Freedom of speech

Greenpeace verdict: How SLAPP lawsuits jeopardize climate action

The ruling against Greenpeace in the United States is representative of a trend: Fossil fuel companies are using so-called SLAPP lawsuits to silence people and organizations committed to climate change mitigation. Anti-slapp rules such as those of the EU could help – provided they are implemented effectively.

By Alexandra Endres

Online control: 'We online censors deserve compassion'

Every large social media company in China employs thousands of online moderators whose job includes political censorship. In this interview, one of them talks about his work and the remorse that comes with it.

By Redaktion Table

Hong Kong: Online criticism violates security law

Online criticism of Hong Kong's security law could already mean a criminal offense, the city's Secretary for Justice has warned. The authorities want to keep foreign statements out of the city.

By Fabian Peltsch

Censors block online media

By Redaktion Table

Self-criticism after university lecture

By Redaktion Table

Merics and Trier University investigate intra-Chinese debates

By Felix Lee

Carrie Lam: "Watching Teens"

By Nico Beckert

Long queues for final issue of 'Apple Daily'

By Ning Wang

Hong Kong: journalists arrested for their articles

By

Chloé Zhao

By Michael Radunski