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On November 2, the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, Reporters Without Borders released its 2026 list of Predators of Press Freedom based on the World Press Freedom Index, naming those responsible for the regression of press freedom.
According to Clash Report, Israeli police arrested 10 settlers in the West Bank.此前, these masked settlers had attacked a Washington Post photojournalist and assaulted a European diplomatic convoy. The arrests came after the United States and European countries pressured the Israeli government to take action against settler violence.
Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs made public remarks, pointing out that the current efforts to counter the propaganda Russia spreads everywhere are insufficient, and warning that modern social media combined with new artificial intelligence technology are easily influencing people's minds. He also mentioned that Ukraine attacked three Yandex centers, which drew attention and discussion on social media.
According to Radio France Internationale, Russia has accused a Japanese journalist of espionage and arrested him.
The Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have suspended the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)'s FM broadcast service across the country on the grounds of "multiple violations," without disclosing the specific details of the violations. The BBC said that millions of Afghans rely on its news service and that it is currently in talks with the Taliban authorities over the matter. The ban remains in effect.
Red Star News previously reported that in the same dispute over the death of a cherry tree, self-media writer Li Guangjun was found by a court to have committed reputation infringement for publishing related articles and was ordered to pay 200,000 yuan in economic losses; the three articles involved totaled only 103 reads.
On October 2, Hong Kong’s “Courtline” and “Independent Media” reported that Tang Ho-wing, founder of the online media outlet “Explosion Head,” and dentist Lee Ying-chi were granted bail. Tang walked out of the Yau Ma Tei Police Station in the early hours of that day and left after thanking reporters. The two were arrested on September 30 in connection with an activity outside Prince Edward Station on August 31 and related reporting; the police investigation on suspicion of incitement is still ongoing, and bail does not mean the case has been dropped.
On September 30, Tang Ho-wing, founder of the Hong Kong independent online media "Boom News - Afro," was arrested by the Hong Kong police on suspicion of "publishing false information to incite" on August 31, when he was reporting on a rally commemorating the anniversary of the 2019 crackdown on protests. The Hong Kong Journalists Association said he is the first journalist arrested on suspicion of incitement since the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance took effect, and Reporters Without Borders condemned the weaponization of national security procedures.
On September 30, Tang Ho-wing, founder of the Hong Kong internet media outlet “Explosion Head,” and dentist Lee Ying-chi were arrested in connection with an activity and reporting outside Prince Edward Station on August 31, with police launching an investigation on suspicion of incitement.
On September 19, Hong Guangyu, a former reporter for the Beijing Science and Technology Report and a popular science author on food safety, was taken away across provinces in Xiamen by the Zhongshan Branch of the Dalian Public Security Bureau. He was criminally detained on suspicion of picking quarrels and provoking trouble and is currently being held at the Dalian Detention Center. Netizens exposed the incident on September 24, and his family confirmed it.
The lawsuit filed by Hong Kong Journalists Association Chairwoman Ronson Chan Man-fai against Dow Jones, the parent company of The Wall Street Journal, over his dismissal has concluded. The court ruled that Dow Jones obstructed the exercise of union rights, but the claim of illegal dismissal was not established. Sentencing will be scheduled for a later date.
On September 10, 2026, the Jinjiang Branch of the Chengdu Municipal Public Security Bureau lifted the bail for Liu Hu due to changes in the case. Lawyer Zhou Ze posted the decision, announcing the end of the criminal prosecution initiated in February of this year, and Liu Hu will not need to stand trial.
On August 14, 2026, after Hong Kong independent bookstore Liu Xia Bookhouse was searched by the police's national security division, which took away several people and announced a suspension of business, a number Hong Kong residents posted sticky notes in front of the bookstore to show their support.
On July 17, 2026, more than 50 international human rights and press freedom organizations, including Reporters Without Borders, Safeguard Defenders, and Chinese Human Rights Defenders, issued a joint statement calling on the Thai government to urgently halt the deportation of Chinese exiled investigative journalist Bai Zhaodong.
On July 17, 2026, Mandy, manager of the independent bookshop Liu Xia Bookshop, who had earlier been taken away in handcuffs during a search operation by the Hong Kong Police's National Security Department, along with two other arrested employees, were granted bail pending investigation and left the police station.