News and Press Releases

High Court judge Wilson Chan has upheld a warrant to give Hong Kong police permission to search two phones owned by imprisoned media tycoon and…

Business tycoon Gautam Adani, who is considered close to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is set to buy a 29.18% share of NDTV (New Delhi…

A Vietnamese court has upheld a nine-year prison sentence for journalist and prominent activist, Pham Doan Trang, rejecting her appeal against an…

A freelance photographer was violently detained by junta troops and former photojournalist Ko Zaw Zaw was sentenced to three years in prison on August…

The government of Solomon Islands has threatened to ban or deport foreign journalists ‘disrespectful’ of the country’s relationship with China,…

Despite progress and promises made by the current Maldivian government to address press freedom, there are still obstacles for journalists in the…

Vietnam’s National Assembly has approved a new regulation, in effect from September 1, allowing authorities to fine journalists for recording court…

Sou Senghak, a local journalist for Samarakot News, was assaulted by an army commander after inadvertently witnessing the suspected illegal…

Two journalists were assaulted by public order agency officers while covering an Independence Day ceremony in Palu, Central Sulawesi on August 17. The…

The Taliban harassed and detained American journalist and filmmaker, Ivor Shearer, and Afghan producer, Faizullah Faizbakhsh on August 17. The…

Pakistani state authorities have detained Bol News journalist Jameel Farooqui, following accusations of ‘anti-state’ statements posted to his YouTube…

A group of lawyers attacked two journalists while they were covering a story at the Chittagong District Judge Court on August 17. The International…

Five journalists from an independent media organisation and four environmental activists were arrested while covering land clearing activity at a…

A Quezon City court has ordered the National Telecommunication Commission (NTC) to cease blocking the website of independent media outlet Bulatlat,…

One year on from the Taliban takeover, the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) has today called on governments and the international community…