News and Press Releases

The cyber wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police summoned and abused Auqib Javeed, a Kashmir based journalist, over a news report about police…

Under a new policy, Hong Kong’s police will cease to recognise press accreditation issued by local media or journalist associations unless they are…

Indian Police have arrested journalist Rajeev Sharma over allegations of espionage. Sharma stands accused of passing ‘sensitive information’ to…

A coalition of global unions, representing nearly 21 million workers worldwide, is launching a campaign today to save print journalism. UNI Global…

In a joint statement, the Council of Global Unions (CGU) welcomed the adoption by the European Parliament (EP) of the “resolution on the situation in…

In 3 May 1972, Daniel Ellsberg spoke at a peace rally in Washington DC. It was a year since he had leaked the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times…

Nepal Police arrested Hareram Prasad Kurmi, one of the accused in the murder of Bara based journalist Birendra Shah 13 years ago. The International…

Francis Allan L. Angelo, editor-in-chief of the Daily Guardian newspaper based in Iloilo, Western Visayas region, was threaten by Plaridel Nava, a…

Lao blogger Houayheuang Xayabouly, known by her nickname Mouay, was detained in 2019 for criticising the region’s government for the mishandling of…

Journalist Jobert “Polpog” Bercasio was shot dead as he was riding a scooter in Sorgoson City, Sorgoson, Luzon on the evening of September 14. The…

The South Sulawesi water and police unit have arrested three student journalists in Makassar while they were covering a protest to reject sand mining…

Liputan6.com journalist Cakrayuni Nuralam has been targeted by doxing attacks following an article in which the newsroom tried to verify connections…

The Express Tribune journalist Bilal Farooqi, arrested by Karachi police on September 11 for posting allegedly anti-military and sectarian posts on…

Malaysia's media reform trajectory has been stymied by political change and increased violations against media workers, according to an international…

Media workers from Pakistan’s 24NewsHD are facing the possibility of job-losses after the channel was suspended by The Pakistan Electronic Media…

A series of assaults against local journalists has occurred in different cities in the country, ranging from verbal attacks to physical assault. The…