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Spotlight: Digital Rights Attacks Asia & Pacific Gender

Women march, an eye-roll breaks the Chinese internet, and worrying new legislation

Women march, an eye-roll breaks the Chinese internet, and worrying new legislation

3 April 2018
Mong Palatino for IFEX

Regional round-up: Some backlashes against marches by women's groups across Asia-Pacific, a surge in social media censorship in China, Sri Lanka's state of emergency, journalist killings in India, and passage of repressive laws are highlighted.

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Protests and a court victory amid state of emergency, constitutional amendments and media attacks: Asia-Pacific in February

Pakistan celebrates a court ruling which declared mobile service suspension as illegal, Cambodia’s constitutional amendments threaten free speech, Maldives extends the state of emergency, media attacks in Oceania, and creative protests from Thailand’s #WeWalk to China’s #MeToo campaign.

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Attacks Free Expression & the Law Asia & Pacific

Refugee and journalist: Who are the 'infogees' in Oceania?

Pacific Freedom Forum tackles the plight of refugee journalists across the Oceania region.

‎ Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF)‎ 5 February 2018

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Asia-Pacific welcomes the new year – with declining freedom

A threat to close down Rappler in the Philippines, the revival of criminal libel law in Samoa and Australia's draconian espionage bill. Quite the start for 2018.

‎ Mong Palatino for IFEX ‎ 2 February 2018

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Defiant cartoonists, detained foreign journalists, and 'recalcitrant' activists: December in Asia-Pacific

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Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law Asia & Pacific 3 June 2017
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Attacks Digital Rights Asia & Pacific 8 May 2017
New fronts, brave voices: Press freedom in South Asia

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The kids are all right: Asia's young protestors

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Freedom of Assembly Asia & Pacific 9 February 2017
Monthly round-up: Attacks on secular voices, transgender and land rights in Asia

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