Government advertising withheld from Kashmir newspapers

For the past two weeks, the governor’s administration of Jammu and Kashmir has not given any government advertisements to Greater Kashmir and Kashmir...

IFJ Asia Pacific Bulletin: MARCH

Myanmar: Journalists attacked following critical mining report

Journalists Moon Moon Pan and Ah Je were detained and assaulted by employees of a mining company in Waingmaw in Kachin in Myanmar on February 26. The...

HKJA launches petition in response to Access to Information consultations

Following the launch of the public consultation by the Law Reform Commission (LRC) of Hong Kong into access to information legislation, the Hong Kong...

Workers victory against Philippines broadcaster

On Thursday, February 26 the Court of Appeals in the Philippines upheld the decision by the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) to recognize...

Philippines: Journalist and family named on hit list

Philippine journalist Cong Corrales and his family’s names were included on an anonymous list allegedly naming members of the Philippines Communist...

Several journalists attacked at Jakarta rally

A number of journalists covering the Islamist gather ‘212 Munajat Night’ in Jakarta on February 21 were attacked by members of the Islamic Defender...

Journalist attacked by police in Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan journalist Nadarajah Kugarajah was attacked by police in Jaffna on February 20, 2019. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)...

Libel cases threatening newsrooms in the Philippines

After the arrest of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa over cyber libel, the Philstar.com decided to delete an article from 2002 over anticipated libel cases....

IFJ affiliates condemn Maria Ressa arrest

IFJ affiliates in Asia-Pacific responded to the arrest of Maria Ressa in the Philippines. In statements from across the region they have met with...

Anonymous lists put journalists’ lives in danger in the Philippines

Several journalists have been named on an anonymous list of purported drug personalities in two cities in the Philippines, raising serious concerns...

Nepal: Proposed legislation muzzles free speech on social media

The Nepal government has drafted new legislation that will impose harsh penalties for posting content on social media deemed ‘improper’. The...

IFJ Blog: MEAA's new campaign: Good Jobs in Digital Media

Like most of the world, the Australian media landscape has been fundamentally shaken up over the past two decades by the digital revolution.

Philippines: Rappler CEO Maria Ressa arrested on cyber libel charges

(UPDATE with Maria Ressa release on bail). The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested Rappler CEO Maria Ressa for cyber libel in her office...

Thailand regulator switches off Voice TV

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly criticises the decision by the National Broadcasting and Communication Commission Thailand...

NUJP website targeted as digital attacks continue in the Philippines

A series of cyber attacks have intermittently shutdown the website for IFJ affiliate the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP). The...

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