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Wu Gin, a Hong Kong journalist who recently won a Human Rights Press Award for writing about a witness to a police attack on civilians during the 2019 protest movement, has fled to the democratic island of Taiwan.
His winning article was based on an interview with someone who was inside Prince Edward MTR station on the night of Aug. 31, 2019, when police in full riot gear were filmed charging onto trains and beating up unarmed and cowering passengers some of whom were wearing the black of the protest movement.
The authorities have dismissed as rumors unconfirmed reports of deaths on that night. His eyewitness didn t see anyone die, but testified that there were definitely savage and bloody beatings, with victims denied prompt medical attention.
Killing Hong Kongâs free press will harm its economy
Beijing is betting expats will flock to the city despite Chinaâs media crackdown - but business and markets thrive on news.
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The Chinese government is making a high-stakes bid to force Hong Kong âlong an outpost of freedom â into abject political and civic submission while sustaining the territoryâs status as a global hub for finance and a gateway to the mainlandâs vast markets.
But key features of Hong Kongâs cosmopolitanism â its free press, provisions for access to government data, and international media presence â are facing dire pressure and constraints, interrupting the flow of news and information that commerce and culture depend on.
Timeline: Two Months of Turmoil at Hong Kong Public Broadcaster RTHK
Posted by John Chan | May 3, 2021
Over the weekend, the embattled Hong Kong public broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) announced that it would begin deleting its own programming from the internet, including all content over a year old. It is a chilling move by the broadcaster, which has been embroiled in turmoil following a change of management with the appointment of civil servant Patrick Li as its Director of Broadcasting in February. On Monday, the broadcaster also formally fired Nabela Qoser, an outspoken RTHK journalist who gained widespread recognition during the 2019-2020 protests for her hard hitting questioning of public officials.
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jan 8 2021 (IPS) - Mohammad Rakibul Hasan is a Bangladeshi documentary photographer, photojournalist, filmmaker and visual artist who has been visiting the camps in Cox’s Bazaar to document the Rohingya refugee crisis.
Rakibul Hasan is a recipient of the Lucie Awards Discovery of the Year 2018. He also received the 23rd Human Rights Press Awards from The Foreign Correspondents’ Club Hong Kong, Amnesty International and the Hong Kong Journalists Association, for his series “The Looted Honor” which documents Rohingya refugee rape survivors.
Rakibul Hasan has shared with IPS a selection of images document life in the Rohingya refugee camps.