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  On the day of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the American non-governmental organization "Freedom House" and the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy co-sponsored a webinar to discuss the state of freedom in the world, especially in Asia.   The participating Hong Kong experts believe that after the implementation of the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law, the civil liberties of Hong Kong, including the rule of law, news and education, have deteriorated day by day. A report entitled "Freedom of the World 2021" released by Freedom House a few days ago pointed out that in the past year, during the global pandemic of the new crown virus, dictatorship, authoritarianism and tyranny, in addition to using violence and repressive methods to suppress freedom of the press, In the name of public health, it suppressed activists and freedom of the press. Global freedom accelerates decline Amy Slipowitz, Director of Research at Freedom House, said at the meeting: “Globa

 Chile's Health Minister Enrique Paris has been striking a gloomy note at his daily Covid news conferences in recent days.The number of daily cases reached a new record high on 9 April, going over 9,000 for the first time since the pandemic began and considerably higher than the previous peak of just under 7,000 cases in mid-June."It's worrying," he said last Friday. "We're going through a critical moment of the pandemic… I urge you to take care of yourselves, of your loved ones, of your families." Intensive care units are again overwhelmed, the country has for a second time closed its borders to everyone who is not a resident and most of its 18 million inhabitants are back in lockdown."It feels like we're going backwards," says Santiago resident Sofía Pinto. "We need to download special permits online to be allowed out just twice a week for essential things like food shopping or doctor's visits."The frustration and confusion