News and Press ReleasesBangladesh: Journalists assaulted after death of controversial religious leader 17 Aug 2023 Members of the Jamaat-e-Islami and its student organisation, Islami Chhatra Shibir, attacked five television journalists late in the hours of August…India: Journalist assaulted by thugs after criticizing chief minister 17 Aug 2023 Maharashtra journalist Sandeep Mahajan was assaulted by a group of men on August 9 after publishing statements online about Maharashtra’s chief…Afghanistan: More journalist incarcerations as Taliban marks two years in power 16 Aug 2023 After a wave of media arrests in early August, a further three journalists were taken in by the Taliban government personnel in Kandahar province on…Timor Leste: Calls for commitment to public television independence 15 Aug 2023 Timor Leste’s newest government should defend the country’s public broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Timor-Leste (RTTL) and its vital role as a voice…Afghanistan: South Asian unions call for urgent media diaspora support 15 Aug 2023 The South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) today called for urgent international support to help Afghan journalists and media workers displaced…India: Slate of new laws a major threat to India’s press freedom 15 Aug 2023 India’s parliament has passed legislation that threatens to increase government surveillance, undermine freedom of information, and impact press…Afghanistan: Dramatic loss of independent media and free expression over past two years – Comprehensive new report 15 Aug 2023 The availability of news and information in Afghanistan has shrunk dramatically since the Taliban take over. Of more than 90 printed newspapers…Afghanistan: Journalists need your help 14 Aug 2023 Journalists in Afghanistan face some of the toughest conditions in the world. From the time of the Taliban take over, in August 2021, their situation…Philippines: Radio reporter arrested without warrant in Visayas 14 Aug 2023 Journalist Jose Rizal Pajares was arrested in Iriga City, Visayas on August 2 after allegedly accessing crime records without police permission. The…IFJ in the news 14 Aug 2023 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…Pakistan: Senior journalist assassinated after leaving work in Sukkur 14 Aug 2023 Senior journalist Jan Mohammad Mahar died after sustaining multiple shots fired from close range in a targeted attack in Sukkur, Sindh Province, on…Jordan: Journalists prosecuted over social media posts 12 Aug 2023 Journalist Ahmed Hassan Al-Zoubi, sentenced to one year in jail on August 9, and journalist Hiba Abu Taha, arrested on August 8, are being prosecuted…Palestine: Enhancing the safety of women journalists in the occupied West Bank and Gaza 11 Aug 2023 Twenty-eight women journalists successfully completed two safety training sessions in Ramallah from August 1 to 3, and Gaza from August 6 to 9. The…Afghanistan: Wave of journalist arrests undermines little remaining media freedom 11 Aug 2023 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has expressed its deepest concern at a sudden surge of journalists arrested in Afghanistan. The…Pakistan: Two solidarity centres for Afghan journalists opened in Islamabad 10 Aug 2023 Two new solidarity centres, providing emergency accommodation and a range of support services for exiled Afghan journalists in Pakistan, have been…Turkey: IFJ and EFJ condemn fifth imprisonment order against journalist Barış Pehlivan 10 Aug 2023 The International and the European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) and the undersigned media freedom, freedom of expression, human rights, and… Page 22 of 829. 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