News and Press ReleasesVietnam: Journalist Le Tuan arrested on anti-government propaganda charges 16 Jun 2020 Le Huu Minh Tuan, an independent journalist and member of the Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam (IJAVN), was arrested on June 12. The…#MYMediaMatters campaign 16 Jun 2020 Chin Sung Chew is a journalist with the Sin Chew Daily and the general secretary of the National Union of Journalists Malaysia (NUJM). As part of the…Pakistan: Killer of Wali Khan Babar arrested after a decade on the run 16 Jun 2020 Nearly a decade after the murder of Geo News journalist Wali Khan Babar, Pakistan police finally arrested one of his murderers ‘at large’ in an…Hong Kong: Apple Daily founder, Jimmy Lai arrested for Tiananmen vigil 16 Jun 2020 Jimmy Lai, high profile chairman of Next Gen and founder of Apple Daily was arrested on the June 11 on incitement charges relating to the Tiananmen…Philippines: Rappler’s Maria Ressa and Rey Santos Jr found guilty of cyber libel 15 Jun 2020 The drawn-out case against Maria Ressa and Rey Santos Jr has come to an end as the Manila court finds the two guilty of cyber libel charges, a verdict…Indonesia: Student press threatened for organising Papuan racism discussion 15 Jun 2020 Student journalists from the University of Lampung (Unila) were the targets of digital attacks on June 10, amid preparations to hold an online…Indonesia: Feminist websites hit by digital attacks 13 Jun 2020 Online feminist newsgroups, Magdalene and Konde.co experienced a range of digital attacks in the last month. The International Federation of…Philippines: ‘Terror Bill’ awaits Philippine president Duterte’s signature 12 Jun 2020 The Anti-Terrorism Act, also known the ‘Terror Bill’ passed the House of Representatives of the Philippines and the Senate and is now with president…#MYMediaMatters campaign 12 Jun 2020 Ruby So Yuen Ling is a reporter with Nanyang Siang Pau (Malaysia). As part of the #MYMediaMatters campaign she talks about importance of journalists…Philippines: Rappler’s Maria Ressa facing court ruling in ‘cyber libel’ case 12 Jun 2020 A Manila court is expected to rule on the cyber libel case against internationally recognised Philippine journalist Maria Ressa on Monday, June 15.…Malaysia: Communication and Multimedia Act targets the media 11 Jun 2020 Malaysia’s Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) continues to be used to prosecute media workers despite the minister’s commitment to review the…Hong Kong: Police brutality against journalists’ hits a new low 11 Jun 2020 A survey conducted by the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) into police violence against journalists has revealed the violent reality of…Timor-Leste: Proposed defamation law petitioned by media rights groups 11 Jun 2020 The Minister of Justice in Timor-Leste plans to present to the Council of Ministers a proposal to include criminal defamation in the country’s penal…Australia: Media Bargaining Code critical for media survival 11 Jun 2020 Australia’s journalists’ union, the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) said a News Media Bargaining Code is critical for media outlets to…Nepal: Journalists suffer increased economic hardship amid Covid-19 10 Jun 2020 More than two months into the Covid -19 lockdown, journalists in Nepal face severe economic challenges with increased incidents of non-payment of…Indonesia: Trial begins for journalist following news of land conflict 09 Jun 2020 The trial of Diananta Putra Sumedi, former chief editor of local online media, banjarhits.id, began in Kotabaru District Court, South Kalimantan on… Page 65 of 226. Previous 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226 Next Load more