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IFJ Press Freedom in China Campaign Bulletin

Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 4:26 pm | International Federation of Journalists

1. China’s New Clampdown: Press Freedom in China 2011 2. Senior Newspaper Staff Sacked for Reporting Inflation Concerns in China 3. Journalist Attacked in Taiwan 4. Dissident Writer Yu Jie Flees to the United States 5. Writer Li Tei Sentenced ... More >>

IFJ Urges China to Uphold Post-Olympic Press Freedom Promise

Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 10:41 am | International Federation of Journalists

February 3, 2012 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is deeply frustrated by reports that a number of China-based foreign journalists have been barred from entering ethnic Tibetan areas to investigate a series of recent self-immolation incidents. ... More >>

China: Senior Newspaper Staff Sacked for Reporting Inflation

Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 10:38 am | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is shocked by reports that the entire senior management team of Biancheng Evening Newspaper , including the Editor-in-chief, were sacked after publishing a report in which citizens of Huaihua, a prefecture-level ... More >>

IFJ Monthly e-Bulletin - Feb 2012

Friday, 3 February 2012, 12:24 pm | International Federation of Journalists

In this bulletin: 1. China’s New Clampdown: Press Freedom in China 2011 2. Journalists Seek Legal Action to Secure Rights in Nepal 3. Attack on Broadcast Studio in Maldives 4. ‘Black January’ Campaign Against Attacks on Journalists in Sri Lanka 5. Increasing ... More >>

Violent Threats to Journalist in Papua New Guinea

Friday, 3 February 2012, 12:16 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF) in its calls for investigations into threats of violence against a journalist in Papua New Guinea on January 26. According to the PFF report , soldiers at the ... More >>

IFJ Supports Electoral Reporting Reforms in Malaysia

Friday, 3 February 2012, 12:14 pm | International Federation of Journalists

On January 25, the NUJ submitted its proposal to Malaysia’s Parliamentary Select Committee on Electoral Reforms, which has sought public submissions regarding proposed measures to aid the conducting of free and fair elections. The Committee’s work ... More >>

IFJ Deeply Concerned by Attack on Maldives Broadcast Studio

Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 10:14 am | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is deeply worried by the attack on the office and studio of DhiTV, a private broadcaster in the Maldives capital of Male on January 26. The attack occurred in the early hours of the day after the ... More >>

Journalists Seek Legal Action to Secure Rights in Nepal

Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 10:10 am | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) extends its support to the effort by Nepali colleagues to secure their rights through legal action. The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), an IFJ affiliate, on January 26 filed a writ petition ... More >>

Doha: IFJ Welcomes Call For Greater Protection Of Media

Monday, 30 January 2012, 11:44 am | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today welcomed the recommendations of an international conference on the protection of journalists which took place in Doha, Qatar on 22-23 January, saying they will boost the campaign to press governments ... More >>

Sri Lanka: Campaign Against Journalist Attacks

Thursday, 26 January 2012, 4:06 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has joined the ‘Black January’ campaign against attacks on journalists in Sri Lanka, organized by the Alliance of Media Organizations. The month of January 2012, has been nominated as ‘Black January’ ... More >>

China’s New Clampdown: Press Freedom in China 2011

Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 12:35 pm | International Federation of Journalists

January 21, 2012 A new International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) report reveals that press freedom in China suffered significant setbacks in 2011. China’s New Clampdown: Press Freedom in China 2011 , released today by the IFJ Asia-Pacific in ... More >>

Maldives: IFJ Alarmed by Increasing Hostility towards Media

Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 12:13 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Maldives Journalists’ Association (MJA), in expressing concern over the recent escalation of hostile rhetoric towards the media in the Republic of Maldives. More >>

IFJ Condemns Assaults on News Crew in Mongolia

Thursday, 19 January 2012, 10:26 am | International Federation of Journalists

January 18, 2012 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Confederation of Mongolian Journalists (CMJ) in condemning the assault on a Khongor Television news crew in Bayankhongor Province in western Mongolia, on January 2. More >>

IFJ Condemns Death Threats Against Philippenes Journalist

Thursday, 19 January 2012, 10:22 am | International Federation of Journalists

January 18, 2012 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) in condemning the death threats made to a publisher based in General Santos City, in the southern Philippines, ... More >>

IFJ Condemns the Murder of Journalist in Pakistan

Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 1:02 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), is alarmed and saddened by the murder of senior journalist Mukaram Khan Atif on January 17. According to the Khyber Union of Journalists ... More >>

IFJ Welcomes Release of Journalists in Burma

Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 9:56 am | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), with the support of the Burma Media Association (BMA), welcomes the release of journalists and bloggers under an amnesty announced by the Government of Burma on 13 January, 2012. The amnesty comes ... More >>

IFJ to Launch 2011 Press Freedom in China Report

Tuesday, 17 January 2012, 10:41 am | International Federation of Journalists

January 16, 2012 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) will hold a press conference on Saturday, January 21, in Hong Kong, to launch its latest report, “China’s New Clampdown : Press Freedom in China 2011”. The report reveals that journalists ... More >>

Journalist Shot in Thailand’s South

Monday, 16 January 2012, 10:21 am | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is shocked by the brutal murder on January 13 of owner and editor of Inside Phuket, Wisut "Ae" Tangwittayaporn, in Thailand’s southern island of Phuket. Wisut, 44, in addition to being the driving ... More >>

IFJ Press Freedom in China Campaign Bulletin: January 8 2012

Monday, 9 January 2012, 12:37 pm | International Federation of Journalists

Welcome to IFJ Asia-Pacific’s monthly Press Freedom in China Campaign e-bulletin. The next bulletin will be sent on February 8, 2012, and contributions are most welcome. More >>

Tragic Start to 2012 as Media Worker Murdered in Philippines

Monday, 9 January 2012, 12:31 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) in condemning the murder on January 5 of Tatak News Nationwide publisher Christopher Guarin in General Santos City in ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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