the Hong Kong Journalists Association, which has seen candidates doxxed, families sent threatening articles, and members hit with what appear to be retaliatory tax audits.
"We cannot allow Beijing to dismantle what remains of the territory's independent journalism community," RSF's Aleksandra Bielakowska said.
Meanwhile, Pakistan is running its own crackdown, requiring foreign journalists to get government permission before reporting outside its three largest cities as a protest movement roils Pakistan-administered Kashmir, The New York Times' Elian Peltier reports: "The requirement that journalists obtain state approval to report from large parts of the country sends a chilling message: that critical reporting is unwelcome.”
And in Turkey, a new cybersecurity law hands President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's office sweeping authority over social media and gaming platforms, with telecom operators required to comply with takedown orders within two hours, according to the Financial Times' John Paul Rathbone. Digital rights campaigner Yaman Akdeniz says the law "creates a command center for Turkey's digital obedience regime."
