News and Press Releases

A journalist from Frontier Myanmar and a news photographer from The Myanmar Times were detained, beaten and interrogated in the jungle of Kayin State,…

BBC journalist Rana Rahimpour attended today on behalf of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) the Human Rights Council in Geneva. During…

Australia’s major newswire service, Australian Associated Press (AAP), will close its doors on June 26, in a controversial move by majority…

Despite a post-mortem report detailing slain journalist Aziz Memon died from asphyxiation from a wire tied around his neck, Pakistan’s police declared…

Malayalam-language news channels Asianet News and MediaOne received bans for alleged “bias” content covering the Delhi protests amidst the climbing…

Police barred two journalists from reporting on a government operation in Pulwama district, in Indian-administered Kashmir, and confiscated their…

Journalists across South East Asia express solidarity with more than 10,000 ABS-CBN media workers that may be left unemployed if the ABS-CBN franchise…

Jimmy Lai, owner of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, was arrested on February 28 on suspicion of taking part in an anti-extradition assembly. The…

Ajayababu Shiwakoti, the general secretary of the Nepal Press Union (NPU), received threats for his reporting on an alleged bribery scandal involving…

As the media coverage of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak idominates media all over the world, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)…

Akash Napa, a journalist working for JK 24×7 media was shot and at least four other journalists were injured during communal unrest in Delhi on…

Javedullah Khan, the bureau chief for Urdu language newspaper Ausaf, was gunned down on February 25 in Matta, 40-kilometres northwest of Pakistan's…

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) call for urgent government…