News and Press ReleasesBangladesh: Police arrest NTV bureau chief under Digital Security Act 23 Apr 2021 Abu Tayyab, a senior television journalist, was arrested by police on April 20 under the controversial Digital Security Act (DSA) for writing social…Hong Kong: RTHK documentary producer convicted and fined 23 Apr 2021 Bao Choy Yuk Ling, a freelance producer with Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), was convicted on April 22 of “making false statements” to obtain…China: Jailed Uyghur journalist confesses in Beijing’s propaganda video 22 Apr 2021 Erkin Tursun, a Uyghur TV producer who has been detained in China’s Xinjiang region since 2018, appeared in a video in which he acknowledges…Iran: Increasing pressure on journalists reporting on corruption 21 Apr 2021 UPDATE: On Sunday April 26 2021, Amir Abbas Dehbashi-Nejad was released from the Bushehr prison in Iran. The judicial order for Dehbashi-Nejad’s…Journalists’ mental health during the pandemic: We need to talk 21 Apr 2021 Stress, anxiety, depression, sleep and eating disorders or burnout are just some of the mental health problems that many journalists covering the…Myanmar: Military detains Japanese journalist 21 Apr 2021 The Myanmar military detained Japanese freelance journalist, Yuki Kitazumi in Yangon on April 18 for allegedly disseminating ‘fake news’. The…Hong Kong: Attackers damage newspaper printing facility and equipment 20 Apr 2021 Four men broke into a printing company associated with the Hong Kong edition of The Epoch Times on April 12 and vandalized equipment. The…Australia: Chinese ambassador summons Australian journalists to deny Uyghur abuse 20 Apr 2021 An ambassador for China in Australia presented journalists with propaganda videos and pressured the media on its reporting during a press conference…Hong Kong: Media tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed for 14 months 19 Apr 2021 Jimmy Lai, founder of the media group Next Digital, was sentenced to 14 months in prison on April 16 for organising unauthorized assemblies in late…Turkey: Journalist Ahmet Altan freed after more than four years in prison 16 Apr 2021 A Turkish court has released journalist Ahmet Altan after serving more than four years in prison on charges of involvement in the failed 2016 coup…IFJ in the news 16 Apr 2021 Every week the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is compiling a list of the top news articles from across the world in which it is…Sweden: Chinese embassy threatens Swedish journalist 15 Apr 2021 The Chinese Embassy in Sweden has reportedly threatened a Swedish freelance journalist, Jojje Olsson, over an article Chinese authorities deemed…Somalia: NUSOJ and the IOM launch the COVID-19 Reporting Handbook for journalists 15 Apr 2021 The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) and the International Organisation of Migration (IOM) have worked collaboratively to launch on the…Myanmar: IFJ makes submission at Australian hearing on Myanmar crisis 14 Apr 2021 The International Federation of Journalists made its submission to a public hearing examining the deteriorating situation in Myanmar. The IFJ and its…Italy: Sicilian prosecutors wiretapped journalists covering migration 14 Apr 2021 Italy’s Justice Minister announced the launch of an investigation into Sicilian prosecutors' wiretapping of at least 15 journalists reporting on…Belarus: Authorities ban Euronews 12 Apr 2021 Belarussian authorities have banned pan-European news media Euronews from broadcasting in the country, alleging it violated legislation by running… Page 88 of 330. Previous 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226227228229230231232233234235236237238239240241242243244245246247248249250251252253254255256257258259260261262263264265266267268269270271272273274275276277278279280281282283284285286287288289290291292293294295296297298299300301302303304305306307308309310311312313314315316317318319320321322323324325326327328329330 Next Load more