Thread by @risj_oxford

How is #COVIDー19 threatening #pressfreedom worldwide? Here's a selection of pieces to explore these threats. Share and add your own links to this thread

1. "Governments use the crisis as an opportunity to clamp down on the press," writes @MeeraSelva1 reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/risj-review/he…

2. 🇭🇺 "[A new law] threatens jail terms of up to five years for those who spread false information that hampers the fight against the pandemic." Hungarian independent journalist @andraspe writes on Viktor Orbán's latest power grab

niemanreports.org/articles/the-t…

3. Our friends at @IndexCensorship have created this monitoring map, in conjunction with @JFJfund, to track any violations against #pressfreedom during the #coronavirus crisis. indexoncensorship.org/disease-contro…

4. A Russian official has posted threats about journalist
@jacopo_iacoboni on #Facebook. Iacoboni had asked questions about the #coronavirus support Russia is providing to Lombardy, which has led to Russian troops on Italy's streets. From @article19org article19.org/resources/russ…

5. At least 28 countries are ramping up surveillance to combat #COVIDー19, writes @davegershgorn for @ozm

"One of the most alarming measures is in Argentina, where those breaking quarantine are forced to download an app that tracks their location"
onezero.medium.com/the-pandemic-i…

6. 🇪🇬 Egypt forced @guardian journalist @msrmichaelson to leave the country after she reported on a scientific study that said Egypt was likely to have many more coronavirus cases than have been officially confirmed
theguardian.com/world/2020/mar…

7. 🇬🇧Doctors & nurses have been gagged in the UK over coronavirus protective equipment shortages

"They are being warned by hospitals and other bodies not to raise their concerns publicly, acc. to a dossier of evidence collated by the Doctors’ Association"
theguardian.com/society/2020/m…

8. 🇲🇽 "Upon being questioned about this strategy, the Mexican president has employed the formula he has used throughout his administration: accusing the political opposition and the press of being against him," write @jagarzaramos & @marcelaturati

niemanreports.org/articles/in-me…

9. 🇷🇺 "Russian lawmakers began putting some teeth behind the campaign, approving fines of up to $25,000 and prison terms of up to 5 years for anyone who spreads what is deemed to be false information [on #COVIDー19]. Outlets will be fined up to $127,000"

apnews.com/dbbf02a747b11d…

10. 🇨🇳 China revoked the press passes of several foreign correspondents working for US newspapers in Beijing and expelled them from the country

"Reporters at foreign news outlets were among those who aggressively reported on the #coronavirus epidemic"
nytimes.com/2020/03/17/bus…