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We, the undersigned media freedom organisations and journalist unions in the Asia Pacific region, strongly condemn the threats against press freedom,…

A group of Ukrainian investigative journalists is being subjected to a campaign of harassment and intimidation, including surveillance and arson…

Journalists Safikul Islam and Suraj Ali Khan who were arrested on June 9 were granted bail by Calcutta’s High Court on August 14. The International…

The Sudanese authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Al Sadig Al Rezegy President of Sudanese Journalists Union following their decision to…

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…

More than a dozen newsrooms of titles still being published have been closed across the US, as publishers cut costs in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.…

Rong Chhun, the president of the Cambodian Confederation of Unions (CCU), arrested last month by the Cambodian authorities for allegedly inciting…

Three journalists, including a female reporter from Caravan magazine, were beaten, subjected to slurs, threatened with death, and sexually harassed in…

As ongoing protests over the disputed presidential election result rock Minsk, the Belarus Association of Journalists (BAJ) has reported 160 cases of…

The campaign to bring back ABS-CBN, the largest broadcasting station in the country, continues to gather momentum. PIRMA Kapamilya, a public campaign,…

Iranian censors have shut down Jahan Sanaat newspaper after it reported the comments of a health professional about the real number of Coronavirus…

A court in Algeria sentenced journalist Khaled Drareni to three years in prison on 10 August after he had reported on the anti-government…

Diananta Putra Sumedi, a former chief editor of online local media banjarhits.id, was found guilty and sentenced to three months 15 days for his…

Abbas Ali Jutt, a journalist affiliated with Daily Sahafat and general secretary of Okara Union of Journalist, was attacked in Okara district, Punjab…

At least 19 journalists were detained and many others were prevented from covering the Belarusian presidential election held on Sunday, August 9. The…

Jimmy Lai, the high profile chairman of Next Gen and founder of Apple Daily, was arrested on the morning of August 10 on allegations of collusion with…