Asia

January 5, 2025

Bangladesh Media Reform Commission Urges End to Political Bias in Journalism

January 5, 2025 – Bangladesh – Bangladesh’s newly formed Media Reform Commission has issued a bold set of recommendations aimed at eliminating political bias in journalism […]
January 4, 2025

Journalist Mukesh Chandrakar Killed After Exposing ₹120 Crore Road Scam in Chhattisgarh

January 4, 2025 – India – The murder of 33-year-old journalist Mukesh Chandrakar in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district has sparked national outrage and renewed concerns over the […]
December 30, 2024

Kyrgyzstan’s Arrest of 11 Journalists Marks Alarming Authoritarian Shift

December 30, 2024 – Krygyzstan – Kyrgyzstan’s government detained 11 journalists affiliated with Temirov Live, an independent investigative media outlet known for exposing high-level corruption. The […]
December 26, 2024

Afghanistan’s Taliban Regime Intensifies Crackdown on Media in 2024

December 26, 2024 – Afghanistan – According to the Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC), 2024 marked a steep rise in restrictions on press freedom in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. […]
December 23, 2024

Azerbaijan’s Media Crackdown: Journalists Jailed on Politically Motivated Charges

December 23, 2024 – Azerbaijan – Farid Mehralizada, an economist and contributor to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), was detained in May 2024 and accused of conspiring […]
December 23, 2024

Police explain detention of Azattyk journalists

December 23, 2024 – Azerbaijan – Kyrgyz police detained two journalists from Radio Azattyk—reporter Maksat Kutmanbekov and cameraman Nurlan Beyshebaev—while they were filming near Pre‑trial Detention Center No. 1 in […]