News and Press Releases

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive in Council has instated a mandatory minimum of 30 minutes of programming dedicated to ‘national education, national...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) remains deeply concerned at the ongoing destruction of independent media and press freedom in Hong...

Hong Kong media magnate and Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to five years and nine months imprisonment on December 10 for breaching...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses its deep concern at the gutting of independent media and press freedom in Hong Kong ahead...

The Hong Kong Journalists Association’s (HKJA) annual press freedom index has reached a new low for a third consecutive year, reflecting a rapidly...

At least 10 local and international news organisations have been barred from covering the inauguration of incoming Chief Secretary John Lee and other...

Hong Kong journalist, Eric Wu Ka-Fai, was sentenced to 1 month in prison for disorderly behaviour at West Kowloon Magistrates Court on May 23. The...

Hong Kong’s largest journalist union, the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), has announced to members that it will hold a special meeting to...

The Hong Kong police force’s national security unit searched a journalist’s home on July 26 and confiscated her travel documents, mobile phone and...

Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, who covered the coronavirus outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan earlier this year, was convicted of “picking...

On December 11, media tycoon Jimmy Lai was reportedly charged with “collusion with foreign forces” under the national security laws, while he remained...

Hong Kong media magnate Jimmy Lai has been denied bail after being formally charged with fraud on December 3. The International Federation of...

The Hong Kong High Court granted a judicial review application regarding police operations during the 2019 protests, describing the current police...

Hong Kong’s national security police officers raided the private offices of pro-democracy activist and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, on October 15. The...

Hong Kong authorities have denied the work visa of an editor for Hong Kong Free Press. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) rejects the...

This week, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) coordinated regional and global efforts to call on authorities in Hong Kong and China to...