Ronson Chan, the chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), was formally charged on September 19 for obstructing police, less than one week before he was scheduled to begin a fellowship at Oxford University in the United Kingdom. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urges the Hong Kong authorities to immediately drop all charges against Chan.
At least 10 local and international news organisations have been barred from covering the inauguration of incoming Chief Secretary John Lee and other events during the twenty-fifth anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China on July 1. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), in condemning the obstruction of the press.
Hong Kong journalist, Eric Wu Ka-Fai, was sentenced to 1 month in prison for disorderly behaviour at West Kowloon Magistrates Court on May 23. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the conviction and calls on Hong Kong’s authorities to cease the arbitrary jailing of journalists.
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