January 22, 2025 – Bangladesh – Bangladeshi journalists Farzana Rupa and Shakil Ahmed, both formerly with the private broadcaster Ekattor TV, have filed a formal complaint […]
January 21, 2025 -Azerbaijan – Azerbaijani authorities filed six additional charges against four journalists from the independent media outlet Toplum TV and arrested another reporter, Farid […]
January 21, 2025 – USA/Kazakhstan – Two new U.S.-funded grant opportunities have been launched in Kazakhstan, focusing on youth empowerment and media protection. The initiatives are […]
January 20, 2025 – India – Journalists across India, particularly in small towns and rural regions, face escalating threats—including harassment, assaults, and brutal killings—signaling a chilling […]
January 19, 2025 – India – Journalist Bijaya Kumar Pradhan was brutally assaulted in Kulthipali village, Balangir district, Odisha, while investigating alleged corruption related to the […]
January 19, 2025 – China – In July 1967, British journalist Anthony Grey, then the Reuters correspondent in Beijing, was placed under house arrest by Chinese […]
January 17, 2025 – Afghanistan – The Taliban’s primary court in Kabul sentenced Mahdi Ansary, a 27-year-old reporter for the Afghan News Agency (AFKA), to 18 […]
January 17, 2025 – Azerbaijan – Azerbaijani authorities arrested journalists Farid Ismayilov and Elmir Abbasov, intensifying an ongoing crackdown on independent media. The arrests are part […]
January 15, 2025 – Afghanistan – The Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) recently spotlighted the critical role of safe refuge in enabling Afghan journalists to continue their […]