Press Freedom in Asia

03 Nov19:15 - 20:30Key Issues

Nearly all of Asia — from Japan to Afghanistan, China to Sri Lanka — has suffered an alarming erosion of media freedoms in recent years, with heavy censorship, internet restrictions, blatant persecution of the press, covert surveillance, and physical attacks against reporters and bloggers. In this important panel, leading journalists with years in Myanmar, China, India, and Hong Kong discuss the threats to press freedom in Asia, and the techniques they’re using to fight back.