News and Press Releases

Kyaw Lin, a journalist who reported for online independent news outlets, Myanmar Now and Development Media Group was assaulted and threatened by two…

Photographs of Rowena “Weng” Carranza-Paraan at the first all-women media safety training in the Philippines have been maliciously twisted in a…

The English-language newspaper, Myanmar Times announced plans to lay off 70 employees, including 30 journalists. The International Federation of…

Alyaa Alhadjri, a senior reporter at Malaysiakini, describes the situation for journalists in Malaysia as part of the #MYMediaMatters campaign,…

Aujourd'hui c’est la Journée mondiale contre l'homophobie, la transphobie et la biphobie (IDAHOBIT). Le Conseil des Global Unions (CGU), un groupe de…

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…

Over the last weekend, protests in Mong Kok returned alongside the erosion of Hong Kong’s free press as police harassed journalists. The International…

The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) barred a Rappler journalist from access to the press corps’ Viber group after the journalist…

Dhaval Patel, the editor of Gujarati Face of Nation news website, was arrested on May 11 and charged with sedition for publishing a report that…

On May 8, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced visa restrictions for mainland Chinese journalists employed by non-U.S. media restricting…

Journalist Pawan Yadav was attacked by thugs in Bara district after on May 10, 2020. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Nepal…

Malaysia’s lower house of parliament scheduled to sit for the first time since the change in government will only be accessible to journalists from…

The government's anti-communist task force posted offensive black propaganda on social media against ABS-CBN and Rappler chief executive officer Maria…

Ahmad Khan Nawid, host of Voice of Ghor Radio, was shot and killed in Firozkoh, Ghor province in police crossfire on May 9. The International…

The magistrate’s court in Putrajaya banned journalists from covering an open court proceeding against the eldest daughter of UMNO party president…

Cornelio Pepino, 48, was shot dead by two unidentified men after hosting his regular radio program on dyMD Energy 93.7 FM. The International…