News and Press Releases

Elias Mia, a correspondent of Daily Bijoy, was hacked to death on October 12 by miscreants in the Narayanganj district for allegedly exposing a...

At least 28 journalists, covering protests against Omnibus Law, were attacked by police in Indonesia on October 8. The International Federation of...

Nabeel Jakhura and Shabi Al Hassan, the president and assistant vice president of BOL Network respectively, were abducted in Karachi on October 8. The...

The Cambodian Ministry of Information plans to propose an additional clause to the current press law to protect against the harassment of female...

Interview with Maria Shirazi, Sub-Editor, The News International, Pakistan

Vietnamese authorities have charged human rights campaigner and journalist Pham Doan Trang for conducting anti-state propaganda on October 6. The...

At least 242 journalists have tested positive for Covid-19 in a period from March 30 to the end of September. The International Federation of...

Journalists and unions across the country have staged protests to reject the Omnibus Law on Job Creation which was passed on October 5, arguing that...

Journalists have provided an essential service during Covid-19 by keeping public informed. With a spike this week in Covid-19 cases in the country, it...

Journalists and media workers face travel restrictions due to the government’s strict new stay-at-home orders. The restriction will also affect...

Journalist Siddique Kappan has been arrested and booked by the Mathura police in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly instigating communal violence. The...

Interview with Mohamed Hamdhoon, Assistant Editor , Mihaaru News, Maldives. He is the president of newly revived Maldives Journalists Association...

The Jammu and Kashmir Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) on October 4 against a website that published a list of journalists and...

The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the way millions of workers around the world, including media workers, carry out their job. To mark World Day for...

Online journalist Sovann Rithy, arrested in April for “incitement to cause chaos”, was released from detention on October 5. The Phnom Penh Municipal...