News and Press ReleasesAfghanistan: Taliban raid Enikaas TV head’s home 21 Aug 2021 Armed Taliban militants raided the house of Zalmai Lotfi, the head of Enikaas TV, on August 20. The International Federation of Journalists and its…South Korea: Concerns over media law amendment 20 Aug 2021 South Korea’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee of the National Assembly have introduced amendments to the Press Arbitration Act, that include…Afghanistan: Taliban takes two female journalists off air 20 Aug 2021 Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) news anchor Khadija Amin and news presenter Shabnam Dawran were removed from their posts and taken off air by the…Afghanistan: "We have received hundreds of requests for help" 20 Aug 2021 "We had one instance of a family being threatened and told the only way they would be left in peace is if their daughter - a journalist - married the…Philippines: Editor shot dead in Quezon City 20 Aug 2021 On August 17, tabloid editor Gwenn Salamida was shot dead by a robber in her recently opened salon in Quezon City. The International Federation of…India: Jammu and Kashmir Police assault journalists covering Muharram procession 19 Aug 2021 Jammu and Kashmir police chased a group of journalists and attacked them with batons while they were covering the Muharram procession in Srinagar on…Afghanistan: Taliban raids belie proclamations, media at heightened anxiety 19 Aug 2021 Taliban militants carried out search operations in homes of at least three employees of German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) and a freelance…Cambodia: Authorities confiscate journalists’ press card and materials 16 Aug 2021 Authorities from the Meanchey district in the south-eastern part of Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, confiscated An Vichet, a freelance journalists’…Pakistan: Journalist in ICU after attack by a political mob 16 Aug 2021 Ghulam Qadir Shar, a Pakistani journalist, working for Time News and Daily Panhanji Akhbar, was attacked by a local political leader’s supporters in…Afghanistan: Governments must help Afghanistan’s human rights defenders 16 Aug 2021 UPDATED 17.08.21 After a week of steady gains by Taliban militants, who captured dozens of cities across Afghanistan in a lightning offensive, the…Philippines: Cyber-libel charges against Maria Ressa dismissed 13 Aug 2021 A global coalition supporting Filipino journalist Maria Ressa has welcomed the dismissal of cyber-libel charges against the Rappler CEO and founder.…Pakistan: Proposed media regulatory authority rejected by Pakistani media 13 Aug 2021 A coalition of Pakistani media stakeholders and leaders is calling for the rejection of the proposed Pakistan Media Regularity Authority (PMDA) which…Pakistan: Unknown killers murder journalist 13 Aug 2021 Pakistani journalist, Kashif Hussain, was killed in Wanike Tarrar, a small town in the District of Hafizabad. The International Federation of…China/Australia: Media calls on China to release Australian journalist Cheng Lei 13 Aug 2021 One year on from her detainment by Chinese authorities on “suspicion of illegally supplying state secrets overseas”, a journalist and media collective…Afghanistan: IFJ launches international solidarity campaign as Taliban violence threatens journalists 12 Aug 2021 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today launched an international solidarity campaign with Afghan journalists as the threat of…Pakistan: Two Pakistani journalists arrested under the cybercrime act 11 Aug 2021 Two Lahore-based journalists, Amir Mir and Imran Shafqat, were booked under the cybercrime act by the Pakistani Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).… Page 37 of 226. Previous 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226 Next Load more
