Asia

September 24, 2024

Afghanistan Silenced: Taliban Ban Live Political Broadcasts in Sweeping Censorship Drive

September 24, 2024 – Afghanistan –  The Taliban have intensified their clampdown on press freedom by banning all live political broadcasts in Afghanistan, marking a chilling […]
September 23, 2024

Indian TV Journalist Salman Ali Khan Gunned Down Calls for Justice Intensify

September 23, 2024 – India –  Broadcast journalist Salman Ali Khan, aged 35 and affiliated with a local TV channel and YouTube, was tragically shot dead by three […]
September 23, 2024

Taliban Jamming of Afghanistan International: Sharp Media Crackdown in Kabul

September 23, 2024 – Afghanistan –  The Taliban began jamming broadcasts of Afghanistan International (AITV), a London-based station delivering independent news to Afghan audiences. Starting September 5, […]
September 23, 2024

Sri Lanka’s New President Faces Urgent Call to Restore Press Freedom

September 23, 2024 – Sri Lanka –  Election of Anura Kumara Dissanayake as Sri Lanka’s new president, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has issued a direct and […]
September 22, 2024

China Re-Arrests Zhang Zhan: RSF Condemns Renewed Persecution of Citizen Journalist

September 20, 2024 – China –  Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the re-arrest of Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, calling it a renewed act of […]
September 20, 2024

Azerbaijani Dissident-Blogger Bahruz Samadov Jailed for 15 Years in Broad Anti‑Dissent Crackdown

September 20, 2024 – Azerbaijan –  Bahruz Samadov, a prominent researcher, peace activist, and freelance journalist, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in a closed‑door […]
September 20, 2024

Malaysia Upholds Defamation Ruling Against Journalist Clare Rewcastle Brown

September 20, 2024 – Malaysia –  Malaysia’s Federal Court dismissed British investigative journalist Clare Rewcastle Brown’s final appeal in a civil defamation case tied to her […]
September 19, 2024

UN Raises Alarm Over Jimmy Lai’s Prolonged Solitary Confinement in Hong Kong

September 19, 2024 – Switzerland/China/UN –  During the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), represented by […]
September 19, 2024

Bangladesh Targets Journalists Linked to Ousted Leader in Widening Crackdown

September 19, 2024 – Bangladesh – Student-led uprising that unseated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladeshi authorities have launched a sweeping crackdown on journalists perceived as supportive […]