News and Press Releases

Freelance journalist and political activist Nguyen Lan Thang has been sentenced to six years in prison on April 12 in a closed-door court hearing, for…

The new Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) proposed by the Sri Lankan parliament, designed to replace the existing Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) of 1979,…

Two senior Maldivian journalists were issued serious threats via phone and text on April 7 following the publication of an article about a…

To mark the 24th anniversary of the murder of Serbian editor and publisher Slavko Ćuruvija, international press freedom organisations are today…

A new report released today by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) reveals the significant challenges faced by self-exiled Hong Kong…

Several Hong Kong journalists have reported incidents of stalking and harassment in late March from unidentified persons, including a court reporter…

A new report released today by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls for greater support and recognition for fact-checking efforts…

A group of unidentified assailants detonated explosives and shot at the home of senior Pakistani journalist Syed Yasir Shah in Kohat on March 21. The…

Federal and state authorities in India’s Punjab region have restricted internet and telecommunications access and suspended social media accounts,…

India’s latest crackdown on the press has seen the arrests of a number of regional media workers, including Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj in…

In an escalating trend of attacks and threats towards media workers in the Maldives, journalist Hussain Juman was assaulted and detained by police…

Pakistani state authorities arrested BOL News Bureau Chief Siddique Jan from outside the outlet’s office in Islamabad on March 20, with the senior…

La información fue conocida ayer luego de que uno de los dispositivos, escondido en un pendrive, detonara al ser colocado en una computadora por el…

Media stakeholders, legal experts and civil society organisations have expressed their concern that a proposed amendment to elections legislation…

Media workers from several Jang Media Group (JMG) outlets, including television network Geo News, have begun a series of protests against systemic…

At least three people have been killed, including two journalists, and over 30 injured in an Islamic State (IS) bomb attack at a press award ceremony…