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Link to: Journalist shot by police during protest in midwestern Nepal

Journalist shot by police during protest in midwestern Nepal

Journalist I Singh Rokaya was injured when the police opened fire during a protest to bring the situation under control.

Link to: Nepalese journalist who had previously been targeted assaulted again

Nepalese journalist who had previously been targeted assaulted again

This statement was originally published on nepalpressfreedom.org on 3 August 2015. In a gross violation of press freedom, Sandeep Yogi, a reporter with Image News FM, was attacked by unknown persons in the Koteshwor area of Kathmandu, on 2 August 2015. Yogi had previously been assaulted by security personnel of a high ranking official and […]

Link to: Nepalese radio station manager threatened over story on illegal activities

Nepalese radio station manager threatened over story on illegal activities

The manager of Radio Shaligram in Parbat, western Nepal, has received a death threat over a story on the illegal stone crusher industry.

Journalist threatened for taking photographs of damaged school, another over Labour Ministry story

Ashok Dulal, a journalist with “Rajdhani” daily, published in Kathmandu, Nepal, was threatened for taking a photograph of a damaged school.

The aftermath of an airstrike by the Saudi-led Coalition near Yemeni television station Al-Masirah, REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

UN Security Council must press for an end to attacks against media in Yemen

IFEX members urge the UN Security Council to ensure the protection of journalists in Yemen in light of historic resolution.

Slain Journalist Ibrahim Foday

An open letter calling for justice for slain journalist Ibrahim Foday

Four years after Sierra Leone Journalist Ibrahim Foday’s death, members of IFEX join the Media Foundation for West Africa in calling for more rapid progress.

REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

Not in our name: World Press Freedom Day 116 days after Charlie Hebdo

On World Press Freedom Day, organisations from around the globe commit to defending the right to freedom of expression, even when that right is being used to express views that may be offensive.

Malaysian lawyers hold a protest calling for the repeal of the Sedition Act in Kuala Lumpur, 16 October 2014, REUTERS/Olivia Harris

Groups call for end to crackdown on free expression

Concerns include the use of Malaysia’s Sedition Act to suppress legitimate criticism of government and courts.