News and Press ReleasesPakistan: Journalist kidnapped and killed on his way home from work 16 Sep 2019 Pakistani journalist Zafar Abbas, who had been missing since September 7, was found dead five days later in Punjab, in eastern Pakistan. The…India: IJU goes to court, fighting internet shutdown in Kashmir 16 Sep 2019 Since August 5, the Indian government has imposed a shutdown of the internet in Jammu & Kashmir. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and…IFJ in the news 13 Sep 2019 Every week the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is compiling a list of the top news articles from across the world in which it is…Sri Lanka: State-run broadcast moved to purview of Defence Ministry 12 Sep 2019 The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC), Sri Lanka’s state-run broadcaster has been moved from the purview of the Media Ministry to the Defence…India: Journalists under threat in Uttar Pradesh 12 Sep 2019 In the past week journalists have come under threat in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, targeted by authorities for simply doing their job. The International…Hong Kong: Over 50 organisations call on government to guarantee media freedom 06 Sep 2019 The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) and Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), together with over 50 journalist unions and leading…China: WSJ journalist visa renewal denied following critical report 06 Sep 2019 According to the Wall Street Journal, China effectively expelled a Wall Street Journal reporter from the country, one month after the newspaper…Maldives: Inquiry finds extremist group responsible for Rilwan’s murder 05 Sep 2019 Five years after the disappearance of Maldivian journalist Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla, an independent inquiry found that he was killed by a local extremist…Myanmar: Appeal hearing against defamation charges against editor 05 Sep 2019 Mandalay District court allowed an appeal hearing against the decision to drop defamation charges against the editor of Myanmar Now Ko Swe Win. The…Indonesia: Journalists blocked from covering protests 05 Sep 2019 Journalists in Jember, East Java, have been asked to not cover the protest against discrimination in Papua by the authorities last week. The…India: Journalists assaulted while covering violent clashes 05 Sep 2019 Senior police assaulted several journalists as they covered violent clashes in Barrackpore, a city in West Bengal, on Sunday, September 1. The…Indonesia: Revision of criminal code threatens to suppress press freedom 05 Sep 2019 At least 10 articles in the revised draft bill of criminal code threaten freedom of the press and freedom of expression, including defamation against…Pakistan: Journalists march against massive layoffs at Dunya News 04 Sep 2019 The leaders of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and hundreds of journalists and media workers marched on and locked down the Dunya…Pakistan: Journalist killed in reprisal attack for reporting on local gangs 02 Sep 2019 Mirza Waseem Baig, a journalist working for 92 News, was killed by unidentified assailants in Punjab, a province of eastern Pakistan, on Friday 30…IFJ in the News 30 Aug 2019 Every week the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is compiling a list of the top news articles from across the world in which it is…IFJ launches log to monitor ongoing violence against journalists in Hong Kong 30 Aug 2019 Since the start of protests in Hong Kong in June, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Hong Kong Journalists… Page 85 of 226. Previous 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226 Next Load more