News and Press Releases

On the eve of Pakistan’s press club elections starting this month, a growing network of women journalists is pushing for much needed reforms within…

Journalist Naran Unurtsetseg, the editor-in-chief of the Mongolian news website Zarig.mn, was arrested on December 4 on charges of contempt of court…

Three journalists were allegedly attacked, threatened, and had their equipment damaged by former Member of Parliament (MP) Mostafizur Rahman and staff…

Indonesian authorities passed the second amendment to the Electronic Information and Transactions Law (ITE Law) on December 5, failing to address…

Hong Kong-based senior journalist Minnie Chan has been reportedly unreachable for one month since travelling to Beijing in late October to cover an…

Journalists and media workers have criticised comments made by newly-elected Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters, who claimed that a 2020 government…

From 21 to 24 November 2023, the General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) undertook a mission to Palestine to support…

Palestinian journalists’ leader, Nasser Abu Baker has launched an emotional appeal to help Gaza’s journalists and media workers. “We are in desperate…

Journalist Md Nahid Hasan was assaulted by a group of 20 to 25 people while covering a clash involving members of a youth and student organisation…

Fourteen years on from the single worst massacre of journalists in history, only “partial justice” has been delivered for the families of those killed…

[UPDATED 22.11.2023] On 21 November Abzas Media chief editor, Sevinc Vaqifqizi, was detained at the Baku airport upon arrival. A day before, on 20…

Citizen journalist and activist Sun Lin was killed following an altercation during a police raid on his home on November 17. The International…

The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) temporarily took down its website on November 15 amid an active hacking attack. The…

Police in India’s Kerala state have summoned former politician and actor Suresh Gopi in relation to a complaint launched by an Indian journalist…

On November 7, Malaysian authorities revoked the press passes of journalists with the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)-affiliated news services Harakah…

Student journalists Abu Sayed Rony and Abdul Alim were attacked by a group of political activists at Rajshahi College, after taking photos of…