News and Press ReleasesSri Lanka: Controversial Online Safety Bill tabled 05 Oct 2023 New legislation presented to Sri Lanka’s Parliament on October 2 has been criticised as impacting freedom of expression and information in online…India: News outlets raided and two journalists arrested 05 Oct 2023 The offices of news outlet NewsClick and the residences of several journalists were raided by Delhi authorities on October 3, with founder Prabir…Pakistan: Islamabad journalist granted bail after judicial remand 04 Oct 2023 Muhammad Khalid Jamil, the bureau chief of Ausaf Broadcast Network (ABN) News, was granted bail On September 29, after a September 23 decision placed…Philippines: Student journalists harassed and summoned by army 29 Sep 2023 Student journalists working with university publication The Democrat were subject to harassment, summoning, and ‘red-tagging’ from members of the…Hong Kong: HKJA head sentenced on obstruction charges 27 Sep 2023 Ronson Chan, the head of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), has been sentenced to five days in jail after allegedly obstructing police…China: Jailed journalist trial begins amid inhumane detentions 26 Sep 2023 The trial of jailed journalist and women’s rights activist Huang Xueqin has begun after over two years in pre-trial detention, while supporters have…Philippines: Outlet withdraws article on alleged lawmaker university donation 26 Sep 2023 The online news publication Inquirer.net withdrew an article detailing an alleged donation by the House of Representatives speaker to Boston’s Harvard…Pakistan: Lahore journalist’s home attacked 20 Sep 2023 The home of senior Pakistani journalist and Lahore Press Club president Azam Chaudhry was attacked by four unknown assailants on September 16. The…Iran: IFJ launches report on press freedom in the last year 15 Sep 2023 A year after the death in custody of Mahsa Amini on 16 September 2022, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) launches its press freedom… South Korea: News outlets raided as attacks on media escalate 14 Sep 2023 News outlet Newstapa and broadcaster Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company (JTBC) have been raided by South Korean authorities after reporting in…Pakistan: Two journalists face charges by district authorities 13 Sep 2023 Journalists Fayaz Zafar and Amjad Ali Sahaab are facing similar misinformation and defamation charges in the Swat Valley region, amid a rising number…Philippines: Final tax charge against Maria Ressa dropped 13 Sep 2023 Independent news outlet Rappler and its founder Maria Ressa have been acquitted of the final of five tax evasion charges launched in 2018 by the…Turkey: Two journalists issued with travel bans following their reporting on a controversial senior judicial appointment 12 Sep 2023 The Ankara 22nd Heavy Penal Court handed travel bans to Faruk Eren, President of the DİSK Basın-İş Union, and editor of the Gerçek Gündem news portal…Palestine: Al Jazeera presenter’s Facebook profile deleted by Meta 12 Sep 2023 Tamer Almisshal, Al Jazeera Arabic presenter had his Facebook profile taken down following the airing of his TV Show ‘Tip of the Iceberg’ on 8…Vanuatu: Indonesian official attempts to bribe RNZ journalist 12 Sep 2023 A Radio New Zealand (RNZ) journalist has alleged that an Indonesian official attempted to both bribe and intimidate him following an interview at a…Yemen: IFJ calls on Yemeni President and Prime Minister to safeguard journalists’ unity and independence 11 Sep 2023 In a letter addressed to Yemeni President Mr Rashad Al ALIMI and Prime Minister Mr Maeenn Abdulmalik Saeed, on 5 September 2023, the IFJ has joined… Page 5 of 283. Previous 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226227228229230231232233234235236237238239240241242243244245246247248249250251252253254255256257258259260261262263264265266267268269270271272273274275276277278279280281282283 Next Load more