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CATEGORY: Asia and Pacific
Contents – Gen Z is revolting: Why the world’s youth will not be silenced
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Jimmy Lai’s guilty verdict is a disgrace
The guilty verdict delivered today is one of the biggest signs of how corrupt and unfree Hong Kong has become
How Australia’s social media ban threatens free expression
Under-16s have been banned from key online platforms in Australia, and young people’s voices are at risk in the country and beyond
Tyrant of the year 2025: Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada
The Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice Law regulations introduced this year are some of the most repressive anywhere
Tyrant of the year 2025: Narendra Modi
The control of online speech is seen as a guarantor of political dominance, both for the party and its leader
Tyrant of the year 2025: John Lee
Hong Kong has gone from one of the most open cities in Asia to one of its least
Who is 2025’s Tyrant of the Year?
Choose from our shortlist of 10 authoritarian leaders and vote on who you think has done most to crack down on freedom of expression this year
China media giant Tencent gags anti-censorship website FreeWeChat
The website of anti-censorship organisation GreatFire.org’s platform dedicated to exposing Chinese government censorship of WeChat is taken offline by US hosting provider Vultr
Beijing is punishing Japan – and its own young people – by pulling the plug on pop concerts
The cancellations follow remarks on Taiwan by the Japanese Prime Minister