July 2021

A global network of leading editors, media executives and journalists, the International Press Institute (IPI), on Tuesday called on US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to raise the issue of freedom of the press with Indian leaders in…

Brief news Court upholds media's right to report in Fairy Creek On Tuesday, the Canadian Association of Journalists (ACJ), along with several independent media organizations and press freedom groups, declared a victory for media!-->…

NANAIMO, BC, July 20, 2021 / CNW / - Today's BC Supreme Court decision granting an application to vary an injunction, brought by the Canadian Association of Journalists, in partnership with a coalition of news organizations and press…

The current Covid-19 pandemic has had an alarming impact on press freedom. Over the past 18 months, governments in the Asia-Pacific region have - knowingly or unknowingly - used the health crisis to restrict the flow of information,…

Press freedom in Hong Kong is "in tatters" following the forced closure of the Apple Daily and arrests of columnists under the National Security Act, the city's Journalists Association said Thursday.…

TORONTO, July 13, 2021 / CNW / - The Canadian Association of Journalists, in partnership with a coalition of news organizations and press freedom groups, invites members of the media to attend a virtual press conference tomorrow, July 14,…

Ruling party to unilaterally pass media bills, stifling criticism and denying right to know The ruling Democratic Party of Korea is pushing for a bill that would force the media to pay punitive damages for false…

Khan's government rejects a Reporters Without Borders report, which ranks him among the world's 37 worst press freedom leaders.Pakistan has vehemently rejected a report by an international media watchdog that puts Prime Minister Imran Khan…

New Delhi: In their recently published list of "predators of press freedom", Reporters Without Borders (RSF) listed 37 heads of state with the weakest press freedom under their jurisdiction, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also listed.…

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has listed Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as “press freedom predators” in 2021. RSF has published the list of 37 heads of state or government who are!-->…