News and Press Releases

Investigative journalists Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey were arrested on the morning of 31 August after police search was held in their houses and…

Nepal’s new Criminal Codes Act 2018 curtails freedom of expression and the press. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates…

Voice of America journalist, Yibing Feng, and media worker, Allen Ai were detained for six hours on Monday, August 13 in Jinan, Shandong province as…

Television journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhem was arrested and charged with inciting public mischief through a series of Facebook posts, in Imphal,…

Later today, August 14, the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Hong Kong (FCCHK) will host a lunch speech by pro-independence activist Andy Chan. RTHK…

Taliban attacks on Ghazni province in Afghanistan saw the incineration of a local radio and television station; and the death of media technician…

The President of the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) of Sri Lanka has issued a direct threat to a journalist and publicly warned the…

In less than one week, two incidents of journalists being physically attacked in Nepal have raised concerns about safety. Journalists Chhabilal Tiwari…

The Maldives Broadcasting Commission (MBC) has fined opposition-aligned Raajje TV with an exorbitant MVR two million (USD 130,000) for live…

In a letter to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the South Asia Media Solidarity…

El Senado de la Nación Argentina impidió el ingreso a trabajadorxs de prensa para la cobertura de la sesión parlamentaria que tratará el proyecto de…

El mayor editor de revistas de Brasil anunció el cierre de 9 de sus 24 títulos, dejando sin empleo a más de 500 trabajadorxs. La Federación…

For the third time in less than a year, the Taipei City Government has intervened with media reporting, raising serious concerns about its commitment…

A letter to Hong Kong journalism students from the chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, Chris Yeung.

During a live television interview with Voice of America’s (VOA) mandarin program, Sun Wenguang was forcibly arrested by Chinese security forces who…

Days after the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Hong Kong (FCCHK), announced pro-independence activity, Andy Chan, as a speaker at a lunch event, the…