News and Press Releases

Afghanistan: Taliban temporarily detain Noorin Television owner

On December 26, the Taliban detained Haji Arif Noori, owner of the independent Noorin Television station, and raided his Kabul home before releasing…

Hong Kong: Police detain seven journalists linked to Stand News after raiding newsroom

On December 29, Hong Kong police raided the newsroom of the pro-democracy online news outlet, Stand News, and arrested a total of seven journalists…

Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai and six former Apple Daily staff face new sedition charge

Founder of Next Digital Jimmy Lai and six former executives and senior employees of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily, are facing a…

Pacific: IFJ, UNESCO launch kit to defend media freedom in the Pacific

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific, Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), has…

Afghanistan: Kabul Times reporter detained and attacked

Sayed Rashed Kashefi, a reporter with the Kabul Times and Rasa TV, was allegedly beaten and detained for over six hours while covering a fight at an…

Migrant Narratives: an indispensable resource for journalists covering migration

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) have joined forces to launch the Migrant Narratives…

Nepal: Three sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Dekendra Raj Thapa

Dailekh District Court has sentenced three people convicted of the murder of Dailekh based journalist, Dekendra Raj Thapa, to life imprisonment. The…

Myanmar: DVB reporter Aung San Lin arrested by military

Aung San Lin, a reporter for the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), was taken into junta custody during a midnight military raid on his home in the…

Hong Kong: Media tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted over Tiananmen Massacre vigil

Founder of Next Digital Jimmy Lai has been sentenced 13 months in prison for inciting others to take part in the Tiananmen Massacre vigil on June 4,…

Hong Kong: Government accuses Wall Street Journal of incitement

The Hong Kong government has accused The Wall Street Journal of “incitement,” claiming it may have broken the city’s electoral law over an editorial…

Alert: Filipino journalist who investigated Duterte drug war killed

Jesus “Jess” Malabanan was killed on December 8 by two unidentified assailants at his family’s store in Calbayog City, Samar. The International…

Afghanistan: IFJ releases report on Afghan women journalists on Human Rights Day

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) have launched a joint report titled ‘In Their Own…

Myanmar: Two reporters attacked while covering anti-regime protest

Two journalists were injured at an anti-regime protest in Yangon when a military vehicle drove through the crowd on December 5. The International…

China: Officials commission surveillance system targeting journalists

Recent reports reveal that journalists and other ‘suspicious’ actors will be tracked by an elaborate surveillance system allegedly commissioned by the…

Sri Lanka: Journalist attacked by soldiers for reporting on Tamil memorial

Tamil journalist Vishwalingam Vishwachandran was brutally attacked by a group of Sri Lankan soldiers in Mullaitivu district on November 28. The…

Pakistan: Female journalist and family attacked in Lahore

On November 24, unknown assailants targeted female journalist, Ambreen Fatima, attacking her as she drove with family in the eastern city of Lahore.…

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