News and Press Releases

Tony Chung, a former leader of student activist group Studentlocalism, has been charged with secession, money laundering and conspiracy to publish...

Impunity occurs when those who threaten, attack and kill journalists walk free.

A satirical cartoon in local Filipino media has accused journalists and activists of a relationship with communist rebels. The International...

Ali Imran Syed, a reporter for Geo News, was reported missing in Karachi on October 23 after a suspected abduction. He was found safe after 22 hours....

Pakistani authorities suspended satellite transmission of television channel News24HD from October 19 after it allegedly aired an opposition party...

An attempt by Thailand’s Digital Economy Ministry and the Royal Thai Police to retract the license of online broadcaster Voice TV has been rejected by...

The National Security Council (MKN) has issued a directive for all employees in both the public and private sectors to work from home effective...

State-owned Radio Pakistan announced on October 20 the sacking of 749 contractual employees effective immediately. The International Federation of...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joined forces with the International Press Institute (IPI) to issue a joint call on the Indian...

The Jammu and Kashmir administration shut down the Srinagar office of Kashmir Times, one of the leading English-language dailies in the Kashmir...

Police have arrested Prachatai journalist Kitti Pantapak as he recorded live coverage of the police crackdown on protestors in Bangkok on October 16....

The Malaysian Parliament, in a decision attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, has opted to limit press coverage of the upcoming parliamentary session...

Ramesh Rath, a senior journalist affiliated with Odisha Television (OTV) was arrested in Odisha’s capital Bhubaneswar on October 15. The International...

Hong Kong’s national security police officers raided the private offices of pro-democracy activist and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, on October 15. The...

The Thai government has issued an emergency decree prohibiting gatherings of more than five people, alongside a nationwide ban on the broadcasting of...

Journalists Shanmugam Thavaseelan and Kanapathipillai Kumanan, correspondents for the Tamil Guardian, were attacked by timber smugglers on October 12...