Media Alerts
IFJ Commends Journalist Threatened for Report on China Floods |
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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns a threat made against journalist Liu Jianfeng on July 9, after he refused to take a bribe from officials in Jiangxi province in eastern China |
Malaysia's Media Watchdogs Condemn Ban on Political Cartoons |
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The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) Malaysia and the Writers Alliance for Media Independence (Wami) condemn the Home Ministry's banning of '1Funny Malaysia', 'Perak Darul Kartun' and 'Isu Dalam Kartun'. These cartoon compilations are by Zulkifli Anwar Ulhaque, better known as Zunar. |
Philippine House of Representatives Fails to Pass Freedom of Information bill |
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Jun 9, 2010 The Philippine Lower House did not pass the Freedom of Information bill in its last session on 4 June 2010 due to a lack of quorum.
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'Protect Journalists, Free Expression in Thailand' — Media Groups |
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Three media organisations, one each from the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand, issued separate statements calling on the Thai government to ensure the protection and safety of journalists covering |
Tribal Journalists to Get Compensations, Training |
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Pakistan's Tribal Union of Journalists (TUJ) president Ibrahim Shinwari in a press conference at Peshawar on May 10 said the incumbent officers of the TUJ would honour working tribal journalists by giving them awards and cash prizes at the end of this year. |
Chennai Journalists Attacked at Madras High Court Function |
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By Syed Ali Mujtaba CHENNAI, India — City Journalists particularly those belonging to electronic media were on the receiving end, when they went to cover the function of the unveiling of the statue of B.R. Ambedkar, India’s first law minister, architect of Indian constitution, at the Madras High Court premises on Sunday, April 26. |
IFJ Releases Press Freedom Report for South Asia |
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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in association with the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) will officially release the eighth annual report on press freedom in South Asia at a regional event hosted by UNESCO in the Maldives capital of Male on World Press Freedom Day, May 3. |
Thai Media Threatened from All Sides of Unfolding Crisis — SEAPA |
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The overall environment for media and free expression has become tenuous in Thailand, rendered vulnerable from all sides of a still deteriorating political crisis. |
IFJ Denounces Suspension of Editor in China |
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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is concerned that China’s 'Southern Metropolitan' newspaper suspended an editor from work due to pressure by the Guangdong Provincial Propaganda Department. |
PAKISTAN: Journalist Killings Reflect Sorry State of Media — PFUJ |
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Expressing grave concern over killing of two media persons in a short span of 24 hours, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has urged the government to come to the rescue of journalists as the situation get worse in the southwestern province of Balochistan and Pakhtoonkhwa, and it is getting more difficult for media persons to perform their duties without fear. |








Aung Htun (not his real name) is one of the young video journalists featured in the award-winning feature documentary 'Burma VJ (Reporting from a Closed Country)'. 