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Communist party keen to control business news as growth slows and discontent simmers
Hard-won freedoms can be lost — even in places that have become used to free media
Ma Jian says Beijing will use authoritarian playbook deployed in Tibet to stifle dissent
When the US president calls journalists ‘enemies of the people’ it emboldens dictators
Rejection comes as arts centre cancels talk by an exiled Chinese author
China’s top microblogging site introduces policy to give government more control
Complaints follow Cornell’s suspension of exchanges with Renmin over academic freedom
US institution says Renmin punished students for supporting workers’ rights
Consultant’s Saudi social media analysis under scrutiny
Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance has sparked worldwide anger, accusations and boycott threats against Riyadh
Trump says US will ‘get to bottom of’ Khashoggi disappearance
Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance points in a sinister direction
Carrie Lam rejects ‘speculation’ visa denial is retaliation for chairing activist speech
Viktoria Marinova’s death follows that of Daphne Caruana Galizia and Jan Kuciak
De facto expulsion of the FT’s Asia news editor sends a chilling message
Decision is believed to be first rejection by local authorities of a foreign correspondent
South-east Asian nation’s de facto leader says reporters broke the Official Secrets Act
Budapest government presents a challenge to fundamental European values
Nobel laureate has seen her image slide following crackdown on Myanmar journalists
Case seen as defining moment for Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government
Internet platforms closed more than 700,000 accounts in the second quarter of the year
Proposals aim to address the digital era but are surprisingly analogue
Chinese official likens hosting independence activist to granting platform to terrorist
Broadcaster agrees to pay singer’s £850,000 legal costs in privacy case
The BBC should appeal against Cliff Richard’s legal precedent
