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A journalist from one of Indonesia’s largest digital media companies, DetikCom received death threats following their coverage of Indonesian president…

Police registered a case against six suspects, accused of the murder of KTN news journalist, Zulfiqar Ali Mandrani who was shot by unidentified gunmen…

Emily Maitlis was replaced as host of the BBC's Newsnight programme after bosses reprimanded her over her introduction to the previous night's show in…

Bimal Shyaman, a journalist with Hiru, Derana and Swarnavahini television channels, was harassed and assaulted while reporting the Eid celebrations in…

Zulfiqar Ali Mandrani, a senior journalist with the Sindhi newspaper Daily Koshish was shot dead by two assailants in Jacobabad on Tuesday, May 26.…

The governments of India and Pakistan are stand-outs in terms of asking Facebook to reveal information related to user accounts. The International…

As arrests, attacks and harassment of journalists continues over their reports on the government’s administrative failures in handling Covid-19, …

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…

Periodistas de distintos medios de comunicación fueron agredidos e intimidados mientras cubrían las manifestaciones contra el gobierno por su gestión…

A Karen state court sentenced Zaw Ye Htet, the chief editor of online news agency Dae Pyaw to two years in prison for an article alleging there had…

Kolkata-based English daily The Telegraph announced the shutdown of its Guwahati edition, asking staff to resign by May 31, citing the economic…

Beijing’s intention to pass new Hong Kong national security laws sparked demonstrations beginning on May 22, potentially jeopardising the future of…

American journalist Matt Belanger was assaulted and physically attacked by a man who “perceived he was homosexual”. The International Federation of…

The local government has repeatedly harassed Radyo Natin Guimba (RNG) radio station reporters in Guimba for covering their response to Covid-19. The…

The Portuguese Journalists' Union (SJ) has strengthened its call on the government for increased support for the media sector and denounced the fact…

Journalists in Mozambique have been trained on how to cover the Covid-19 outbreak safely, thanks to the National Union of Journalists of Mozambique…