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Free Expression · June, 2021

Stories about Free Expression from June, 2021

Top Belarusian media website removes social media posts to protect employees

Belarusian Interior Ministry wants to label the news portal as "extremist."

Written by Tanya Lokot

30 June 2021

Hong Kong digital news outlet Stand News removes articles and suspends subscriptions following Apple Daily closure

Another Apple Daily writer was arrested under National Security Law

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

29 June 2021

Myanmar journalists endure attacks for reporting the coup

"Most of us are struggling and our families are suffering"

Written by Mong Palatino

28 June 2021

Security police interventions force closure of Apple Daily, Hong Kong's 26-year-old pro-democracy news outlet

The final print edition of the paper will be published on June 24

Written by Oiwan Lam

23 June 2021

Pro-democracy Apple Daily continues its operations despite raid, seizures and arrests

'There is no choice for us but to press on'

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

18 June 2021

Organiser of online map protest in Russia fined for crowdsourced obscenities

Virtual rallies are a relatively new form of resistance in Russia

Written by Tanya Lokot

15 June 2021

More internet security for many, not for Central Asians

Apple unveiled a new security feature that Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan won't enjoy

Written by Paolo Sorbello

12 June 2021

Pressure on journalists, bloggers mounts ahead of Uzbekistan's presidential elections

President Mirziyoyev tells journalists not to fear, but prison cells await the brave

Written by Paolo Sorbello

8 June 2021

Barbados’ prime minister chastises musicians for violent lyrics; artists defend freedom of expression

'Root of the issue' or 'low hanging fruit'?

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

7 June 2021

New report highlights ongoing pressure on Ukrainian activists and rights defenders

Ukraine's civil liberties and human rights status remains precarious.

Written by Tanya Lokot

2 June 2021

Twitter vs India: The battle of BJP and Congress over a ‘fake toolkit’ on COVID-19

'Twitter is trying to act as both investigator and judge'

Written by Rezwan

1 June 2021

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