TOPICS · October, 2021 · Global Voices Advox

TOPICS · October, 2021

Stories about TOPICS from October, 2021

Hong Kong to ban films and punish unauthorized screenings on grounds of ‘national security’

Unauthorized screening could lead to a three-year imprisonment

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

28 October 2021

“Hong Kong, add oil” is censored as Pro-Beijingers associate the expression with sedition

An effort to rebrand and relaunch Hong Kong is ruined

Written by Oiwan Lam

26 October 2021

Cats, crows and planet Earth: drawings by Belarusian political prisoners

Mediazona publishes a series of illustrations based on detainees' drawings

Written by openDemocracy Russia

25 October 2021

News site founders, editor resign under pressure from Kazakhstan's authorities

Pressure and censorship lead to reshuffle in popular news outlet.

Written by Paolo Sorbello

23 October 2021

Bangladesh’s upcoming Data Protection Act may suppress, not protect, citizens rights

The law must uphold the fundamental rights of citizens

Written by Zara Rahman

23 October 2021

Taiwan: Deepfake pornographic video victims call for new laws against sexual violence in cyberspace

"The harm and humiliation felt by the victims were real"

Written by Oiwan Lam

21 October 2021

Is the shutting down of Chinese LinkedIn the end of foreign big tech’s engagement with China?

What is the "challenging environment" in China?

Written by Oiwan Lam

18 October 2021

Pakistan's proposed media development authority could further curb freedom of media

Journalist bodies rejected the proposed PMDA bill

Written by Rai M Azlan

6 October 2021

Supporters demand freedom for Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah

The activist has been detained for two years without trial

Written by Advox

5 October 2021

Global internet freedom is in decline, according to new report

The report assesses human rights in digital space across 70 countries

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

4 October 2021

Chinese citizen journalist held incommunicado after COVID reporting reappears

Chen Qiushi reappeared after missing for 600 days

Written by Oiwan Lam

4 October 2021

Campaign to brand Russian journalists and media ‘foreign agents’ picks up pace after elections

More independent media outlets branded as ‘foreign agents’ in Russia

Written by openDemocracy Russia

3 October 2021