‘Rumours’ see two journalists arrested in China

The arrest of two journalists in Inner Mongolia last week has raised serious questions about media freedom in the region. The International Federation...

China: No media coverage of campaign for justice

Wang Quanzhang has been in police custody for 1,000 days, during which time, his family and legal team have denied visitation rights. On April 4,...

India forms committee to regulate online media

After the failed attempt to implement a policy to suspend journalist’s accreditation over fake news, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry of...

Hong Kong independence comments lead to freedom of speech row

Benny Tai, an associate professor in law at the University of Hong Kong made comments at a forum in Taiwan in late March, which have been widely...

IFJ AP Director Jacqui Park leaves

Jacqui Park has stepped down as IFJ Asia Pacific Director to pursue new opportunities in journalism.

Journalist shot dead during argument in Punjab, Pakistan

Pakistani journalist, Zeeshan Ashraf Butt became the second journalist killed in Pakistan this year, when he was shot dead on March 27. The...

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...

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