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East Asia · May, 2025

Stories about East Asia from May, 2025

Hong Kong’s independent media sector is being penalised with unreasonable backdated tax demands

The Committee to Protect Journalists called the practice ‘a weaponization of financial and tax measures against the press’

Written by Oiwan Lam

29 May 2025

AI, impunity, and ‘authoritarian media control’ in Southeast Asia

An overview on the state of media freedom in Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia

Written by Mong Palatino

21 May 2025

Global digital rights report reveals unexpected boost in transparency from Chinese tech giants

Despite the current improvements, there’s still a long way to go

Written by Marisa Petricca

17 May 2025

A decade of digital rights: Where has Big Tech's progress gone?

The 2025 RDR Index demonstrates stagnation at a critical time

Written by Giovana Fleck

14 May 2025

Exiled Vietnamese blogger ‘Mother Mushroom’ calls for transnational solidarity

Interview with Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh about her life and struggles in exile

Written by Mong Palatino

8 May 2025

Hong Kong falls to 140th in global press freedom index with historic low score

Hong Kong has faced unprecedented deterioration in its press freedom record

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

5 May 2025

‘Every silenced voice matters’: Defending press freedom in Myanmar

“Independent media is one of the few weapons we have left.”

Written by Exile Hub

3 May 2025

Mizzima News: Surviving the junta and reporting Myanmar's ‘Spring Revolution’

After the 2021 coup, the news outlet set up operations in remote provinces and outside the country

Written by Mong Palatino

3 May 2025

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