News and Press ReleasesAfghanistan: Radio Nasim journalists detained for second time in two weeks 12 Oct 2023 Radio Nasim's manager and two reporters, who had previously been arrested by the Taliban in late September, were once again detained on October 7 by…Australia: ABC faces legal threats over climate activism footage 12 Oct 2023 Western Australia (WA) police have demanded that the Australian Broadcast Corporation (ABC) hand over footage filmed for a documentary program…Pakistan: Deportation deadline looms for Afghan refugees 10 Oct 2023 Pakistan’s government has declared that all unregistered Afghan refugees must leave the country by November 1 or face deportation, raising concerns…Sri Lanka: Controversial Online Safety Bill tabled 05 Oct 2023 New legislation presented to Sri Lanka’s Parliament on October 2 has been criticised as impacting freedom of expression and information in online…India: News outlets raided and two journalists arrested 05 Oct 2023 The offices of news outlet NewsClick and the residences of several journalists were raided by Delhi authorities on October 3, with founder Prabir…Pakistan: Islamabad journalist granted bail after judicial remand 04 Oct 2023 Muhammad Khalid Jamil, the bureau chief of Ausaf Broadcast Network (ABN) News, was granted bail On September 29, after a September 23 decision placed…Philippines: Student journalists harassed and summoned by army 29 Sep 2023 Student journalists working with university publication The Democrat were subject to harassment, summoning, and ‘red-tagging’ from members of the…Access to information: Governments must respect the right to know, says IFJ 28 Sep 2023 On the occasion of the International Day for Universal Access to Information, celebrated on 28 September, the IFJ calls on governments across the…Afghanistan: Survey shows lack of access to information leaves society in the dark 28 Sep 2023 The Afghan National journalists Union (ANJU) surveyed 433 journalists working in all parts of the country, collecting opinions in both quantifiable…Hong Kong: HKJA head sentenced on obstruction charges 27 Sep 2023 Ronson Chan, the head of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), has been sentenced to five days in jail after allegedly obstructing police…China: Jailed journalist trial begins amid inhumane detentions 26 Sep 2023 The trial of jailed journalist and women’s rights activist Huang Xueqin has begun after over two years in pre-trial detention, while supporters have…Philippines: Outlet withdraws article on alleged lawmaker university donation 26 Sep 2023 The online news publication Inquirer.net withdrew an article detailing an alleged donation by the House of Representatives speaker to Boston’s Harvard…Pakistan: Lahore journalist’s home attacked 20 Sep 2023 The home of senior Pakistani journalist and Lahore Press Club president Azam Chaudhry was attacked by four unknown assailants on September 16. The… South Korea: News outlets raided as attacks on media escalate 14 Sep 2023 News outlet Newstapa and broadcaster Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company (JTBC) have been raided by South Korean authorities after reporting in…Pakistan: Two journalists face charges by district authorities 13 Sep 2023 Journalists Fayaz Zafar and Amjad Ali Sahaab are facing similar misinformation and defamation charges in the Swat Valley region, amid a rising number…Philippines: Final tax charge against Maria Ressa dropped 13 Sep 2023 Independent news outlet Rappler and its founder Maria Ressa have been acquitted of the final of five tax evasion charges launched in 2018 by the… Page 7 of 226. Previous 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226 Next Load more