February 03, 2025 – China/UK – British Member of Parliament Blair McDougall introduced the ‘Jimmy Lai Bill’—officially titled the Consular Assistance (Journalists) Bill—in the UK Parliament. […]
February 03, 2025 – Asia – Press freedom across Asia is under severe threat, marked by increasing arrests of journalists, widespread internet shutdowns, and restrictive cybersecurity […]
February 03, 2025 – Cambodia – Cambodian authorities denied re-entry to British investigative journalist Gerald Flynn, citing alleged discrepancies in his visa application. Flynn, who has […]
February 03, 2025 – Japan – On January 31, 2025, journalists and supporters gathered in Tokyo to honor the memory of Kenji Goto, the Japanese reporter […]
February 03, 2025 – Cambodia – Two Cambodian journalists, Duong Akhara and Lay Socheat, were arrested after releasing a video that allegedly showed a man being […]
January 31, 2025 – Afghanistan – Sayed Rahim Saeedi, a 57-year-old Afghan filmmaker and director of ANAR Media, was sentenced to three years in prison by […]
January 31, 2025 – India – The Supreme Court dismissed journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh’s plea for bail, upholding the Jharkhand High Court’s December 6, 2023, decision. […]
January 30, 2025 – Afghanistan – Zia Danesh, a former Afghan journalist and government official, narrowly escaped his homeland after receiving chilling threats from the Taliban—“This […]
January 29. 2025 – India – Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, footage emerged showing law enforcement officials aggressively confronting IANS journalist Gaurav Pandey while he […]