News and Press ReleasesPhilippines: Journalist convicted of cyber libel 19 Dec 2022 A Quezon City Trial Court has convicted Baguio journalist Frank Cimatu of cyber libel over a Facebook post made in 2017. The International Federation…Hong Kong: IFJ launches campaign to support Hong Kong journalists 13 Dec 2022 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) remains deeply concerned at the ongoing destruction of independent media and press freedom in Hong…Asia Pacific: Region second deadliest globally on IFJ Killed List 12 Dec 2022 Sixteen journalists and media workers lost their lives in the Asia Pacific region in 2022, the second highest rate of killings globally, the…Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai sentenced to over five years on fraud charges 12 Dec 2022 Hong Kong media magnate and Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to five years and nine months imprisonment on December 10 for breaching…Myanmar: IFJ launches anti-wage theft campaign 09 Dec 2022 The International Federation of Journalists and its affiliate, the Myanmar Journalists Network (MJN), have today launched a campaign to end the…Pakistan: New report finds Arshad Sharif killing planned 09 Dec 2022 An investigative team has concluded the October 23 killing of veteran journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya was a ‘planned targeted assassination’, with…Indonesia: New criminal code erodes freedom of press, expression 08 Dec 2022 The Indonesian government has passed a controversial new Criminal Code that seriously violates international human rights standards and will…Afghanistan: Taliban bans two radio broadcasts 06 Dec 2022 The Taliban have imposed bans on two United States funded broadcasters, Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty FM, across…Iran: IFJ renews its call for the immediate release of all journalists in jail 02 Dec 2022 Fifty-five journalists have been detained in Iran since the beginning of the national protests following the death of Mahsa Amini on 16 September. The…China: BBC, RTS journalists assaulted and detained by police 28 Nov 2022 Two foreign journalists, Ed Lawrence of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Michael Peuker of Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS), were detained…Hong Kong: Apple Daily journalists plead guilty to collusion charge 24 Nov 2022 Six former Apple Daily staff have pled guilty to collusion charges at Hong Kong’s High Court on November 22, with one set to appear at Jimmy Lai’s…Philippines: Impunity rampant on the anniversary of Ampatuan Massacre 23 Nov 2022 As impunity runs rife for crimes against journalists in the Philippines, November 23 marks the thirteenth anniversary of the nation’s Ampatuan…Indonesia: Regional journalist receives death threat 21 Nov 2022 Amid rising incidents of harassment towards media workers in Indonesia, the chief editor of online media outlet Kabargayo.com received a death threat…Cambodia: Hun Sen government bans journalists’ access 18 Nov 2022 Reporters from two news outlets, VOD and VOA, were denied access to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s press conference following the ASEAN Summit on…Nepal: Attacks on press freedom rise ahead of election 18 Nov 2022 The Election Commission of Nepal (ECN) and the Press Council Nepal (PCN) have been criticised for ongoing attacks on press freedom in the lead-up to…Myanmar: Japanese video journalist released amid prisoner amnesty 18 Nov 2022 Myanmar’s military junta announced the release of Japanese documentary filmmaker, Toru Kubota, and three other foreign nationals on November 17, as… Page 14 of 226. Previous 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226 Next Load more
