News and Press Releases

Radio commentator Percival Mabasa, also known as Percy Lapid, was shot to death in his vehicle in Las Piñas City on October 3. The International…

The ruling People Power Party (PPP) of the Republic of Korea has launched several intimidatory public and legal attacks against public broadcaster…

In the latest of a series of media shutdowns in Afghanistan, Khost-based radio station Rana Ghag has ended its broadcast on September 22 due to…

At least 25 journalists and media workers from Indonesian digital media outlet Narasi have been the target of malicious social media hacking attempts…

The Maldivian government has proposed a series of amendments to the nation’s Evidence Bill after concerns were raised by media rights organisations at…

The Hong Kong Journalists Association’s (HKJA) annual press freedom index has reached a new low for a third consecutive year, reflecting a rapidly…

Pakistan Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Secretary General Rana Muhammad Azeem was hit by an unlicensed vehicle in a targeted attack amid ongoing…

Ronson Chan, the chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), was formally charged on September 19 for obstructing police, less than one…

Four journalists have been physically attacked while reporting on the alleged unlawful occupation of a house in Baniachong Upazila, Habiganj District.…

Concerns for press freedom in Malaysia have been raised after media advocacy group Gerakan Media Merdeka (Geramm) received reports of alleged…

A Yangon court has sentenced journalist Htet Htet Khine to three years in prison under incitement charges, as disturbing crackdowns on press freedom…

The Conselho de Imprensa (Press Council) of Timor-Leste (CITL) has expressed its serious concerns at the misleading representation of the situation of…

Umesh Pokharel, the South Asia Coordinator of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) spoke to Hujatullah Mujadidi, President of the Union…

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Asia-Pacific regional affiliate unions and associations condemn the September 7 arrest of…