After a week of protests and walkouts over a censored Near Year editorial, and rigorous calls for press freedom, journalists at China’s Southern...
Chinese journalists back at work after “tacit agreement” with censors
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CATEGORY: Asia and Pacific
The mechanics of China’s internet censorship
Even rainstorms can be sensitive in China. The recent storm in Beijing which killed at least 77 people caused the censors to come out in force, with...
Southern Weekly censorship causes nationwide condemnation
A propaganda chief has caused widespread outrage by censoring a Chinese newspaper's New Year editorial. Southern Weekly, one of the most daring...
Free speech in India? Not in 2012
From journalists murdered for chasing stories of illegal mining to exploding packages delivered to newspaper offices, India battled with a range of...
What reception will India give new Rusdhie film?
The film of Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children is set to be released on 1 February. If the team behind the movie adaptation is at all nervous...
Fatwa calls for ban on female receptionists
A recent fatwa issued by a leading Indian Islamic seminary advises women to refrain from working as receptionists, describing the job as un-Islamic...
Worried about girls marrying for love? Just ban them from using mobile phones
A village council in Northern India last week banned women from using mobile phones. The leaders of Sunderbari village, population 8000, hope that...
India and social media: When will it be safe for the average citizen to critique the powerful?
Last week, in the small town of Palghar, Maharastra, a 21-year-old  was arrested for a Facebook post questioning a citywide shutdown to mark the...
The ASEAN Human Rights Declaration: Light on free speech
On Sunday, the world prepared for President Obama’s first-time visit to the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). But...
Obama’s Burmese Day
President Barack Obama’s speech at Yangoon University appears to be another step in what he described as a "remarkable journey" for the country. The...
Why are India’s politicians scared of social media?
A war over free expression between Indian citizens and their government is raging, with social media serving as the battlefield. Two girls were...
India: Blasphemy backlash
India’s most prominent rationalist faces up to three years in prison after Catholic groups brought blasphemy charges against him. They may get more than they bargained for, says Caspar Melville
