News and Press Releases

More than a dozen newsrooms of titles still being published have been closed across the US, as publishers cut costs in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.…

Rong Chhun, the president of the Cambodian Confederation of Unions (CCU), arrested last month by the Cambodian authorities for allegedly inciting…

Three journalists, including a female reporter from Caravan magazine, were beaten, subjected to slurs, threatened with death, and sexually harassed in…

As ongoing protests over the disputed presidential election result rock Minsk, the Belarus Association of Journalists (BAJ) has reported 160 cases of…

The campaign to bring back ABS-CBN, the largest broadcasting station in the country, continues to gather momentum. PIRMA Kapamilya, a public campaign,…

Un fallo histórico condena a los responsables de los apremios sufridos por Claudia Julieta Duque, quien investigó la muerte de un activista por la paz…

Iranian censors have shut down Jahan Sanaat newspaper after it reported the comments of a health professional about the real number of Coronavirus…

A court in Algeria sentenced journalist Khaled Drareni to three years in prison on 10 August after he had reported on the anti-government…

More than 100 workers employed by the Tayba media group are to lose their jobs by the end of August following a decision of the government-appointed…

Diananta Putra Sumedi, a former chief editor of online local media banjarhits.id, was found guilty and sentenced to three months 15 days for his…

Abbas Ali Jutt, a journalist affiliated with Daily Sahafat and general secretary of Okara Union of Journalist, was attacked in Okara district, Punjab…

At least 19 journalists were detained and many others were prevented from covering the Belarusian presidential election held on Sunday, August 9. The…

Jimmy Lai, the high profile chairman of Next Gen and founder of Apple Daily, was arrested on the morning of August 10 on allegations of collusion with…

Sankalp Neb, a journalist from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, was booked for allegedly sharing an unverified Twitter post that suggested negative Covid-19…

Malaysian authorities have refused to renew the work visas of two of Al Jazeera’s journalists. It follows a police raid of the global broadcaster’s…

En una muestra de la situación de inseguridad a la que se exponen lxs comunicadores mexicanos, un periodista fue ultimado en Michoacán y una redacción…