News and Press Releases

A report by the Cambodian Journalist Alliance Association (CamboJA) has documented the crackdown on media freedom since 2017, with journalists…

To mark World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), on behalf of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network…

Vietnamese police have confirmed the detention of blogger Duong Van Thai, three days after his alleged abduction from his home in Bangkok, Thailand on…

Bangladeshi journalist Ayub Meahzi has suffered grave injuries after a group of unidentified armed assailants attacked and threw him from a two-story…

Freelance journalist and political activist Nguyen Lan Thang has been sentenced to six years in prison on April 12 in a closed-door court hearing, for…

The new Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) proposed by the Sri Lankan parliament, designed to replace the existing Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) of 1979,…

Two senior Maldivian journalists were issued serious threats via phone and text on April 7 following the publication of an article about a…

A new report released today by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) reveals the significant challenges faced by self-exiled Hong Kong…

Several Hong Kong journalists have reported incidents of stalking and harassment in late March from unidentified persons, including a court reporter…

A new report released today by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls for greater support and recognition for fact-checking efforts…

A group of unidentified assailants detonated explosives and shot at the home of senior Pakistani journalist Syed Yasir Shah in Kohat on March 21. The…

Federal and state authorities in India’s Punjab region have restricted internet and telecommunications access and suspended social media accounts,…

Results of an Association of Indonesian Journalists (AJI) 2022 research on "Sexual Violence against Indonesian Female Journalists" has shown that 82.6…

India’s latest crackdown on the press has seen the arrests of a number of regional media workers, including Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj in…

In an escalating trend of attacks and threats towards media workers in the Maldives, journalist Hussain Juman was assaulted and detained by police…

Pakistani state authorities arrested BOL News Bureau Chief Siddique Jan from outside the outlet’s office in Islamabad on March 20, with the senior…