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