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IFJ Press Freedom in China Campaign Bulletin
Tuesday, 10 April 2012, 4:04 pm | International Federation of Journalists
IFJ Press Freedom in China Campaign Bulletin April 8, 2012 To IFJ Asia-Pacific affiliates and friends, Welcome to IFJ Asia-Pacific’s monthly Press Freedom in China Campaign e-bulletin. The next bulletin will be sent on May 8, 2012 , and contributions are ... More >>
Journalist Killed in Indonesia’s Papua Province
Tuesday, 10 April 2012, 3:57 pm | International Federation of Journalists
April 10, 2012 Journalist Killed in Indonesia’s Papua Province The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its Indonesian affiliate the Alliance Of Independent Journalist (AJI) in urging a thorough investigation into the death of a journalist ... More >>
IFJ Concerned by PNG Government Official’s Comments
Tuesday, 3 April 2012, 1:56 pm | International Federation of Journalists
Media Release: Papua New Guinea April 2, 2012 IFJ Concerned by PNG Government Official’s Comments The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its associate the Pacific Freedom Forum in expressing its disappointment at comments made by a government ... More >>
Elections for Afghanistan Independent Journalists Assoc.
Tuesday, 3 April 2012, 1:54 pm | International Federation of Journalists
Media Release: Afghanistan April 2, 2012 Elections Held for Afghanistan Independent Journalists Association The Afghanistan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA), with the support of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European ... More >>
The Federation of Nepali Journalists Celebrates 57 Years
Tuesday, 3 April 2012, 1:52 pm | International Federation of Journalists
Media Release: Nepal April 2, 2012 The Federation of Nepali Journalists Celebrates 57 Years The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) congratulates its affiliate the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) on the 57th anniversary of its Establishment ... More >>
China: Six Netizens Arrested and Sixteen Websites Shut Down
Tuesday, 3 April 2012, 1:51 pm | International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is deeply concerned by reports that six people are being detained by police in Beijing, China and that sixteen Chinese websites have been closed down by authorities. According to a report by the British ... More >>
IFJ Asia-Pacific Regional eBulletin: April 2012
Tuesday, 3 April 2012, 1:49 pm | International Federation of Journalists
Welcome to the IFJ Asia-Pacific’s monthly e-bulletin. The next bulletin will be issued on More >>
Arrest Warrants Issued: Broadcaster's Murder
Friday, 30 March 2012, 10:00 am | International Federation of Journalists
Media Release: Philippines March 29, 2012 Arrest Warrants Issued in Connection with Broadcaster's Murder More >>
Annual Meeting of Afghan Independent Journalists
Tuesday, 27 March 2012, 2:19 pm | International Federation of Journalists
Media practitioners and journalists from over 25 provinces in Afghanistan will assemble for a National Meeting and Media Summit in Kabul on from March 26 to the 28. The Meeting and Summit are being held convened as part of an European Commission (EC) ... More >>
Alarming Increase in Hostile Rhetoric, Threats of Reprisals
Monday, 26 March 2012, 4:54 pm | International Federation of Journalists
Media Release: Sri Lanka 24 March 2012 Alarming Increase in Hostile Rhetoric, Threats of Reprisals against Journalists in Sri Lanka The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly deplores the alarming escalation in hostile rhetoric and the barely ... More >>
IFJ Concerned by Intimidation of Media in Bangladesh
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 2:22 pm | International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is concerned by recent reports that journalists and media in Bangladesh continue to be subjected to threats and harassment. More >>
IFJ Condemns Attack on Office of TV Broadcaster in Pakistan
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 2:20 pm | International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly condemn the attack on the office building of television broadcaster Geo TV in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, on the morning ... More >>
IFJ Asia-Pacific’s Monthly E-Bulletin March 2012
Friday, 2 March 2012, 10:58 am | International Federation of Journalists
1. Beheading of Journalist in Afghanistan 2. Proposed Electoral Reporting Reforms in Malaysia 3. Violent Threats to Journalist in Papua New Guinea 4. China Urged to Uphold Post-Olympic Press Freedom Promises 5. Senior Newspaper Staff Sacked for Reporting ... More >>
IFJ Concerned by Threats to Free Speech in PNG
Friday, 24 February 2012, 4:26 pm | International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF) are gravely concerned by the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG)’s announcement of a new 'monitoring' committee, tasked with identifying those expressing views it ... More >>
Shocking Murder of Journalist and Family in India
Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 3:48 pm | International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is shocked and horrified at the brutal murder of senior journalist Chandrika Rai, his wife and two young children, in Umaria district in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Chandrika Rai, ... More >>
IFJ Condemns Assaults on Journalists in Eastern China
Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 1:57 pm | International Federation of Journalists
February 20, 2012 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns a series of violent attacks against journalists by unidentified thugs in the village of Panhe, in China’s eastern Zhejiang Province. On February 15 and 16, Remko Tanis, correspondent ... More >>
Journalists Charged with Criminal Defamation in Mongolia
Thursday, 16 February 2012, 10:03 am | International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Confederation of Mongolian Journalists (CMJ) in condemning the laying of criminal defamation charges against Mongolia’s TV9 television station and its investigative news team, in response ... More >>
Burma’s New Media Law May Fail to Ensure Press Freedom
Friday, 10 February 2012, 5:28 pm | International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Burma Media Association (BMA) in its concerns that Burma’s proposed new media law may not guarantee freedom of media as the government promised. The new media law, drafted by the Ministry of ... More >>
Caution Advised Over Fiji’s New Decree
Friday, 10 February 2012, 5:16 pm | International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF) in advising caution regarding the latest media-related decree issued by Fiji’s authorities. The new state proceedings decree, signed off by Fiji's President Ratu ... More >>
Korea: Reports of Intimidation and Editorial Interference
Friday, 10 February 2012, 4:07 pm | International Federation of Journalists
February 9, 2012 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins UNI Global Union, and the unions of broadcasters MBCTV, KBSTV and YTN, in expressing its grave concern over reports of intimidation of union members and interference in reporting ... More >>