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(International reactions: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) | Press freedom)
Source: RSF’s 2021 “Press freedom predators” gallery – old tyrants, two women and a European
https://twitter.com/RSF_inter/status/1411940172724326401?s=20
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The first two women predators are both from Asia. One is Carrie Lam, who heads a government that was still democratic when she took over. The chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region since 2017, Lam has proved to be the puppet of Chinese President Xi Jinping, and now openly supports his predatory policies towards the media. They led to the closure of Hong Kong’s leading independent newspaper, Apple Daily, on 24 June and the jailing of its founder, Jimmy Lai, a 2020 RSF Press Freedom laureate.
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Source: RSF’s 2021 “Press freedom predators” gallery – old tyrants, two women and a European
https://twitter.com/RSF_inter/status/1411940172724326401?s=20
(u/KvasirsBlod)
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RSF unveils a list of "Press freedom predators", those of 37 heads of state or government who crack down massively on #PressFreedom – which for the first time includes two women and a European predator. rsf.org/en/news/rsfs-2…