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Pakistan: Respect Owed to Protesting Journalists

Wednesday, 11 August 2010, 12:29 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urges Pakistan’s political parties to ensure their members refrain from abuse of journalists who have voiced strong objection to obstruction of broadcasts by GEO TV and ARY News since early August ... More >>

Blocked Television Broadcasts in Pakistan

Wednesday, 11 August 2010, 12:23 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) demands Pakistan’s Government immediately restore broadcasts by GEO TV and ARY News, after the news channels’ reports were blocked following the airing of news about a protester throwing shoes ... More >>

Global Action on Missing Sri Lankan Journalist

Monday, 9 August 2010, 4:35 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) extends its support to the protest planned for August 10 by the Alliance of Media Organisations in Sri Lanka, to mark 200 days since the disappearance of cartoonist and columnist Prageeth Eknaligoda. More >>

IFJ Press Freedom in China

Monday, 9 August 2010, 4:34 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 September 8, 2010 , and contributions are most welcome. More >>

Few Leads In Muder Of Nepal Radio Operator

Friday, 6 August 2010, 4:43 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The IFJ is deeply worried that two weeks after the murder of Devi Prasad Dhital, a radio station head in Tulsipur town in Nepal’s far-western district of Dang, there is little clue about the identity of his killers or the motive behind the crime. More >>

Intimidation of Journalists Continues

Thursday, 5 August 2010, 6:11 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is dismayed by reports of continuing intimidation of the Philippines media by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) under the newly installed Aquino administration. More >>

IFJ Worried for Safety of Journalists in Papua

Thursday, 5 August 2010, 6:10 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is deeply disturbed by the death of reporter Ardiansyah Matra’is, whose body was found in a river in southern Papua province, Indonesia. More >>

IFJ Condemns Detention of News Editor in Fiji

Wednesday, 4 August 2010, 4:07 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF) in expressing alarm that an editor of a prominent Fiji online news agency was held for questioning overnight after publishing a report about the nation’s police commissioner. More >>

China: Investigations into Attacks on Journalists

Wednesday, 4 August 2010, 3:54 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is concerned by a series of threats, assaults and acts of intimidation against journalists and media workers in China in recent days, but also welcomes statements by authorities noting the rights of ... More >>

IFJ Condemns Detention of News Editor in Fiji

Wednesday, 4 August 2010, 3:52 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF) in expressing alarm that an editor of a prominent Fiji online news agency was held for questioning overnight after publishing a report about the nation’s police commissioner. More >>

Environmental Reporter’s Death in Indonesia

Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 1:28 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is troubled and saddened to learn of the death of Muhammad Syaifullah, who headed the Borneo bureau of Kompas, Indonesia’s biggest daily newspaper. More >>

Government Moves on Media Ethics in Sri Lanka

Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 6:33 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is deeply concerned that Sri Lanka’s Government proposes to establish a body to examine the ethics of journalists, a move which stands to further impede media independence in the country. More >>

Death of Journalist Injured in Assassination Bid

Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 8:10 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) deeply mourns the death of Vijay Pratap Singh, senior reporter for the Indian Express, after he was injured in an assassination attempt on a local politician in Allahabad city in northern India. More >>

Threats to Journalist’s Family in Sri Lanka

Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 8:09 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is alarmed by threats made against the safety of the family of senior Sri Lankan journalist Gamini Pushpakumara. More >>

IFJ Wary of Move to Control Press in Tonga

Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 11:20 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is calling on Tonga’s authorities to reconsider any move toward instituting wider controls of the country’s media. More >>

Assault on Radio Director in Nepal

Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 11:18 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is shocked to learn of a group attack upon a prominent radio director in Janakpur, southern Nepal, which left the journalist unconscious and badly injured. More >>

Two Media Offices Attacked in India

Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 11:19 am | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is shocked by the political intolerance on display in India, with two attacks on television studios in the country on July 16. More >>

Resolution of Tempo Dispute in Indonesia

Wednesday, 14 July 2010, 12:43 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomes the successful mediation of a dispute between Indonesia’s police forces and Tempo magazine by the country’s Press Council. More >>

Hong Kong Authorities Must Defend Journalists

Wednesday, 14 July 2010, 12:42 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is concerned about a new report that documents increased media rights infringements in Hong Kong over the past 12 months. More >>

Claim of Restored Press Rights in Kashmir

Wednesday, 14 July 2010, 12:39 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is shocked to learn of an attack on Riyaz Masroor, a senior journalist, near his home in the Alucha Bagh neighbourhood of Srinagar, capital of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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