News and Press ReleasesIndia: 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…IFJ in the news 14 Aug 2023 Every week the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is compiling a list of the top news articles from across the world in which it is…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…Jordan: Journalists prosecuted over social media posts 12 Aug 2023 Journalist Ahmed Hassan Al-Zoubi, sentenced to one year in jail on August 9, and journalist Hiba Abu Taha, arrested on August 8, are being prosecuted…Palestine: Enhancing the safety of women journalists in the occupied West Bank and Gaza 11 Aug 2023 Twenty-eight women journalists successfully completed two safety training sessions in Ramallah from August 1 to 3, and Gaza from August 6 to 9. The…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…Turkey: IFJ and EFJ condemn fifth imprisonment order against journalist Barış Pehlivan 10 Aug 2023 The International and the European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) and the undersigned media freedom, freedom of expression, human rights, and…Syria: TV journalist killed in roadside bomb in Daraa province 09 Aug 2023 UPDATED 10.08.2023 A reporter from the privately owned Sama TV, Firas al-Ahmad, was killed on August 9 when a roadside bomb exploded in al-Shiah…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…Turkey: Sputnik lays off its unionised journalists 08 Aug 2023 The Turkish offices of the Russian news agency Sputnik, in Istanbul and Ankara, have just dismissed 24 unionised journalists who had decided to strike… Page 38 of 837. 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