Authorities reported 3 dead and 23 injured, but witnesses say more may have been inside as flames rapidly spread up building.
111 reporters are behind bars in a handful of Asian countries, accounting for 30 percent of those imprisoned, says the Committee to Protect Journalists.
More than 80 percent of foreign journalists say they have faced harassment and violence while reporting in China.
The situation is ’reflective of an increasingly hostile atmosphere for journalists speaking out about the state of press freedom in China,' the report says.
Exiled reporters face daily threats of physical harm, imprisonment, online harassment, and reprisals against family members.
Minnie Chan’s friends are worried about her whereabouts as she hasn’t been heard of since the forum was held in late October.
Authorities reported 3 dead and 23 injured, but witnesses say more may have been inside as flames rapidly spread up building.
111 reporters are behind bars in a handful of Asian countries, accounting for 30 percent of those imprisoned, says the Committee to Protect Journalists.
More than 80 percent of foreign journalists say they have faced harassment and violence while reporting in China.
The situation is ’reflective of an increasingly hostile atmosphere for journalists speaking out about the state of press freedom in China,' the report says.
Exiled reporters face daily threats of physical harm, imprisonment, online harassment, and reprisals against family members.
Minnie Chan’s friends are worried about her whereabouts as she hasn’t been heard of since the forum was held in late October.