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A Nepalese election commission officer empties a ballot box prior to counting the votes of local elections in Kathmandu, Nepal, 15 May 2017, AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha

Reporters and media house attacked in Nepal

Several incidents of attacks against members of the press in Nepal were reported on 16 July 2017.

Kem Ley, 4 June, 2016, AP/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pressure mounts on Cambodia a year after Kem Ley’s killing

On the one-year anniversary of the death of popular Cambodian activist Kem Ley, civil society organisations from around the world reiterated their call for an independent inquiry.

Statement of Solidarity in Support of MENA HRDs for IFEX25

NGOs around the world ask authorities to stop campaigns of repression against HRDs and civil society organisations in the Middle East and North Africa region

Supporters of Madhesi groups observe minutes of silence in memory of people killed in the Madhesh protests in Kathmandu, Nepal, 23 November 2015, REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Unkown assailants attack journalist in Nepal

Anup Tiwari, a reporter with Radio Birgunj and Mountain TV, was attacked by a gang who accused him of writing negative stories about the Madhesi community.

Yameen Rasheed's family submit a petition to Maldives Police Services to investigate his murder., Dying Regime on Flickr

What’s next for the Maldives after Yameen Rasheed?

Bytes for All looks at what changes need to occur to improve free expression in the Maldives and put an end to the murders of Maldivian dissenters.

A Nepalese woman carrying a basket returns home after working in an agricultural field in Khokana, Lalitpur District, Nepal, 26 September 2016, AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha

Contempt of court case and death threat mark World Press Freedom Day in Nepal

A reporter for Nagarik daily, received a death threat after reporting on massive illegal deforestation in Lalitpur, Nepal.

Demonstration for Dawit Isaak 5000 days in jail, June 2015, Wikimedia Commons / Frankie Fouganthin

Is Dawit Isaak alive?

That’s the question 33 NGOs are asking Eritrea this World Press Freedom Day, after the Cano prize-winning journalist remains unheard from since 2005.

REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

Hungary’s academic freedom and expression at risk due to changes to education law

IFEX members call on EU officials to condemn Hungary’s attack on the Central European University as a threat to academic freedom and free expression.