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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…

Hong Kong’s largest journalist union, the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), has announced to members that it will hold a special meeting to…

The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has been working to provide every possible support to the Afghan Journalists to evacuate Afghanistan…

Television presenter Moheb Jalili was beaten and abducted by Taliban militants on April 17 and reporter Reza Shahir was detained by the Taliban on…

On April 4, Bhutan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forests issued a compulsory retirement order to two of its staff after they were seen speaking with…

Karine Barzegar is a journalist and member of the National Bureau of the National Union of Journalists (SNJ) in France. Since mid-August 2021, she,…

Since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, the IFJ has received thousands of requests for assistance from journalists and media workers on the…

Journalist Mohiuddin Sarkar Nayem was allegedly shot dead by drug dealers near the border with India in Cumilla city on 13 April. The International…

The Yemeni Journalists Syndicate (YJS) has documented 20 violations of press freedom in the country between 1 January and 31 March 2022, ranging from…

Phan Bui Bao Thy was sentenced on April 7 by the People’s Court of Quảng Trị to one year of mandatory ‘re-education’ classes for alleged defamation.…

Le 11 avril, Allan Au, journaliste et professeur à l’université, a été arrêté par la police chargée de la sécurité nationale de Hong Kong en vertu de…

Kashmiri Journalist Aasif Sultan, who was granted bail on April 5 after spending almost four years in prison under India’s ‘anti-terror’ act, has been…

Vietnamese journalist Nguyen Hoai Nam was sentenced to three years and six months in prison by The People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City on April 5 for a…

Uttar Pradesh police have arrested three journalists in the state’s Baila district after they broke the news about a school exam question leak. The…

Reporter Loknath Dalei was allegedly assaulted and mistreated by police officers from Nilagiri police station on April 6, for his prior reporting on…

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has rescinded the Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) Amendment Ordinance, which included new regulations to…