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Spotlight: Nepal Free Expression & the Law

Proposed 'Media Council Bill' could curtail press freedom in Nepal

Proposed 'Media Council Bill' could curtail press freedom in Nepal

12 May 2019
Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ)

Instead of providing autonomy to Nepali media, the proposed law could lead to government control of the press.

Asia & Pacific Highlights
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Burma Free Expression & the Law

Reuters reporters walk free as campaign for media reform continues in Myanmar

IFEX members welcome the release of Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo and press for greater protection of press freedom in Myanmar.

‎ Mong Palatino for IFEX. based on IFEX member reports ‎ 8 May 2019

Access to Information Impunity Australia Asia & Pacific

How the public's right to know is being undermined in Australia

The foreword to the MEAA report into the state of press freedom in Australia in 2019.

‎ Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance‎ 7 May 2019

Access to Information Attacks Free Expression & the Law Asia & Pacific

Truth vs misinformation: The collective push back in South Asia

This statement was originally published on ifj.org on 3 May 2019.

‎ International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)‎ 3 May 2019

Latest from Asia & Pacific

Social media blackout, 'Orwellian' anti-fake news bill, and stoning to death for adultery

‎ Mong Palatino for IFEX. Based on IFEX member reports

Digital Rights Asia & Pacific Gender 1 May 2019
Sri Lanka blocks social media after deadly terror attack

‎ International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)

Sri Lanka Digital Rights 26 April 2019
Burma urged to protect media freedom in Constitution

‎ International Press Institute (IPI) , Human Rights Watch (HRW), PEN America, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA)

Access to Information Burma Free Expression & the Law 21 April 2019
India: Political parties urged to promote a digital rights reform agenda

‎ SFLC.in

Digital Rights India 18 April 2019
Hong Kong media groups oppose new extradition bill

‎ Hong Kong Journalists Association

Free Expression & the Law Hong Kong (China) 18 April 2019
Nepal: Journalist attacked while covering protests

‎ Freedom Forum

Nepal Attacks 12 April 2019
India: Madras High Court bans downloading of TikTok

‎ SFLC.in

Digital Rights India Free Expression & the Law 10 April 2019
Writers call for the release of Kurdish refugee Behrouz Boochani

‎ Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance

Attacks Free Expression & the Law Australia 5 April 2019
Sri Lanka: Short story writer arrested for 'disrespecting' Buddhism

‎ Free Media Movement

Sri Lanka Censorship Free Expression & the Law 3 April 2019
"Malaysiakini" interns assaulted by political party leaders

‎ International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)

Malaysia Attacks 31 March 2019
Pakistan: FIA investigates journalists for 'disrespecting' Saudi crown prince

‎ Pakistan Press Foundation

Pakistan Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law 31 March 2019
Women's Day marchers attacked, Thai media restricted, and report on media killings in Afghanistan

‎ Mong Palatino for IFEX. Based on IFEX member reports

Attacks Asia & Pacific Gender 29 March 2019
Afghanistan: 20 journalists killed in the past year

‎ Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC)

Impunity Afghanistan Attacks Censorship 27 March 2019
Vietnamese blogger Truong Duy Nhat turns up in Hanoi jail after going missing in Bangkok

‎ Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law Vietnam 23 March 2019
Stacked senate, media restrictions, repressive laws undermine right to vote

‎ Human Rights Watch (HRW)

Thailand Censorship Free Expression & the Law Freedom of Assembly 23 March 2019
Indonesia: Prison for WhatsApp messages

‎ Human Rights Watch (HRW)

Indonesia Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law 19 March 2019
Maldives commission renews hope of justice for bloggers Rilwan and Rasheed

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Impunity Maldives Free Expression & the Law 19 March 2019
Indonesia’s Music Bill could restrict artistic freedom

‎ Index on Censorship

Indonesia Censorship Free Expression & the Law 14 March 2019
Outrageous contempt of court convictions in northeastern India

‎ Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Attacks India Free Expression & the Law 13 March 2019
Bhutan: Namgay Zam talks about the importance of women in media

‎ International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)

Bhutan Gender 13 March 2019
Chinese government targets elites, intellectuals in recent free expression cases

‎ Freedom House

Digital Rights China Free Expression & the Law 10 March 2019
Hope, courage, and resilience: Women journalists in Indonesia tell their stories

‎ Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA)

Indonesia Attacks Digital Rights Gender 9 March 2019
Burma: Myitkyina News Journal journalists assaulted over critical banana plantation stories

‎ Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA)

Attacks Burma 6 March 2019
Journalists face growing persecution, an impunity win in Indonesia, and much more...

‎ Mong Palatino for IFEX. Based on IFEX member reports

Impunity Digital Rights Asia & Pacific 4 March 2019
Groups condemn the sentencing of Singaporean rights defender Jolovan Wham

‎ ARTICLE 19, Human Rights Watch (HRW)

Singapore Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law Freedom of Assembly 27 February 2019
Samoa asked to drop criminal charges against blogger 'King Faipopo'

‎ Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF)

Samoa Digital Rights Censorship 23 February 2019

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TRUTH VS MISINFORMATION: THE COLLECTIVE PUSH BACK

SOUTH ASIA PRESS FREEDOM REPORT 2018-2019

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) 3 May 2019
The Campaign for Justice: Press Freedom in South Asia 2013-14

Journalism in South Asia is far from an easy profession, as the 12th annual review of journalism in the region "The Campaign for Justice: Press Freedom in South Asia 2013-14" portrays. But this year's report also tells the story of the courage of South Asia's journalists to defend press freedom and to ensure citizens' right to information and freedom of expression in the face of increasing challenges to the profession and personal safety.

International Federation of Journalists 3 May 2014
THE STORIES WOMEN JOURNALISTS TELL: Women in Media in South Asia

The report is the first created by the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) looking specifically at the experience of women journalists in the South Asia sub-region

International Federation of Journalists 13 March 2014

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