Britain criticises “erosion of freedoms” in Hong Kong, draws rebuke from China
London, UK Reuters Britain criticised on Thursday what it said was the systematic erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong by the Chinese Government and a crackdown on free speech by authorities in the former British colony, drawing an angry response from China. The criticism was contained in the government’s latest six-monthly report on Hong Kong, […]
In the US, Newseum closing but Religious Freedom Center programs to continue elsewhere
Washington DC, USRNS The nation’s capital is about to have one less museum – the Newseum closes 31st December – but the Religious Freedom Center that was housed there will continue operations. Gene Policinski, chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute, which includes the centre among its five focus areas, said the building has […]
ESSAY: ‘TRUTH’, A MURDERED JOURNALIST AND “FAKE NEWS”
Former global correspondant ERICH BRIDGES argues for the importance of a robust, free press in an era where use of the phrase “fake news” may be making it easier oppressive regimes to target journalists for attempting to tell the truth…