Rohingya crisis: Outspoken women are abused, intimidated for being educated
A climate of fear has spread across Bangladesh’s sprawling Rohingya camps as militant groups and criminal gangs compete for control, refugees and humanitarians warn. Community leaders and female Rohingya in particular are threatened and intimidated for being educated or outspoken about women’s rights, stretching conservative norms to a level of...
Bangladeshi police arrest landgrabbers who assaulted journalist investigating the theft
Police have arrested three people in connection with an attack on Bahannor Alo correspondent Selim Shamrat, who was attacked while investigating an illegal land seizure on July 11. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemned the attack on the journalist and called on police to ensure the investigation is followed...
Pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper closed down by Hong Kong strongmen
The Hong Kong edition of Apple Daily, published by the Hong Kong-based Next Digital media group, will print its last paper on June 24. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), expressed deep concern over the dark day for journalism and independent...
Apple Daily executives arrested in massive Hong Kong police raid on pro-democracy figures
Hong Kong police raided the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and arrested five senior executives on June 17. All were charged under the controversial national security law and accused of colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the charges calls for their immediate...
Press freedom: Killing a journalist is the world’s ‘safest crime’
A new report on the murder of Pakistani journalist Zubair Mujahid finds significant errors in the official police investigation. Leading press freedom organisations now call for an independent re-investigation of the case to bring the killers to justice. The report “Breaking the Silence: An Investigation into the Murder of Zubair...
Myanmar court releases one of two detained American journalists
A Myanmar court has dismissed a criminal case against US journalist Nathan Maung and freed from detention, where he has been since March. The release comes on the back International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemnation of use of the Penal Code to detain journalists and urged the military junta to...
Covid vaccination: Malaysia government told journalists’ safety, health come first
Malaysia’s national journalist union is urging media companies to put journalist safety as a priority as the country continues to face huge numbers of Covid cases. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the National Union of Journalists Peninsular Malaysia (NUJM), urge the Malaysia’s coordinating minister for the...
World media censure Indonesian government for draconian internet regulation
Media organisations in the world have written a joint letter to Indonesia’s minister of Communication and Information Technology calling on him to rescind Ministerial Regulation 5/2020 (MR5) that allows media companies and owners to monitor content. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Alliance of Independent Journalists...
Every journalist is entitled to protection, Indian Supreme Court rules as it quashes propaganda case
India’s Supreme Court has quashed the First Information Report against senior journalist, Vinod Dua, that accused him of spreading false propaganda. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and the National Union of Journalists – India (NUJ-I) welcomed the SC that was delivered...
Myanmar military junta slaps two journalists with two years in jail
A governing military junta-controlled court in Myanmar has sentenced Aung Kyaw, a reporter with the Democratic Voice of Burma, and Ko Zaw Zaw, a freelance reporter with Mizzima News, under a colonial-era law to two years in prison. Following the sentences, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the...
