News and Press Releases

On October 18, the Secretary General of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) and Bulatlat managing editor Ronalyn Olea was a…

Media workers from Myanmar news outlets BBC Burmese and The Irrawaddy have been forced into hiding after Myanmar’s military junta threatened legal…

Independent blogger and human rights advocate Huynh Thuc Vy was beaten and choked by prison guards at Gia Trung Prison where she is currently serving…

In the latest crackdown on international media in Afghanistan, foreign journalist and photographer Stefanie Glinski has been barred from entering the…

The conditions being imposed by the Qatari government for journalists covering the World Cup, including restricting the locations where international…

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

Two CNN reporters, Anna Coren and Daniel Hodge, were deported from Thailand on October 10 for visa violations after their coverage of a mass shooting…

El 5 de octubre pasado, el grupo Albavisión despidió a la periodista Angie Prieto, quien contaba con el beneficio de estabilidad laboral consignado en…

Radio broadcaster Flo Hervias was physically assaulted by four assailants on October 7, amid a growing number of violent attacks against journalists…

Voice of America journalist Sithu Aung Myint was sentenced to three years in prison with hard labour on October 7 for ‘inciting government employees…

A military court has sentenced Japanese video journalist Toru Kubota to 10 years in jail for two charges on October 6 after he filmed a protest…

After nearly four months in jail, the Taliban has released journalist Abdul Hannan Mohammadi from a Kabul prison. The International Federation of…

Radio commentator Percival Mabasa, also known as Percy Lapid, was shot to death in his vehicle in Las Piñas City on October 3. The International…

The ruling People Power Party (PPP) of the Republic of Korea has launched several intimidatory public and legal attacks against public broadcaster…

El organismo internacional decidió admitir el pedido de investigación realizado por la familia del periodista y humorista asesinado en 1999, y a…

At least 25 journalists and media workers from Indonesian digital media outlet Narasi have been the target of malicious social media hacking attempts…