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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.

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Pakistan: Journalist arrested for posting critical posts on Facebook

Local journalists believe Zafar Achakzai was arrested for comments he had posted on Facebook criticizing security agencies and the arrest of a member of the provincial assembly, for killing a traffic police constable in a hit and run accident.

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

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Pakistan: Media personnel beaten to prevent coverage of student protest

Seventeen media workers were assaulted and their equipment seized by the private guards of Agriculture University Faisalabad, while they tried to cover an incident involving expelled students.

Ahmadi women at the Ahmadi graveyard in the town of Rabwa, 9 December 2013; journalist Rana Tanveer reports on religious minorities in Pakistan, such as the Ahmadis, REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Pakistan: Car rams into journalist who covers religious minorities

Prior to the attack, journalist Rana Tanveer had been receiving death threats from unidentified people for covering stories about religious minorities in Pakistan.

Village women stand in a queue to get enrolled for the Unique Identification (UID) database system in the desert Indian state of Rajasthan, 22 February 2013, REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal

Asia & Pacific in three minutes

Maldivian bloggers harassed abroad, Australia spies, China collects, India leaks and South Asia’s shutdown.

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.

Journalists protest the death of Tamour Khan, a satellite technician for SAMAA TV, in Karachi, Pakistan, 13 February 2017, AP Photo/Shakil Adil

Legal, political and policy environment for Pakistani media has deteriorated significantly

A PPF report covering the period January 2016 to April 2017 points to indications that all branches of state are determined to control the media, rather than promoting a safe and secure environment for the growth of pluralistic democratic media institutions.