News and Press Releases

A group of 37 national media unions from South Asia as well as global media advocacy and freedom of expression organisations today called for an end...

Jonathan Jalon, a reporter of eMedia Production Network Inc., was asked by security personnel in the Zamboanga City Hall when he was about to cover a...

A Kathmandu Press article highlighting an alleged scam involving high level government employee and the sons of the defence minister and the prime...

The Australian government’s proposed $130 billion “JobKeeper” package falls short of supporting freelancers and non-permanent media workers. The...

Nation Multimedia Group (NMG), one of Thailand’s largest media companies cut employees’ salaries on April 1 citing the Covid-19 business downturn....

As the world battles the Covid-19 pandemic under widespread lockdowns and the mass movement of work into an online space, the International Federation...

The Supreme Court of India ordered media to only refer to, publish and broadcast the official version of the information on the health crisis, citing...

Ko Nay Myo Lin, the editor-in-chief of Voice of Myanmar (VOM), was arrested on March 30 for breaching the Counter Terrorism Law after publishing an...

The South East Asia Journalists Unions (SEAJU) network remains concerned for the physical and financial safety of journalists reporting in South East...

Azhar-ul Haq Wahid, a reporter with Channel Five TV and the newspaper Khabrain was released on bail after more than two months in jail for criticising...

Journalism serves as a critical public service, particularly in times of crisis. Now more than ever, media must be able to report independently,...

President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act of 2020 on March 25 that grants him special powers to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic,...

Beijing’s propaganda blitz seeks to obscure the origins of the coronavirus, writes Louisa Lim.

Police have harassed and attacked journalists in Hyderabad and Delhi on alleged breaches of lockdown orders amid the Covid-19 outbreak. The...

Despite the importance of journalism during a crisis, reporters continue to face challenges to their health and safety during the COVID-19 outbreak....