News and Press ReleasesTimor Leste: Calls for commitment to public television independence 15 Aug 2023 Timor Leste’s newest government should defend the country’s public broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Timor-Leste (RTTL) and its vital role as a voice…Afghanistan: South Asian unions call for urgent media diaspora support 15 Aug 2023 The South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) today called for urgent international support to help Afghan journalists and media workers displaced…India: Slate of new laws a major threat to India’s press freedom 15 Aug 2023 India’s parliament has passed legislation that threatens to increase government surveillance, undermine freedom of information, and impact press…Afghanistan: Dramatic loss of independent media and free expression over past two years – Comprehensive new report 15 Aug 2023 The availability of news and information in Afghanistan has shrunk dramatically since the Taliban take over. Of more than 90 printed newspapers…Afghanistan: Journalists need your help 14 Aug 2023 Journalists in Afghanistan face some of the toughest conditions in the world. From the time of the Taliban take over, in August 2021, their situation…Philippines: Radio reporter arrested without warrant in Visayas 14 Aug 2023 Journalist Jose Rizal Pajares was arrested in Iriga City, Visayas on August 2 after allegedly accessing crime records without police permission. The…Pakistan: Senior journalist assassinated after leaving work in Sukkur 14 Aug 2023 Senior journalist Jan Mohammad Mahar died after sustaining multiple shots fired from close range in a targeted attack in Sukkur, Sindh Province, on…Afghanistan: Wave of journalist arrests undermines little remaining media freedom 11 Aug 2023 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has expressed its deepest concern at a sudden surge of journalists arrested in Afghanistan. The…Pakistan: Two solidarity centres for Afghan journalists opened in Islamabad 10 Aug 2023 Two new solidarity centres, providing emergency accommodation and a range of support services for exiled Afghan journalists in Pakistan, have been…Malaysia: Government authority blocks news outlets ahead of state elections 09 Aug 2023 Malaysian online news portals UtusanTV and MalaysiaNow have been blocked by authorities ahead of critical state elections. The International…Alert: Journalist killed in Khairpur by unknown actors 09 Aug 2023 On August 7, journalist Ghulam Asghar Khand was shot to death by unknown actors while travelling from a press club to his residence in Khairpur. The…Bangladesh: Government foreshadows replacement of notorious Digital Security Act 09 Aug 2023 Bangladeshi authorities have announced an intention to replace the nation’s much-criticised draconian Digital Security Act (DSA) with a revised Cyber…Afghanistan: Broadcaster shuttered after mixed-gender training session 07 Aug 2023 Members of the Taliban forcibly closed a privately-owned station in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province after it held a mixed-gender journalism…India: Journalist detained for allegedly provocative remarks 07 Aug 2023 Journalist and publisher Badri Seshadri was arrested by Tamil Nadu state authorities for allegedly provocative remarks about the Chief Justice of…Papua New Guinea: Two media workers shot during power station tour 03 Aug 2023 Two media workers were shot by stray bullets fired by unknown assailants while attending a media tour of power stations outside Port Moresby. The…Solomon Islands: China funds newspaper for favourable coverage in the Pacific 03 Aug 2023 A global anti-corruption investigation has claimed that a Solomon Islands newspaper accepted funding from Chinese authorities, allegedly in exchange… Page 9 of 226. Previous 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226 Next Load more