News and Press Releases

On November 7, Malaysian authorities revoked the press passes of journalists with the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)-affiliated news services Harakah…

Student journalists Abu Sayed Rony and Abdul Alim were attacked by a group of political activists at Rajshahi College, after taking photos of…

Two Tamil journalists were harassed and questioned by police on October 28 for coverage of an ongoing farmer’s protest, forcing them to sign written…

Radio anchor Juan Jumalon was fatally shot by an unidentified assailant inside his home-based broadcast studio in the southern Misamis Occidental…

Approximately 30 journalists were attacked and had their equipment seized while covering a protest demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh…

On October 29, police and military personnel raided the office of the independent news outlet, the Development Media Group, arresting reporter Htet…

On October 14, West Papuan journalist Victor Mambor was informed that the police investigation into an explosion outside his home in January had been…

On the anniversary of the killing of journalist Arshad Sharif by Kenyan security personnel, the anchor’s wife has filed a lawsuit against Kenyan…

Iran's revolutionary court announced on 22 October its preliminary ruling in the case of Niloofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi, two women journalists…

On October 17, the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) announced the start of daily one-hour protest action at Kantipur Media Group (KMG) in…

In two separate incidents on October 12, army personnel obstructed journalists and media workers, deleting footage they had captured of an attack on…

Student journalist Mosharrof Shah was attacked and threatened by a group of individuals while on campus at the University of Chittagong, after…

Australian journalist Cheng Lei has returned to Australia after over three years of pre-trial detention on National Security Charges. The…

Radio Nasim's manager and two reporters, who had previously been arrested by the Taliban in late September, were once again detained on October 7 by…

Western Australia (WA) police have demanded that the Australian Broadcast Corporation (ABC) hand over footage filmed for a documentary program…

Pakistan’s government has declared that all unregistered Afghan refugees must leave the country by November 1 or face deportation, raising concerns…