Documents severe state repression against press freedom and political dissent in Hong Kong, with a prominent publisher imprisoned for 20 years for pro-democracy journalism, exemplifying authoritarian censorship and suppression of independent media.
Before being imprisoned for 20 years, Jimmy Lai founded Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy newspaper. His son said the award shows that those who fight for the freedom of others "are never alone."
Targeted exclusion of a major news outlet from official access represents state-level censorship and suppression of independent media… [more]
Demonstrates state-level censorship and suppression of independent media through exclusionary access policies, replacing critical press… [more]
State exclusion of major news outlet from official events represents government suppression of press access and independent journalism… [more]