Articles by Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC)
![The wife of political analyst Kem Ley attends his funeral ceremony at a pagoda in Phnom Penh, 11 July 2016, REUTERS/Samrang Pring](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cambodia_wife_kemley_reuters.jpg)
Cambodian government must support civil society and seek justice for Kem Ley
IFEX members call for end to Cambodian governments arrests and harassment of civil society and independent investigation of the killing of noted commentator Kem Ley.
![Joint Debate of Assembly and ECOSOC on Partnerships for Post-2015 Agenda, UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ecosoc_chamber.jpg)
Leading press freedom group and IFEX member should be granted access to UN bodies
Civil society groups ask ECOSOC to reconsider granting valued press freedom group and IFEX member, The Committee to Protect Journalists, consultative status at the UN.
![In this 29 April 2016 file photo, then presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte answers questions from the media in Manila, AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/philippines_duterte_media_ap.jpg)
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Afghan journalists’ group condemns attack on local radio station in Nangarhar
AFJC strongly condemns the grenade attack on a local private radio station in the capital of Eastern Nangarhar province and urges the local authorities to investigate.
![Viola Ulakai , Pacific Islands News Association](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/viola_ulakai.jpeg)
Tongan Prime Minister should end harassment of local journalist Viola Ulakai
IFEX members call on the Prime Minister of Tonga to cease threats of suspension of journalist Viola Ulakai and respect his past commitment to press freedom in the country.
![UN General Assembly](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/un-general-assembly-014.jpg)
Free expression groups call on UN to appoint Special Representative for the Safety of Journalists
34 IFEX members are supporting RSF’s initiative to create the position of a Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for the Safety of Journalists.
![Wen Yunchao, a Chinese US-based blogger, has reported that is family members were questioned and taken away by the authorities over the controversial letter calling for the president to resign , By shi zhao (originally posted to Flickr as 北风) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/china_wen_yunchao_final.jpg)
Ensnared netizens and Pacific summits
A breakdown of the events that are changing the free expression landscape in Asia and the Pacific.
![Taranga FM Manager, Alhagie Abdoulie Ceesay, Media Foundation for West Africa](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gambia_mfwa.jpg)
Release journalist detained in violation of African Court ruling
Free expression organisations join the Media Foundation for West Africa in calling on African regional body to pressure The Gambia to release journalist Alhagie Abdoulie Ceesay.