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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 […]
September 17, 2024

Israel Revokes Al Jazeera Journalists’ Press Credentials Amid Escalating Media Crackdown

September 17, 2024 – Palestine –  Amid growing tension over its coverage of Gaza, Israel has revoked the Government Press Office (GPO) credentials of four Al […]
September 16, 2024

Vietnam Jails Journalist Nguyen Vu Binh for Seven Years Over “Anti-State Propaganda”

September 16, 2024 – Vietnam –  A Hanoi court sentenced veteran journalist and blogger Nguyen Vu Binh to seven years in prison on charges of “making, […]
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 […]