International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)

Sri Lanka: Journalist attacked by soldiers for reporting on Tamil memorial

Sri Lanka media groups condemned members of the army who attacked a journalist while covering a Tamil tribute in Mullaitivu.

Malaysia: Authorities continue criminal defamation case against “Sarawak Report” editor

The International Federation of Journalists calls for the dropping of charges against “Sarawak Report” editor Clare Rewcastle Brown, who is facing a criminal defamation case in Malaysia regarding her book on the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.

China: Foreign press group calls for full access to Beijing’s Winter Olympics

Foreign media groups urged Chinese authorities and the International Olympic Committee to improve international media access to Winter Olympic Games events and reporting guidelines.

Belarus: ‘Novy Chas’ newspaper raided, staff interrogated

‘Novy Chas’ staff have previously been targeted for detention and administrative arrest. And earlier this year, the state-run publications distribution chain Beldruk ended its distribution contract with the newspaper.

Vietnam: Eight-year sentence for journalist Tran Thi Tuyet Dieu upheld

Journalist Tran Thi Tuyet Dieu previously worked with a state-run newspaper before managing her own Facebook and YouTube accounts. Authorities accused her of posting “anti-state” content on social media.

Cambodia: Journalist jailed for one year over disinformation charge

Cambodian journalist Youn Chhiv was sentenced to one year in prison for reporting about a local land dispute.

India: Jammu and Kashmir police raid journalists’ homes

The homes of four journalists in Srinagar were raided by the police on 8 September. They were held for a day and questioned about their links to a website that allegedly publishes content that threatens journalists and activists.

Maldives journalists take part in a demonstration against the murder of blogger Yameen Rasheed, at the opening of a regional seminar on the safety of journalists, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 4 December 2017, ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP via Getty Images

Maldives Journalists Association launches report on impunity for crimes against journalists

Entitled ‘Chasing Justice. Study on impunity for crimes against journalists’, the report looks into the violence and threats faced by Maldivian journalists.

A woman checks her phone, while standing in front of a poster of the earth with a protective face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic, in Bangkok, Thailand, 22 April 2021, MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images

Thailand: ‘New regulation curtails free speech’

Media groups in Thailand are opposing a new government regulation that prohibits any supposed distortion of information that causes misunderstanding during an emergency situation. They warned that this new measure can be used to censor media coverage and undermine freedom of expression.

Motorists ride along a street outside the People's Majlis or the Maldives parliament, in Male, 7 February 2018, STR/AFP via Getty Images

Maldives: Parliamentary committee intervenes in media council case

The Maldives Journalists Association is concerned that the parliamentary committee, which has the power to summon and question members of the Maldives Media Council, became directly involved as a complainant in an investigation overseen by the Council.

Bystanders lay flowers, candles and messages of support for journalist Peter R. de Vries, on Lange Leidsedwars street, central Amsterdam, Netherlands, 7 July 2021, KOEN VAN WEEL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images

Dutch journalist in critical condition after being shot five times

Peter R. de Vries, a well-known Dutch investigative journalist who covered high-profile criminal cases, was shot as he was leaving a TV studio on 6 July. Police have arrested three suspects.

A man walks past billboards about the upcoming National Assembly and People's Councils elections in Hanoi, Vietnam, 19 May 2021, NHAC NGUYEN/AFP via Getty Images

Vietnam: Independent journalist arrested for opposing socialist party

Le Van Dung, the owner of CHTV, a digital news channel in Vietnam, was arrested after posting social media reports relating to ongoing land disputes and corruption.

A health worker vaccinates a journalist to protect him against Covid-19, during a vaccination drive in Srinagar, India, 27 April 2021, Saqib Majeed/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Southeast Asia: Call for stronger protections for media workers amid Covid-19

In a meeting on June 17, South East Asia Journalist Union leaders and activists from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Timor Leste and Thailand discussed the plight of journalists during the pandemic and called for greater protection of media frontliners.

Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organising Committee, at a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, 11 June 2021. She had announced earlier that week that the Committee is planning to use GPS for foreign media as a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images

Japan: Foreign journalists to be tracked by GPS at Tokyo Olympics

The International Federation of Journalists said this policy denies journalists their right to privacy and limits the freedom of the press.