News and Press Releases

Since June 2019, protests have taken over the streets of Hong Kong on a weekly basis. As journalists and media workers attempt to cover these…

Utusan Melayu Berhad, the publisher of Malay daily Utusan Malaysia, has announced that August 21 will be the final print edition of the paper as it…

The Kashmir Valley’s connection with the inside and the outside world has been cut — all internet connectivity, cellular, landline, and cable TV…

Global Times’ journalist Fu Guohao was attacked during protests at Hong Kong International Airport on August 13. The International Federation…

Communication in and out of the Indian region of Jammu and Kashmir has been blocked since August 4 following changes to the region’s autonomy in…

Brandon Lee, a journalist with Northern Dispatch Weekly, was shot and injured outside his house in Tungngod, Lagawe in Ifugao province, on August 6.…

As protests broke out on the streets of Hong Kong over the weekend, journalists were again the targets of police brutality. One journalist was…

Two Sri Lankan army spies were charged with serious assault on a journalist and his wife as they drove to work in January 2009. The International…

A student journalist was attacked and hit by the chancellor of State University of Makassar during the university’s 58th anniversary celebration. The…

Indonesian journalist Asnawi Luwi’s house was burned down, followed by an arson attack at the office of the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI)…

Huang Qi, an investigative journalist and publisher of the human rights news website 64 Tianwang, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after months of…

A report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has found that the rise of Google, Facebook and similar businesses is a threat…

Bail has been granted to two Cambodian journalists facing incitement charges, however they must remain under court supervision. The International…

A journalist was obstructed from reporting on a Sri Lankan Air Force Commander’s visit to a Buddhist monastery in Kandy on Sunday, July 21. The…

The National Democratic Alliance has introduced two labour codes that threaten journalism by abolishing the wage board and removing the Working…

Pakistan’s private broadcaster Geo News was forced off air and its channel number abruptly changed in many parts of the country during Pakistani Prime…