya Chernyavskaya, says her country’s widening crackdown on media and opposition has imperiled freedom of speech and threatened lives. “Nobody is safe now in Belarus especially journalists,” says the heiress to Tut.by, the news outlet whose survival is now fragile, after members of its team […]
RSF says journalists in Belarus face ‘disastrous’ situation
VILNIUS: Belarusian journalists are facing a disastrous situation, the head of Reporters Sans Frontiers (RSF) said on Thursday during a visit to neighbouring Lithuania. “We came here because we want to send a signal that we support the journalists in Belarus,” Christophe Deloire said after speaking to Lithuanian prosecutors who have launched an investigation into […]
Govt seeks opposition’s help to enact journalists’ protection bill
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Monday urged the opposition parties to help the government enact ‘Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Bill 2021.’ Speaking with journalists during his visit to the National Press Club in Islamabad, he termed the government-backed bill a ‘comprehensive’ legislation, covering all professional aspects of journalists’ life […]