Provincial journalist detained, threatened by Sri Lankan military

A provincial journalist was detained for hours and threatened by the Sri Lankan military for taking photos and filming video of a public protest at...

India: Two journalists killed in 24 hours

Sandeep Sharma and Naveen Nishchal were both killed in separate vehicle incidents in India on Monday, March 26. The International Federation of...

China: Human Rights activist detained for six months without charge

Since September 2017, human rights activist Zhen Jianghua has been in police detention and his lawyer Ren Quanniu has been denied access to his...

Malaysian government tables ‘Anti-Fake News’ bill

The Malaysian Government tabled an ‘Anti-Fake News’ bill in parliament on Monday, March 26, ahead of general elections that are to be held in the...

Journalists assaulted by police covering demonstrations in Delhi

Delhi police assaulted two women journalists and snatched away the camera of one while they were covering the demonstration organized by students and...

Journalists arrested in continuing crackdown in the Maldives

The Maldives Police arrested three journalists of opposition-aligned Raajje TV on March 16 and charged two of them with criminal offences for...

China: Two journalists lose People’s Congress accreditation over ‘eye roll’

As China holds its annual political meetings, the media has come under intense scrutiny, with two journalists having their press accreditation for the...

IFJ in the news this week

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...

Malaysia: Crippling laws must be repealed immediately

Malaysian Government needs to take immediate steps to repeal legislation that is crippling the media. The IFJ and the National Union of Journalists,...

India: Arrest in editor’s killing beginning of road to justice

Over six months after the cold-blooded murder of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh in Bangalore, India, an arrest was made of the first accused KT...

Sri Lanka blocks social media as communal violence escalates

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM) Sri Lanka in expressing concern over the blocking...

With women, unions are stronger: No better time!

Today, on International Women’s Day, the IFJ Asia-Pacific and its affiliates across the region launched the campaign “IFJ Women Lead”.

Journalist shot dead in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the killing of a journalist in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on March 3 and demands immediate arrest...

Government clamps down as national political meetings draw closer

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called on the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China respect Article 35 of the...

China censors in overdrive over possible Constitution amendment

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly criticises the censoring and removal of posts online relating to the proposed...

Supreme Court of Nepal order violates press freedom principles

The Nepali supreme court on 25 February ordered the country’s Press Council to ban the publication of news criticising a senior judge.

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