Asia

November 22, 2024

Press Freedom Under Siege: Ongoing Attacks on Bangladeshi Journalists

November 22, 2024 – Bangladesh – Bangladesh has witnessed a surge of violent and legal attacks against journalists, alarming press freedom advocates. According to the International […]
November 22, 2024

Philippines: 15 Years After the Maguindanao Massacre, RSF Urges End to Impunity

November 22, 2024 – Philippines – Fifteen years on from the horrific Maguindanao (Ampatuan) Massacre—the world’s deadliest single attack on journalists—impunity remains deeply entrenched in the […]
November 22, 2024

Hong Kong’s “47” Trial: Press Freedom Figures Among Those Jailed for Subversion

November 22, 2024 – China –  In a major escalation of Beijing’s crackdown, 45 members of the pro-democracy group known as the “Hong Kong 47” were sentenced in […]
November 16, 2024

After Two Years in Insein Prison, Photojournalist Kyaw Swar Tun Freed from Myanmar Jail

November 15, 2024 – India/Myanmar – Myanmar’s military-run Insein Prison, notorious for torture and inhuman conditions, saw the release of photojournalist Kyaw Swar Tun on November 14, 2024, after […]