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Hong Kong Journalists’ Association get slammed by Beijing for inciting sedition
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Hong Kong Journalists’ Association get slammed by Beijing for inciting sedition

The Hong Kong Journalists' Association (HKJA) has been slammed for supporting "violence, terrorist attacks and inciting sedition" by the Beijing authorities shortly after it released its annual press freedom report titled 'Freedom in Danger'."The law itself has overriding power so that means in the name of national security... virtually all protections to free speech and free press are meaningless...I think the present situation now is that you're OK until you're not OK. When they think you're not OK, then you'll be in trouble," the HKJA was quoted saying during the launch of the report. Stanley Ng Chau-pei, deputy to the National People's Congress in Beijing and President of the pro-Beijing Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, in his Facebook account said, "For the past year, HKJA has su
Probe launched against torture of two journalists in Balochistan
Asia

Probe launched against torture of two journalists in Balochistan

The authorities in Pakistan said they have launched an investigation into torture of two journalists in Chaman for reporting on a coronavirus quarantine centre near the Afghan border.Television reporters Saeed Ali Achakzai and Abdul Mateen Achakzai said they were abused while spending three days in detention in Balochistan province. Photos released by the men showed them with apparent red welts across their backs.Balochistan´s Home Minister Ziaullah Langove said an inquiry was underway into the "brutal incident"."Three officials who were directly involved in the incident have been suspended," Langove said, adding that the original case against the journalists had been dropped.Press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) also showed concern over the incident.Meanwhile, Pakistan Feder