Asia

December 10, 2024

Press Freedom Groups Urge EU to Oppose Türkiye’s “Agent of Influence” Bill

December 10. 2024 – Turkey –  A coalition of 55 press freedom and human rights organizations—including the International Press Institute (IPI), Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Committee […]
December 10, 2024

Azerbaijan’s Post-COP29 Repression Targets Independent Media

December 10, 2024 – Azerbaijan – Following its high-profile hosting of the COP29 climate summit, Azerbaijan has launched a sweeping crackdown on independent journalism, drawing widespread […]
December 10, 2024

Murdered for Reporting: The Fatal Price of Environmental Journalism in Cambodia

December 10, 2024 – Cambodia –  Cambodian environmental journalist Chhoeung Chheng, aged 63, was shot in the abdomen while investigating illegal timber transport in Boeung Peam […]
December 9, 2024

Azerbaijan’s Ongoing Crackdown: Photojournalist Ahmed Mukhtar Sentenced to 20 Days

December 9, 2024 – Azerbaijan – Azerbaijani authorities continued their campaign against independent media by detaining photo‑reporter Ahmed Mukhtar, a long‑standing contributor to outlets such as […]
December 6, 2024

Cambodia Mourns Environmental Reporter Killed Investigating Illegal Logging

December 6, 2024 – Cambodia – Cambodian environmental journalist Chhoeung Chheng, aged 63, was fatally shot while conducting field reporting in Siem Reap province, near Trapeang […]
December 6, 2024

Meydan TV Denounces Illegal Arrests Amid Escalating Media Crackdown in Azerbaijan

December 6, 2024 – Azerbaijan – Berlin-based Meydan TV publicly condemned the arrests of six of its journalists—Ramin Jabrayilzade, Aynur Elgunesh, Aytaj Ahmadova, Aysel Umudova, Khayala Aghayeva, and Natig Javadli—as part of the […]
December 3, 2024

Indian Fact-Checker Mohammed Zubair Hit with New Sedition Charge Under Modernized Law

December 3, 2024 – India – Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of Alt News, India’s prominent fact-checking website, faces renewed legal peril. On December 3, 2024, Uttar Pradesh police […]
November 30, 2024

Senior Pakistani Journalist Matiullah Jan Granted Bail Amid Drug–Terrorism Case

November 30, 2024 – Pakistan – Senior journalist and TV presenter Matiullah Jan was granted bail on November 30, 2024, by an Islamabad Anti‑Terrorism Court (ATC), […]