RTHK ban live-broadcast of pro-independence activist’s speech

Later today, August 14, the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Hong Kong (FCCHK) will host a lunch speech by pro-independence activist Andy Chan. RTHK...

Taliban burn down radio and TV station in Ghazni, Afghanistan

Taliban attacks on Ghazni province in Afghanistan saw the incineration of a local radio and television station; and the death of media technician...

Medical association leader threatens Sri Lankan media with “traitor list”

The President of the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) of Sri Lanka has issued a direct threat to a journalist and publicly warned the...

Nepal journalists physically attacked

In less than one week, two incidents of journalists being physically attacked in Nepal have raised concerns about safety. Journalists Chhabilal Tiwari...

Raajje TV receive maximum fine under draconian defamation law

The Maldives Broadcasting Commission (MBC) has fined opposition-aligned Raajje TV with an exorbitant MVR two million (USD 130,000) for live...

IFJ, SAMSN demand release of Shahidul Alam in Bangladesh

In a letter to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the South Asia Media Solidarity...

Belarus: The IFJ and EFJ Condemn Police Raid on Independent Media Agencies

The IFJ and EFJ have backed calls by the Belarusian Union of Journalists to immediately release a group of journalists detained in police raids and...

La FIP expresa su preocupación tras el asesinato de dos periodistas y el incremento de amenazas en Colombia

Durante la semana pasada se registraron dos asesinatos a comunicadores en menos de 24 horas, hechos que se suman a múltiples amenazas denunciadas en...

Harassment of media by Taiwan officials continues

For the third time in less than a year, the Taipei City Government has intervened with media reporting, raising serious concerns about its commitment...

IFJ Blog: A letter to students – to be, or not to be, a Hong Kong journalist?

A letter to Hong Kong journalism students from the chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, Chris Yeung.

Activist forcibly detained during television interview in China

During a live television interview with Voice of America’s (VOA) mandarin program, Sun Wenguang was forcibly arrested by Chinese security forces who...

Beijing attempts to block pro-independence activist talk

Days after the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Hong Kong (FCCHK), announced pro-independence activity, Andy Chan, as a speaker at a lunch event, the...

Photojournalist Shahidul Alam arrested in Bangladesh

Policemen in plain clothes stormed the house of veteran photojournalist Shahidul Alam in Dhanmondi, Dhaka on the evening of Sunday, August 5, and...

Shots fired at TV anchor’s house in Lahore, Pakistan

Unidentified gunmen fired shots at Express News TV anchor Imran Khan’s house in Lahore, the capital of Punjab Province in north-eastern Pakistan on...

IFJ in the news this week

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...

Libya: Journalist Abducted and Killed

The IFJ has condemned the killing of Libyan journalist Moussa Abdel Karim in Sebha.

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