July 2021

The Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES) recorded 167 cases of press freedom violations between January and July this year, most of them generated by government institutions.…

By PTI LONDON: The International Press Institute (IPI) on Tuesday urged US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to raise the issue of press freedom during his bilateral meetings with Indian leaders, saying recent…

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!-->…

The European Commission will release a report on Tuesday criticizing Hungary for its inadequate anti-corruption rules and attacks on press freedom. The criticism will be part of a wider report on the rule of law by the…

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,…

This year has been dubbed "the worst year yet" for press freedom in Hong Kong as China strives to turn the city into its own authoritarian centre.The Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), the city's main journalists' union, shared a…

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.…

An advisory group to the German government has come under fire after recommending the press be "disciplined" to facilitate start-up IPOs.An 11-page position paper titled "IPOs of German Start-ups", which was published for several…

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…

The Philippines lost one of its key press freedom fighters on Wednesday night. Jose Jaime Espina, popularly known as 'Nonoy', died of liver cancer just days after recovering from Covid-19, his family has said. He was 59…

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 called Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán a "predator of press freedom" for muzzling the country's media. The NGO, known by its French acronym RSF, released a list of 37 heads of state and…

The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on Monday called for a nationwide protest against the passage of the controversial Punjab Assembly Privilege Bill 2021, which provides for the imposition of sanctions on…

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!-->…

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) added Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to its annual list of "enemies of press freedom". This is the first time that a head of government of the European Union has appeared on the list, alongside North…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán finds himself in a rather unsavory company on a new roster of rogue leaders cracking down on press freedom. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has become the first leader of a European…

According to a statement by the PFUJ, all journalists' unions will organize rallies and hoist black flags in press clubs to protest the bill described as "brutal," local media reported. Pakistani journalists on Monday called for a…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on the list of 37 heads of state or government that the global organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has identified as "predators of press freedom". The entry against Modi notes how his…

Hong Kong's vocal and politically diverse media, while free from the constraints imposed on neighboring journalism in mainland China, has faced various threats over the years. But after a draconian national security law took effect a year…

Claudia Mo, 64, former Hong Kong Legislative Council member and ex-journalist, who was a prominent press freedom advocate in the territory, faces life imprisonment after being charged with "conspiracy to commit subversion ”under the…