Asia

September 5, 2024

Myanmar soldiers shoot dead 2 journalists in raid on home

August 23, 2024 – Source: CPJ — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Myanmar authorities to immediately and credibly investigate Wednesday’s killing of journalists Win Htut […]
September 3, 2024

Bangladesh Paramilitary Assaults Journalist Amid Rising Press Threats Under Interim Cybersecurity Push

September 03, 2024 – Bangladesh –  Prothom Alo’s Dhaka University correspondent Asif Himadri was physically assaulted by members of Bangladesh’s paramilitary Ansar force while covering a […]
September 2, 2024

CNN Indonesia Fires 11 Journalists for Forming Union, Prompting IFJ and Media Groups to Condemn Union-Busting

September 02, 2024 – Indonesia – In a brazen move that violates labor rights, CNN Indonesia terminated up to 11 journalists and media workers on August […]
August 29, 2024

Pakistani Journalist Muhammad Bachal Ghunio Shot Dead in Sindh Amid Rising Threats to Press

August 29, 2024 -Pakistan –  On August 27, 2024, Awaz TV reporter Muhammad Bachal Ghunio, aged 35, was brutally shot dead by unidentified gunmen while working […]
August 28, 2024

China Cuts Off Journalist Gao Yu’s Internet and Phone in Escalating Digital Crackdown

August 28, 2024 – China – Beijing authorities severed all forms of communication for veteran independent journalist Gao Yu, disabling her landline, mobile phone, and internet […]
August 27, 2024

Thai Ex-Junta Deputy PM Slaps Female Journalist, Igniting Press Freedom Outcry

August 27, 2024 – Thailand –  Duangporn Yiampop, a seasoned reporter from Thai PBS, was abruptly struck by General Prawit Wongsuwon—former deputy prime minister and leader of the […]
August 27, 2024

Bangladesh Journalist Couple Arrested at Airport Amid Student Protest Probe

August 27, 2024 – Bangladesh – Prominent Bangladeshi journalists Shakil Ahmed and Farzana Rupa, formerly with Ekattor TV, were detained at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The couple, traveling with […]
August 9, 2024

Taliban Suspends 14 Media Outlets in New Crackdown on Independent Press

August 09, 2024 – Afghanistan –  Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Afghan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA) revoked 17 broadcast licenses covering 14 media outlets in eastern Nangarhar province—a mix […]