HKJA launches petition in response to Access to Information consultations

Following the launch of the public consultation by the Law Reform Commission (LRC) of Hong Kong into access to information legislation, the Hong Kong...

Workers victory against Philippines broadcaster

On Thursday, February 26 the Court of Appeals in the Philippines upheld the decision by the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) to recognize...

Philippines: Journalist and family named on hit list

Philippine journalist Cong Corrales and his family’s names were included on an anonymous list allegedly naming members of the Philippines Communist...

Several journalists attacked at Jakarta rally

A number of journalists covering the Islamist gather ‘212 Munajat Night’ in Jakarta on February 21 were attacked by members of the Islamic Defender...

Tanzania: IFJ regrets the death of journalist Timothy Kitundu

The Interim General Secretary of the Journalists Workers’ Union of Tanzania (JOWUTA), Comrade Timothy Kitundu, died on Tuesday, 19 February, in Dar es...

Yemen: 10 illegally held journalists face special terror court

10 Yemeni journalists abducted by Ansar Allah (Houthis) since June 2015 have been sent to face a specialised terrorism court.

México: asesinan al comunicador comunitario Samir Flores en Morelos

El 20 de febrero fue ejecutado a balazos el periodista y comunicador comunitario Samir Flores, mientras se encontraba en camino a conducir su programa...

Argentina: golpean y detienen a periodistas en la cobertura de una manifestación

En la mañana del día de hoy, miércoles 20 de febrero, periodistas y trabajadores de prensa de Argentina fueron golpeados y detenidos mientras...

Journalist attacked by police in Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan journalist Nadarajah Kugarajah was attacked by police in Jaffna on February 20, 2019. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)...

Perú: alerta contra la impunidad en el Caso Bustíos

Este 20 de febrero la Corte Suprema Justicia del Perú decidirá sobre la solicitud de revisión del recurso de nulidad a la sentencia por el asesinato...

Libel cases threatening newsrooms in the Philippines

After the arrest of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa over cyber libel, the Philstar.com decided to delete an article from 2002 over anticipated libel cases....

IFJ affiliates condemn Maria Ressa arrest

IFJ affiliates in Asia-Pacific responded to the arrest of Maria Ressa in the Philippines. In statements from across the region they have met with...

Anonymous lists put journalists’ lives in danger in the Philippines

Several journalists have been named on an anonymous list of purported drug personalities in two cities in the Philippines, raising serious concerns...

Nepal: Proposed legislation muzzles free speech on social media

The Nepal government has drafted new legislation that will impose harsh penalties for posting content on social media deemed ‘improper’. The...

Philippines: Rappler CEO Maria Ressa arrested on cyber libel charges

(UPDATE with Maria Ressa release on bail). The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested Rappler CEO Maria Ressa for cyber libel in her office...

IFJ and EFJ join a coalition calling for dialogue with libraries on Internet Archive book scanning

The International and European Federation of Journalists (IFJ and EFJ) join the National Writers Union (NWU) and the Authors Guild to denounce the...

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