Hong Kong: Proposed National Anthem Law threat to freedom of expression

A controversial bill has been introduced in Hong Kong this month that would make disrespecting the Chinese national anthem a crime punishable by up to...

Sri Lankan journalist intimidated covering protest

Sri Lanka journalist Rahul Samantha Hettiarachchi was obstructed from reporting on a protest on January 23, 2019 in Habmantota, southern Sri Lanka....

IFJ Blog: Remembering Ging Ginanjar, Founder of AJI Indonesia

A founder of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI Indonesia), senior BBC journalist Ging Ginanjar, died aged 54 on Sunday, January 20. Ging...

China: Australian writer detained

Yang Hengjun, an Australian writer, democracy advocate and former Chinese diplomat, was detained by security agents when he arrived at Guangzhou...

Indonesia: Outcry after Indonesian journalist killer receives pardon

In January, Indonesian President Joko Widodo gave a pardon to I Nyoman Susrama, the convicted killer of Balinese journalist AA Gde Bagus Narendra...

China: Three jailed as Government crackdown on freedom of expression continues

In December 2018, three journalists – Sun Lin, Zhen Jianghua, Ding Lingjie – were each convicted and sentenced for ‘inciting subversion’ and...

Asia Pacific Bulletin: January

Welcome to the first IFJ Asia Pacific Bulletin for 2019

Framed by police: Two Reuters journalists jailed for 7 years

Bangladesh: Internet throttled, journalists attacked during parliamentary elections

All 3G and 4G internet services were shut down and journalists were attacked during parliamentary elections in Bangladesh on December 30. The...

South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: DECEMBER

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2019! Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin...

HK Government must guarantee Right to Information in new legislation

The Hong Kong Law Reform Commission (LRC) has launched a three-month consultation into the public’s access to information and the management of public...

Underneath the Autocrats: First IFJ South East Asia Media Report launched

Today, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South East Asia Journalist Unions (SEAJU) launch the first ever IFJ Media Freedom...

Over two thousand journalists jobless after newspapers shut in Pakistan

Pakistan’s largest publication house, the Jang Group of Newspapers, shut down five newspapers in various cities rendering hundreds of journalists and...

Political group threatens Sri Lanka’s state-owned media

Supporters of the United National Party (UNP) gathered outside the state-owned Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (ANCL), also known as Lake...

Nepali photojournalist arrested at protest outside President’s Office

Photojournalist Barsha Shah was arrested and detained for three hours for taking pictures of a protest outside the President’s Office at the Shital...

China : websites and social media shutdown for ‘unlawful activities’

Chinese police announced they had shut down over 1,000 social media accounts and 30 websites over ‘unlawful activities’. The International Federation...

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