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Shrinking freedom and fears of falling foul of sweeping security law push researchers to leave Chinese territory
Two female reporters face years in prison after writing about young woman who allegedly broke hijab laws and died in custody
History book disappears from shops and online searches are blocked as Beijing strengthens control of information flows
Russian-US citizen Alsu Kurmasheva faces up to five years in jail if found guilty of charges
Guardian decides not to renew contract of veteran cartoonist Steve Bell after image featuring Israeli PM was pulled
NewsClick journalists and contributors say police seized phones and laptops in early morning operation
A decision could help define the legal authority that platforms like Meta and TikTok have to police content
State department says Beijing is using ‘deceptive’ methods to push authoritarian propaganda
Authorities struggling to restore confidence in post-Covid recovery want analysts to avoid mention of deflation risk
Directors are trying to find ways to operate without a state-sanctioned ‘dragon seal’
Party signals it will not back proposals in media bill to dump Section 40 provision on regulation and court costs
Ruling claims federal government suppressed conservative speech
Beijing worries negative sentiment could undermine efforts to spur growth
Press freedom groups denounce prosecution of José Rubén Zamora
Crackdown on press in Central America’s largest economy has led many to flee
Long-awaited restrictions on ‘Slapp’ suits will cover only economic crime cases
New security laws have left the flourishing stand-up scene in the territory plagued with worse than stage fright
Publisher’s action adds to pushback from the likes of Walt Disney to state’s war on ‘wokeism’
British citizen Vladimir Kara-Murza likens his case to show trials of Stalin era
Controversies over edits to some classic fiction raises a key question: do novels have to be authentic to matter?
Decision comes after ‘state-affiliated media’ label is added to its account on social media platform
Comments by Antony Blinken come as state department aims to step up efforts to obtain release of Evan Gershkovich
Moscow captures a journalist in the latest attempt to control the narrative of a failed war
Secretary of state says detention of Evan Gershkovich in Moscow is ‘unacceptable’
Evan Gershkovich, a US national, is accused of a crime that carries a 20-year sentence
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