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Under Article 112 of Thailand’s Criminal Code — the country’s lese-majeste law — anyone who defames, insults or threatens the king, queen or heir apparent faces a prison sentence of three to 15 years.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2026
It’s time for Thailand to amend its controversial lese-majeste law
Thailand’s lese-majeste law is sending pro-democracy activists to prison.
Jimmy Lai, who founded the now defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily in Hong Kong, was handed a 20-year prison term on collusion and sedition charges under a national security law following a crackdown from Beijing.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2026
Trump says he raised case of Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai with Xi
The U.S. president was under pressure to raise high-profile humanitarian cases when he met with the Chinese leader in Washington last week.
Television cameras set up in front of the West Wing of the White House in Washington on Thursday
WORLD / Politics
Sep 26, 2026
TV networks resume covering White House as press access fight continues
Trump last week banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, before a judge ordered the administration to restore their access.
The CNN booth at the White House in Washington. U.S. President Donald Trump banned the network, along with MS NOW and Politico, from the White House on Sept. 18 as punishment for distributing what he branded as "fake news" and "fiction and lies."
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2026
U.S. judge blocks White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico
Judge Timothy Kelly found the revocation of the three news agencies’ press passes “likely violated their constitutional due process rights.”
An updated solidarity sign hangs outside the Associated Press booth at the White House grounds after U.S. President Donald Trump banned three major news outlets — CNN, MS NOW and Politico — from the White House, in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2026
Trump’s White House media ban faces long odds in court, legal experts say
U.S. courts have long held that the government cannot condition press access on favorable coverage once it has opened a space to the media.
The latest proposed social media reforms in Australia follow a law, which took effect in December of last year, banning social media for users under the age of 16 in the country.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2026
U.S. warns Australia’s social media algorithm reforms risk ‘facilitating censorship’
Under the proposal, platforms would be required to offer a default content feed, with the option to opt out and see posts only from followed accounts.
MS Now correspondent Akayla Gardner reports outside the White House grounds after U.S. President Donald Trump banned MS Now, CNN and Politico in a Truth Social post, in Washington on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2026
U.S. networks halt Trump coverage in revolt over White House ban
Top five U.S. broadcasters say they are halting “pool” coverage of the White House in solidarity with CNN.
MS NOW correspondent Akayla Gardner reports from the sidewalk outside the White House after U.S. President Donald Trump banned three major news outlets, CNN, MS NOW and Politico, from the White House in Washington on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 20, 2026
CNN and MS NOW barred from White House after ban by Trump
CNN called the move “an illegal assault” on the constitutional rights of news organizations to report without hindrance.
U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2026
Trump says CNN, Politico and MS NOW banned from White House
The 80-year-old Republican warned that other outlets could face a similar fate but did not say which ones.
People watch outside the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court, where #MeToo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin and labor activist Wang Jianbing were expected to be sentenced, in Guangzhou, in China's Guangdong province, on June 14, 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 18, 2026
Friends and rights groups worry for Chinese #MeToo activist’s life after jail
Journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin, who has been behind bars since 2021, is due to be released on Friday.
Max Lederer, the embattled former publisher of Stars and Stripes, says that military personnel and their families are not the only ones who will be dealt a blow if the paper's reporting is gagged.
WORLD
Sep 15, 2026
Ousted Stars and Stripes publisher warns of rising attacks on press freedoms
Max Lederer, the ousted publisher of the U.S. military newspaper, says the paper’s clashes with the Pentagon are emblematic of a larger battle.
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki prays during his election campaign in the town of Motobu, Okinawa Prefecture, on July 27.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 3, 2026
What separates heckling from unlawful interference during election campaigns?
As Okinawa Prefecture’s gubernatorial race picks up steam, some guidance can be had from a 2024 Supreme Court ruling.
Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong (center), who was disqualified from running, queues up to cast his vote during district council elections in the South Horizons district in Hong Kong on Nov. 24, 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 2, 2026
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to collusion
Once a symbol of Hong Kong’s democracy movement, Joshua Wong has been in custody since late 2020 and sentenced multiple times for his role in anti-government protests in 2019.
Stars and Stripes' Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin told CBS News he was being fired for "insubordination" following an interview with the network where he spoke about disagreements with the Department of Defense.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 22, 2026
Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes leaders after they criticize interference
The firings came after the paper, which is partially funded by the Pentagon but has long had editorial independence, reported on grim conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
Iran is moving to sharply restrict contact with foreign media and institutions, imposing prison terms and fines for unauthorized communication.
WORLD
Aug 16, 2026
Iranian parliament votes to further criminalize interviews with ‘hostile media’
Interviews with other foreign media would require notification ?to the intelligence ministry.
An ice block floats in the sea waters near a cemetery in Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 29.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Aug 13, 2026
‘Imposing ignorance’: U.S. climate science under siege
President Donald Trump’s latest move against science documenting the impacts of climate change is causing concern among experts.
Japan's heavy reliance on X makes it particularly vulnerable to foreign and domestic disinformation, requiring stronger fact-checking and platform transparency to protect democratic resilience.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 10, 2026
How disinformation on X imperils 91AV原创 democracy
91AV原创 writing system allows a user to convey a complex thought within a single 140-character post, making the platform far more expressive and functional in Japanese.
U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from the media after signing an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 5, 2026
Trump vowed to ‘bring free speech back.’ Judges in 75 cases ruled he has stifled it.
U.S. President Donald Trump administration officials have repeatedly called federal judges ruling against them “activists” interfering with the president’s executive authority.
The entrance to the Have a Nice Stay bookstore on Wednesday
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2026
Hong Kong independent bookstores to close after police raid
Police searched the two bookshops this month and arrested five people on suspicion of displaying and selling “items with seditious intent.”
An independent bookstore employee is being led away by policemen after the officers raided the "Have A Nice Stay" bookshop and confiscated items in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 16, 2026
Hong Kong police raid independent bookstore run by former journalists
Police said it searched two shops after being alerted to books with “seditious intention” found in a shipment from overseas.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
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Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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