News and Press ReleasesVietnam: Independent journalist arrested for opposing socialist party 05 Jul 2021 Le Van Dung, the owner of CHTV, a digital news channel in Vietnam, was arrested on July 1. He was charged under Article 117 of Vietnam’s Penal Code…Sri Lanka: Government cancels probe into sexual harassment in the media industry 01 Jul 2021 Sri Lanka’s media minister Keheliya Rambukwella informed reporters his ministry would not launch an investigation into allegations of sexual…Hong Kong: Former Apple Daily employee arrested while trying to leave Hong Kong 29 Jun 2021 Police arrested former senior editorial writer Fung Wai-kong, who worked for the recently shutdown pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily at Hong Kong…Starting up a career in journalism during the pandemic 28 Jun 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has been an uncertain time for early-career journalists as many media stopped their activity, put their internships and…Trust in news grows, need for diverse and gender-balanced newsrooms demanded 28 Jun 2021 The Reuters Digital News Report 2021 has revealed that public’s trust in news has risen sharply during the Covid-19 pandemic and that younger…IFJ holds workshops for lawyers on freedom of expression and media rights 25 Jun 2021 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) conducted two online workshops for lawyers from Burundi, Mexico, Sri Lanka and Yemen on the…SOUTH EAST ASIA: Call for stronger protections for media workers amid Covid-19 25 Jun 2021 Members of the South East Asia Journalist Union (SEAJU) network call on governments to do more to protect media workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic and…Pakistan: Sindh Governor rejects journalist protection bill 25 Jun 2021 Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on June 20 controversially returned the new Sindh Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners Bill 2021…Cambodia: Journalists stopped and intimidated by authorities 25 Jun 2021 Cambodian journalists have been intimidated by authorities in a series of incidents documented by the Cambodian Journalists Alliance (CamboJA). The…Hong Kong: Democracy crumbles in Hong Kong as Apple Daily shutters HK operations 24 Jun 2021 The Hong Kong edition of Apple Daily, published by the Hong Kong-based Next Digital media group, will print its last paper on June 24. The…Pakistan: FIA summons journalist for critical reporting 24 Jun 2021 Federal Investigation Agency’s Cyber Crime Reporting Centre in Islamabad summoned journalist Muhammad Bilal Ghauri for questioning for alleged…SEAJU: Respect human rights and stop the intimidation of Myanmar’s media 23 Jun 2021 Members of the South East Asia Journalist Union (SEAJU) network this week issued a joint statement of solidarity with media colleagues from Myanmar,…Thailand: Censorship laws stifle criticism of government vaccine rollout 22 Jun 2021 Citizens and journalists may face criminal prosecution under Thailand’s censorship laws for criticising the government’s AstraZeneca vaccine rollout,…India: Criminal investigation against three journalists and The Wire 18 Jun 2021 Uttar Pradesh police initiated a criminal investigation against independent news- website The Wire and three journalists Rana Ayyub, Saba Naqvi, and…Pakistan: Report highlights serious flaws in Mujahid murder investigation 18 Jun 2021 An investigation by media freedom organizations has highlighted the police investigation failures following the murder of senior journalist Zubair…Hong Kong: Five Apple Daily executives arrested in massive police raid 18 Jun 2021 Hong Kong police raided the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and arrested five senior executives on June 17. All were charged under the… Page 40 of 226. Previous 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226 Next Load more