News and Press Releases

The Covid-19 lockdown in Nepal has seen a drastic increase in media rights violations with journalists harassed, underpaid and out of work. The…

Chen Jiaping, a Beijing-based documentary filmmaker, was arrested by Chinese authorities and charged for allegedly subverting the state after covering…

News outlets in Jakarta and in provinces across Indonesia have started to cut the salaries of the media workers amid the Covid-19 outbreak. The…

A series of attacks against journalists in Burundi have raised concerns over increased threats to media freedom in the country. The International…

Faced with economic challenges due to the Covid-19 crisis, multiple media outlets in India have resorted to staff layoffs, extended leave without pay…

Around 3,500 jurists, academicians, actors, artists, writers have protested against the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government for filing criminal charges…

Journalists in Timor Leste face pay cuts amid the Covid-19 outbreak. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Timor…

En esta nueva entrega, observamos que se repiten los casos de despidos y recortes y que algunas fuerzas de seguridad ponen en peligro la vida de lxs…

With jobs being axed, titles closed, newsrooms reduced to skeletal staffs and journalists left unpaid and unprotected unions are leading demands for…

Cambodia’s national assembly has approved a state emergency law on Friday, April 10 that will give the government powers to monitor communications,…

Authorities in Malaysia have been instructed to take action against online media publishing inaccurate and misleading news. The International…

Jordanian authorities arrested the general director and the owner of Roya TV, the country's main private television station , following the airing of…

The Australian federal government has announced almost $100-million support package for regional journalism, including tax relief for television and…

The High Court has thrown out the warrant used by the Australian Federal Police officers to search the home of a News Corporation journalist in June…

The English news program, Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) was criticised by the Hong Kong government after a reporter asked a World Health…