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Friday, 12 February 2021


** Index condemns the Chinese
government's ban on the BBC
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Photo: BBC Broadcasting House / Stephen Craven / CC BY-SA 2.0

Index on Censorship has written to the Chinese Ambassador to the UK to protest China's ban on BBC World News, saying it is a direct attack on the plurality of media and is in contravention of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, of which China is a signatory. Read more here ([link removed]) .
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** The military coup in Myanmar: the
media under attack
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Photo: Protests in Myanmar 2021. Photo: Ninjastrikers/CC BY-SA 4.0

Journalists are facing increasingly difficult circumstances in reporting what is happening as Myanmar’s military tightens the grip on power it took from the democratically elected government at the start of the month. Members of the media are being pursued by the police, forced into hiding and attacked for reporting on protests against the new regime. Read our report ([link removed]) here.


** Loujain al-Hathloul’s release gives everyone hope but the struggle continues
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[link removed] CEO Ruth Smeeth welcomes the release ([link removed]) of women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul after 1,001 days in a Saudi jail but the activist still faces a five-year travel ban and restrictions on her freedom of expression.

It is also a fact that there are too many activists still imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for demanding their basic human rights. Too many women being held as political prisoners. Too many activists who just want to build a fairer society.

We should celebrate this great piece of news for what it is but should think of the other activists who are #JailedNotForgotten ([link removed]) .
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