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Photo-journalist Attacked in India’s Nagaland State
Thursday, 6 September 2012, 5:04 pm | International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins colleagues in Nagaland state in northeastern India in condemning the attack on photojournalist Caisii Mao in Dimapur district of the state on September 1. More >>
IFJ Condemns Indonesian Broadcaster’s Anti-Union Activities
Thursday, 6 September 2012, 5:03 pm | International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) in condemning the ongoing anti-union activities of Jakarta-based TV station, Metro TV. More >>
Authorities Must Act on Death Threats for Nepali Journalist
Wednesday, 22 August 2012, 12:40 pm | International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) in calling for the immediate investigation of a death threat made against journalist Hemanta Poudel, a reporter with the Samacharpatra ... More >>
IFJ Mourns Death of Young Reporter in Pakistan
Monday, 20 August 2012, 5:44 pm | International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) are deeply saddened by the suicide of a young journalist in Lahore following her employer’s refusal to pay her salary. More >>
India’s journalists resolve to campaign for a new deal
Monday, 20 August 2012, 5:37 pm | International Federation of Journalists
India’s main journalism unions held a day-long consultation on August 8, on key professional challenges. The action plan that emerged seeks to bring the struggle for a new deal for journalists to the very foreground of a public campaign for restoring ... More >>
Philippines:Call for Govt to pass Freedom of Information Act
Monday, 20 August 2012, 5:35 pm | International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists stands in unity with its affiliate the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) and the Philippine media community to observe Freedom of Information Day and reiterate demands for the Aquino ... More >>
South Asia Media Solidarity Network’s Ten-Year Anniversary
Monday, 20 August 2012, 5:31 pm | International Federation of Journalists
The South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) held its annual meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal, between August 3 and 5, marking an eventful decade in existence and planning for future campaigns to meet the urgent challenges that journalists in the region ... More >>
Philippines: Journalists mark 1000 days - Ampatuan Massacre
Monday, 20 August 2012, 5:22 pm | International Federation of Journalists
Media groups including the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, Philippine Press Institute, Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism and ABS-CBN and GMA7 networks marked the 1000th day since ... More >>
Radio Reporter Stabbed in Dili, Timor Leste
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 2:12 pm | International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has received news from its affiliate the Timore Lorosa’e Journalists’ Association (TLJA) that a radio broadcaster was stabbed in Timor Leste’s capital city Dili, on August 10. More >>
IFJ Concerned by Attacks on Press Freedom in Hong Kong/China
Tuesday, 14 August 2012, 1:18 pm | International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is deeply concerned by two separate attacks on media which occurred in Hong Kong and Mainland China last week. More >>
Mobs Attack Media Teams in Mumbai
Monday, 13 August 2012, 5:01 pm | International Federation of Journalists
Mobs Attack Media Teams in Mumbai The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins partners and affiliates in India in condemning the August 11 violence in the western Indian metropolis of Mumbai, which left three photojournalists seriously ... More >>
Chinese Propaganda Restrains Reporting on Athlete Liu Xiang
Friday, 10 August 2012, 11:26 am | International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is concerned by a directive issued by China’s Central Propaganda Department to all national media on August 7 that no negative reporting should be made about Chinese athlete Liu Xiang. More >>
Suspect in Philippines Broadcaster Slaying Arrested
Friday, 10 August 2012, 11:24 am | International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) in welcoming the arrest of Niel Guimeroy, a suspect in the 2011 murder of broadcaster Niel “Lito” Jimena in Negros Occidental ... More >>
Maldives: Independent TV Station Attacked and Vandalised
Thursday, 9 August 2012, 4:59 pm | International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its partner and affiliate the Maldives Journalists’ Association (MJA) in condemning the August 7 attack on the studio and broadcast facilities of Raajje TV, which left vital equipment badly ... More >>
IFJ Press Freedom in China Campaign Bulletin - August 2012
Wednesday, 8 August 2012, 1:48 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, 2012, and contributions are most welcome. More >>
IFJ Condemns Retaliatory Suspension of Media in China
Wednesday, 8 August 2012, 10:55 am | International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the suspension of a local newspaper by the local Beijing Government in alleged retaliation for their investigations into the underreporting of the death toll from the storm that hit in China’s capital ... More >>
Open Letter to Government of Cambodia
Monday, 6 August 2012, 11:49 am | International Federation of Journalists
We write to you to express our grave concern over the detention of Mam Sonando, owner and operator of the independent Beehive Radio station in Cambodia and President of the Democrats Association. Mr. Sonando was arrested from his home in Phnom Penh on ... More >>
IFJ Asia-Pacific Regional eBulletin: August 2012
Friday, 3 August 2012, 11:34 am | International Federation of Journalists
4. Series of Threats Made Against Journalists in the Philippines 5. Attempted Murder of Indian Journalist 6. Media Personnel Attacked for Election Reporting in Mongolia 7. Wave of Violence Against Journalists in the Maldives 8. Detention of Journalist ... More >>
IFJ Condemns Savage Attack on Foreign Journalist in China
Wednesday, 1 August 2012, 10:18 am | International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the alleged assault of a Japanese journalist by Chinese police, and the censoring of independent reporting of public protests, in the city of Qidong, in China’s Jiangsu Province on July ... More >>
IFJ Condemns Threats Made Against Journalists in Philippines
Wednesday, 1 August 2012, 10:16 am | International Federation of Journalists
The IFJ is alarmed to learn of threats made against the lives of two Butuan-based ABS-CBN reporters - the second in a series of serious threats made against journalists in the Southern Philippines this week. More >>