News and Press ReleasesAfghanistan: Chaos and fear as deadline looms, countries end evacuation efforts 27 Aug 2021 Despite ever growing requests for emergency evacuation from media workers in Afghanistan, a bomb blast at Kabul airport on August 26 has ended vital…China: Concerns over journalist’s health on hunger strike 27 Aug 2021 There are rising concerns about Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan’s physical condition as her long-running hunger strike to protest her lack of guilt…Cambodia: Concerns rise over governments establishment of National Human Rights Institution 27 Aug 2021 The Royal Government of Cambodia is moving towards the establishment of a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) after the Cambodian Human Rights…Sri Lanka: Journalist ordered to 90-day detention for alleged intelligence breach 26 Aug 2021 Keerthi Ratnayake, a journalist affiliated with Lanka e News, was arrested on August 14 by Sri Lanka’s government and accused of providing…Pakistan: Underpayment and sacking of journalists on the rise 26 Aug 2021 Recent studies by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) indicate large-scale forced dismissals of journalists from Pakistani media houses…Afghanistan: Civil society group calls on G7 leaders to support Afghan media workers 25 Aug 2021 UPDATED 25.08.21 As G7 leaders convene today, 24 August, to discuss evacuation efforts in Afghanistan over 50 civil society organisations, including…Afghanistan: Media groups call on governments to take immediate action 23 Aug 2021 A group of media support organisations, including the IFJ, has called on the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) of governments to commit and take immediate…Myanmar: Journalists arrested and held in Yangon interrogation centre 23 Aug 2021 Sithu Aung Myint, a political analyst for Voice of America and Frontier Myanmar, and BBC Media Action senior producer Htet Htet Khine, were arrested…Maldives: MJA launches report on impunity for crimes against journalists 22 Aug 2021 The Maldives Journalists Association (MJA), the Maldives affiliate of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) launches its report entitled…Afghanistan: Taliban raid Enikaas TV head’s home 21 Aug 2021 Armed Taliban militants raided the house of Zalmai Lotfi, the head of Enikaas TV, on August 20. The International Federation of Journalists and its…South Korea: Concerns over media law amendment 20 Aug 2021 South Korea’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee of the National Assembly have introduced amendments to the Press Arbitration Act, that include…Afghanistan: Taliban takes two female journalists off air 20 Aug 2021 Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) news anchor Khadija Amin and news presenter Shabnam Dawran were removed from their posts and taken off air by the…Afghanistan: "We have received hundreds of requests for help" 20 Aug 2021 "We had one instance of a family being threatened and told the only way they would be left in peace is if their daughter - a journalist - married the…Philippines: Editor shot dead in Quezon City 20 Aug 2021 On August 17, tabloid editor Gwenn Salamida was shot dead by a robber in her recently opened salon in Quezon City. The International Federation of…India: Jammu and Kashmir Police assault journalists covering Muharram procession 19 Aug 2021 Jammu and Kashmir police chased a group of journalists and attacked them with batons while they were covering the Muharram procession in Srinagar on…Afghanistan: Taliban raids belie proclamations, media at heightened anxiety 19 Aug 2021 Taliban militants carried out search operations in homes of at least three employees of German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) and a freelance… Page 38 of 226. Previous 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226 Next Load more
