Press freedom

Pakistan broadens foreign media curbs to local staff, drawing backlash

Pakistani journalists, fixers and others working for foreign media will need government permission to travel and report outside Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi.

Hong Kong independent bookstores to close after police raids

Have A Nice Stay bookstore posted a sign outside its shop saying it would close effective immediately.

Azerbaijan sentences online TV founders, journalists to jail

Trump mixes jokes with barbs at press freedom dinner

US President Donald Trump (right) shake hands with CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on July 24.

Mexican journalist shot dead in Oaxaca, marking fourth such killing since June

Germany 'irritated' by renewed detention of Deutsche Welle correspondent in Turkey

US appeals court keeps in place Pentagon’s escort policy for journalists

Journalists could have their press passes revoked if they solicited unauthorised military personnel to disclose classified, and in some cases unclassified, information.

After arrests, Hong Kong issues warning to booksellers

The authorities have cracked down on bookshops over alleged “seditious” material under Hong Kong’s 2024 national security law.

New York Times seeks to block subpoenas to reporters over Air Force One reporting

People walk by The New York Times building in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 16, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Hong Kong police raid independent bookstore run by former journalists

Have a Nice Stay bookstore in 2023. It was one of the bookshops raided by Hong Kong police on July 15.

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