News and Press ReleasesIndia: Bhumkal Samachar editor assaulted and threatened 29 Sep 2020 Kamal Shukla, the editor of Bhumkal Samachar magazine and head of the Patrakar Suraksha Kanoon Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti, an organisation to protect…Pakistan: Journalist Abid Hussain shot dead 28 Sep 2020 Pakistani journalist Abid Hussain Abidi, affiliated with local newspaper Jurm-o- Saza, was shot dead in Mandi Bahaudin in the Malikwal district on…Joint Statement: Ampatuan massacre to remain ‘unresolved’ 25 Sep 2020 We, the undersigned affiliate members of the International Federation of Journalists, welcome the decision of the United Nations Educational,…Pakistan: Channel 24 journalist arrested on false charges 25 Sep 2020 Ehtisham Kiyani, a reporter for Channel 24 was arrested on false charges for allegedly bearing weapons in Islamabad’s High Court. The International…Pakistan: Three journalists face sedition charges under Cybercrime Law 24 Sep 2020 Journalists Asad Toor, Bilal Farooqi, and Absar Alam have all been charged with sedition between September 11 and September 16 for publishing…India: Kashmiri journalist summoned, slapped and abused 23 Sep 2020 The cyber wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police summoned and abused Auqib Javeed, a Kashmir based journalist, over a news report about police…Hong Kong: Police amend definition of journalist to restrict access 23 Sep 2020 Under a new policy, Hong Kong’s police will cease to recognise press accreditation issued by local media or journalist associations unless they are…India: Freelance journalist arrested under Official Secrets Act 21 Sep 2020 Indian Police have arrested journalist Rajeev Sharma over allegations of espionage. Sharma stands accused of passing ‘sensitive information’ to…Protect Jobs, protect democracy, protect print media: Global unions launch campaign to ensure journalism’s future 18 Sep 2020 A coalition of global unions, representing nearly 21 million workers worldwide, is launching a campaign today to save print journalism. UNI Global…Philippines: Global Unions support European Parliament's resolution on human rights violations 18 Sep 2020 In a joint statement, the Council of Global Unions (CGU) welcomed the adoption by the European Parliament (EP) of the “resolution on the situation in…Vietnam Whistleblower: Wikileaks As Important As The Pentagon Papers, by Tim Dawson 18 Sep 2020 In 3 May 1972, Daniel Ellsberg spoke at a peace rally in Washington DC. It was a year since he had leaked the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times…Nepal: Police arrest alleged journalist murderer, 13 years on 17 Sep 2020 Nepal Police arrested Hareram Prasad Kurmi, one of the accused in the murder of Bara based journalist Birendra Shah 13 years ago. The International…Philippines: Former councillor and disbarred lawyer intimidates editor 17 Sep 2020 Francis Allan L. Angelo, editor-in-chief of the Daily Guardian newspaper based in Iloilo, Western Visayas region, was threaten by Plaridel Nava, a…Laos: Activists and rights groups demand release of Mouay 16 Sep 2020 Lao blogger Houayheuang Xayabouly, known by her nickname Mouay, was detained in 2019 for criticising the region’s government for the mishandling of…Philippines: Journalist murdered by motorcycle killers 16 Sep 2020 Journalist Jobert “Polpog” Bercasio was shot dead as he was riding a scooter in Sorgoson City, Sorgoson, Luzon on the evening of September 14. The…Indonesia: Three student journalists arrested while covering fishermen protest 14 Sep 2020 The South Sulawesi water and police unit have arrested three student journalists in Makassar while they were covering a protest to reject sand mining… Page 57 of 226. Previous 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226 Next Load more