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“Like Melting ice.” What Is the State of Press Freedom in Asia?

Summary by Pch24.pl
The level of surveillance of journalists in Asia is rapidly increasing. The sentencing to another four years of former Chinese lawyer Zhang Zhan, who became the most popular journalist during the so-called pandemic after publishing videos from Wuhan in 2020, is just one case illustrating an already widespread trend of harassment and silencing of independent journalists. The woman was convicted of "picking quarrels and provoking riots," a charge …
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The level of surveillance of journalists in Asia is rapidly increasing. The sentencing to another four years of former Chinese lawyer Zhang Zhan, who became the most popular journalist during the so-called pandemic after publishing videos from Wuhan in 2020, is just one case illustrating an already widespread trend of harassment and silencing of independent journalists. The woman was convicted of "picking quarrels and provoking riots," a charge …

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Pch24.pl broke the news in on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
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