News and Press Releases

The body of journalist Abdur Rauf Alamgir has been found floating in a river in the Indian state of Assam on June 26, after reports emerged of his…

Journalist Reza Shahir was reportedly detained by the Taliban for two days while returning to Afghanistan from Iran to renew his passport. The…

In an important win for regional journalists in the Philippines, the National Labour Relations Commission (NLRC) of the Philippines has ordered…

Myanmar’s military junta has arbitrarily revoked the license of independent media outlet The Ayeyarwaddy Times in its latest crackdown on dissent. The…

Pakistani authorities have registered sedition cases against four journalists based abroad for their alleged role in inciting unrest across Pakistan…

Freelance photojournalist Jang Jin-young is facing criminal charges for covering the war in Ukraine without permission from the South Korean…

Golam Rabbani Nadim, a Bakshiganj correspondent, died from his injuries on June 15 after being attacked by a group of assailants while returning home…

Journalist Duman Mukhametkarim has been arrested for a third time this year under charges relating to terrorist and extremist activities, after…

Australian public broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), has informed staff of 120 redundancies, including senior political…

Senior journalist and former Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) Chair Mak Yin-ting was detained by police for several hours while reporting on…

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) has issued a warning not to respond to text messages from a fake profile impersonating the…

Producer and journalist Bao Choy Yuk Ling has successfully appealed a 2021 conviction of ‘making false statements’ for her allegedly inappropriate…

Police have denied the arrest and disappearance of Geo News Executive Producer Zubair Anjum, despite the media worker being brought into custody from…

Radio broadcaster Cresenciano Bundoquin has been killed by motorcycle-riding gunmen in the Philippines’ central Oriental Mindoro province. The…

Journalists in Bangladesh have held a protest outside the Jashore Press Club following numerous alleged assaults of journalists across several…

In the wake of widespread unrest since the May 9 arrest of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, two journalists were allegedly abducted, with…