News and Press ReleasesAfghanistan: Kabul Times reporter detained and attacked 23 Dec 2021 Sayed Rashed Kashefi, a reporter with the Kabul Times and Rasa TV, was allegedly beaten and detained for over six hours while covering a fight at an…Migrant Narratives: an indispensable resource for journalists covering migration 21 Dec 2021 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) have joined forces to launch the Migrant Narratives…Nepal: Three sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Dekendra Raj Thapa 17 Dec 2021 Dailekh District Court has sentenced three people convicted of the murder of Dailekh based journalist, Dekendra Raj Thapa, to life imprisonment. The…Myanmar: DVB reporter Aung San Lin arrested by military 17 Dec 2021 Aung San Lin, a reporter for the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), was taken into junta custody during a midnight military raid on his home in the…Hong Kong: Media tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted over Tiananmen Massacre vigil 14 Dec 2021 Founder of Next Digital Jimmy Lai has been sentenced 13 months in prison for inciting others to take part in the Tiananmen Massacre vigil on June 4,…Hong Kong: Government accuses Wall Street Journal of incitement 14 Dec 2021 The Hong Kong government has accused The Wall Street Journal of “incitement,” claiming it may have broken the city’s electoral law over an editorial…Alert: Filipino journalist who investigated Duterte drug war killed 10 Dec 2021 Jesus “Jess” Malabanan was killed on December 8 by two unidentified assailants at his family’s store in Calbayog City, Samar. The International…Afghanistan: IFJ releases report on Afghan women journalists on Human Rights Day 10 Dec 2021 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) have launched a joint report titled ‘In Their Own…Myanmar: Two reporters attacked while covering anti-regime protest 08 Dec 2021 Two journalists were injured at an anti-regime protest in Yangon when a military vehicle drove through the crowd on December 5. The International…China: Officials commission surveillance system targeting journalists 06 Dec 2021 Recent reports reveal that journalists and other ‘suspicious’ actors will be tracked by an elaborate surveillance system allegedly commissioned by the…Sri Lanka: Journalist attacked by soldiers for reporting on Tamil memorial 02 Dec 2021 Tamil journalist Vishwalingam Vishwachandran was brutally attacked by a group of Sri Lankan soldiers in Mullaitivu district on November 28. The…Pakistan: Female journalist and family attacked in Lahore 01 Dec 2021 On November 24, unknown assailants targeted female journalist, Ambreen Fatima, attacking her as she drove with family in the eastern city of Lahore.…China: Businessman and journalist Fang Bin remains in detention 30 Nov 2021 Chinese businessman Fang Bin, who reported on the Covid-19 pandemic from the front line in China, was reportedly being detained pending trial. The…Afghanistan: Taliban’s new directives will further muzzle press freedom 30 Nov 2021 The Taliban has announced eight religious ‘guidelines’ which restrict the broadcasting of media that contravenes Islamic values, with several edicts…Pakistan: IFJ holds a training on safety of women journalists and gender equality 29 Nov 2021 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), with the support of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), arranged a two-day Gender Equality…China: Reports on Chinese tennis star censored by authorities 25 Nov 2021 Beijing authorities censored foreign coverage of missing Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, who recently accused a former top Chinese official of sexual… Page 32 of 226. Previous 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226 Next Load more