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The IFJ, the world's largest organisation of journalists, represents 600,000 media professionals from 187 trade unions and associations in more than 140 countries.
#Mongolia: In a landmark decision, Mongolia’s Constitutional Court ruled on November 25 that a controversial provision on ‘false information’ in the country’s Criminal Code violated its constitution.
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Mongolia: Court strikes down controversial article criminalising ‘false information’ / IFJ
In a landmark decision, Mongolia’s Constitutional Court ruled on November 25 that a controversial provision on ‘false information’ in the country’s Criminal Code violated its constitution. The Interna...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:51 AM
#Mongolia: In a landmark decision, Mongolia’s Constitutional Court ruled on November 25 that a controversial provision on ‘false information’ in the country’s Criminal Code violated its constitution.
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#Thailand: In a case of transnational repression, Australian journalist Murray Hunter was indicted on criminal defamation charges by Bangkok’s Criminal Court in Thailand on November 17 at the request of Malaysian authorities.
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Thailand: Australian journalist indicted for alleged Malaysian government defamation / IFJ
In a case of transnational repression, Australian journalist Murray Hunter was indicted on criminal defamation charges by Bangkok’s Criminal Court in Thailand on November 17 at the request of Malaysia...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:31 AM
#Thailand: In a case of transnational repression, Australian journalist Murray Hunter was indicted on criminal defamation charges by Bangkok’s Criminal Court in Thailand on November 17 at the request of Malaysian authorities.
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#India: Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) police raided the Jammu office of the Kashmir Times on November 20, accusing the newspaper of promoting secessionist ideology.
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India: Police raid Kashmir Times office / IFJ
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) police raided the Jammu office of the Kashmir Times on November 20, accusing the newspaper of promoting secessionist ideology. The International Federation of Journalists (...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
#India: Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) police raided the Jammu office of the Kashmir Times on November 20, accusing the newspaper of promoting secessionist ideology.
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#Malaysia: Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, called on the country’s media companies to provide fair pay and just financial compensation for journalists’ professional work during a meeting with Sabah media workers on November 16.
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Malaysia: PM raises concerns for journalists’ welfare and wages / IFJ
Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, called on the country’s media companies to provide fair pay and just financial compensation for journalists’ professional work during a meeting with Sabah med...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:30 AM
#Malaysia: Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, called on the country’s media companies to provide fair pay and just financial compensation for journalists’ professional work during a meeting with Sabah media workers on November 16.
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#Samoa: Leading Samoan independent newspaper, The Samoa Observer, was formally banned from government press conferences by the country’s prime minister on November 17, in response to alleged misleading coverage.
Samoa: Prime Minister bans Samoa Observer for “unfair reporting” / IFJ
Leading Samoan independent newspaper, The Samoa Observer, was formally banned from government press conferences by the country’s prime minister on November 17, in response to alleged misleading covera...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:49 AM
#Samoa: Leading Samoan independent newspaper, The Samoa Observer, was formally banned from government press conferences by the country’s prime minister on November 17, in response to alleged misleading coverage.
#China🇨🇳: Beijing’s High Court has dismissed an appeal to overturn a seven-year sentence for journalist Dong Yuyu, who has been jailed since 2022 on charges of espionage.
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China: Courts upholds seven-year sentence for journalist / IFJ
Beijing’s High Court has dismissed an appeal to overturn a seven-year sentence for journalist Dong Yuyu, who has been jailed since 2022 on charges of espionage. The International Federation of Journal...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:28 AM
#China🇨🇳: Beijing’s High Court has dismissed an appeal to overturn a seven-year sentence for journalist Dong Yuyu, who has been jailed since 2022 on charges of espionage.
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#Myanmar: Myanmar’s military filed legal charges against the exile-run Assistance Association for Myanmar-based Independent Journalists (AAMIJ) News on November 10 under the junta’s ‘election protection law’, as its contributor Myat Thu Kyaw continues to languish in jail.
Myanmar: Junta charges media outlet as contributor remains imprisoned / IFJ
Myanmar’s military filed legal charges against the exile-run Assistance Association for Myanmar-based Independent Journalists (AAMIJ) News on November 10 under the junta’s ‘election protection law’, a...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:50 AM
#Myanmar: Myanmar’s military filed legal charges against the exile-run Assistance Association for Myanmar-based Independent Journalists (AAMIJ) News on November 10 under the junta’s ‘election protection law’, as its contributor Myat Thu Kyaw continues to languish in jail.
#Indonesia: The IFJ is proud to stand with Aliansi Jurnalis Independen as it won a landmark press freedom case for the independent outlet, Tempo, against Indonesia’s Agriculture Minister. This is what happens when media workers stand together and unions stand strong against the powerful.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
#Indonesia: The IFJ is proud to stand with Aliansi Jurnalis Independen as it won a landmark press freedom case for the independent outlet, Tempo, against Indonesia’s Agriculture Minister. This is what happens when media workers stand together and unions stand strong against the powerful.
#UnionWin
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#Philippines🇵🇭: A court has dismissed two cases, including a charge of murder, against jailed community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, with remaining allegations of terrorism financing and illegal possession of firearms still pending. @ifjglobal.bsky.social www.ifj.org/media-centre...
Philippines: Murder case against Frenchie Mae Cumpio dismissed / IFJ
A court has dismissed two cases, including a charge of murder, against jailed community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, with remaining allegations of terrorism financing and illegal possession of fire...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
#Philippines🇵🇭: A court has dismissed two cases, including a charge of murder, against jailed community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, with remaining allegations of terrorism financing and illegal possession of firearms still pending. @ifjglobal.bsky.social www.ifj.org/media-centre...
#Pakistan🇵🇰: Four suspects were arrested on October 27 for the killing of journalist and anchor Imtiaz Mir, who died on September 28 after sustaining critical injuries in a gun attack in Karachi the week prior.
Pakistan: Journalist Imtiaz Mir killed by militant group in Karachi / IFJ
Four suspects were arrested on October 27 for the killing of journalist and anchor Imtiaz Mir, who died on September 28 after sustaining critical injuries in a gun attack in Karachi the week prior. Th...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:15 AM
#Pakistan🇵🇰: Four suspects were arrested on October 27 for the killing of journalist and anchor Imtiaz Mir, who died on September 28 after sustaining critical injuries in a gun attack in Karachi the week prior.
#Indonesia 🇮🇩: In a landmark press freedom case, independent media outlet Tempo awaits a court verdict in a lawsuit brought by Indonesia’s Agriculture Minister over an allegedly damaging report on the country’s rice quality policy.
Indonesia: Verdict to be delivered in government lawsuit against Tempo / IFJ
In a landmark press freedom case, independent media outlet Tempo awaits a court verdict in a lawsuit brought by Indonesia’s Agriculture Minister over an allegedly damaging report on the country’s rice...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:24 AM
#Indonesia 🇮🇩: In a landmark press freedom case, independent media outlet Tempo awaits a court verdict in a lawsuit brought by Indonesia’s Agriculture Minister over an allegedly damaging report on the country’s rice quality policy.
On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, twelve press freedom groups, including IFJ affiliates CamboJA, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, and Aliansi Jurnalis Independen, urged Cambodia’s government to investigate all crimes against journalists.
Enough is Enough – End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists in Cambodia - CamboJA
Enough is Enough – End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists in Cambodia -
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November 3, 2025 at 4:32 AM
On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, twelve press freedom groups, including IFJ affiliates CamboJA, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, and Aliansi Jurnalis Independen, urged Cambodia’s government to investigate all crimes against journalists.
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#IDEI2025📢: Since the start of 2025, 99 journalists have been killed. Rising violence against media professionals threatens press freedom everywhere. We demand justice and accountability: fighting impunity is a universal responsibility. #EndImpunity
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October 30, 2025 at 11:04 AM
#IDEI2025📢: Since the start of 2025, 99 journalists have been killed. Rising violence against media professionals threatens press freedom everywhere. We demand justice and accountability: fighting impunity is a universal responsibility. #EndImpunity
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🔴 On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, we asked families of killed journalists what #impunity means to them and why it is crucial to prosecute the perpetrators. Fighting impunity is a universal responsibility. #IDEI2025 youtube.com/shorts/vEuU9...
End Impunity 2025: Fighting impunity is a universal responsibility
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November 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🔴 On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, we asked families of killed journalists what #impunity means to them and why it is crucial to prosecute the perpetrators. Fighting impunity is a universal responsibility. #IDEI2025 youtube.com/shorts/vEuU9...
The IFJ Asia Pacific Regional Bulletin 🌏 for November is out now! This month, the IFJ highlights the testimony of Sandya Ekneligoda, Sri Lankan human rights defender and wife of forcibly disappeared investigative journalist and cartoonist Prageeth Ekneligoda.
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IFJ Asia Pacific Regional Bulletin - November 2025 / IFJ
The IFJ Asia Pacific Regional Bulletin for November 2025 highlights human rights defender Sandya Ekneligoda’s flight to end impunity, the killing of Filipino radio broadcaster Noel Bellen Samar, conti...
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November 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The IFJ Asia Pacific Regional Bulletin 🌏 for November is out now! This month, the IFJ highlights the testimony of Sandya Ekneligoda, Sri Lankan human rights defender and wife of forcibly disappeared investigative journalist and cartoonist Prageeth Ekneligoda.
Read the full bulletin now 👇
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#Pakistan: The IFJ's Pakistan Media Labour Rights Bulletin for October is out now, highlighting the ongoing campaign for decent work in Pakistan’s media, including key cases, success stories and industry developments.
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IFJ Pakistan Media Labour Rights Bulletin, October 2025 / IFJ
The IFJ's Pakistan Media Labour Rights Bulletin aims to highlight key cases and success stories, communicate industry developments and review progress on labour rights reform action in Pakistan.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:46 AM
#Pakistan: The IFJ's Pakistan Media Labour Rights Bulletin for October is out now, highlighting the ongoing campaign for decent work in Pakistan’s media, including key cases, success stories and industry developments.
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#Myanmar🇲🇲: The International Federation of Journalists and more than 300 global union federations, trade unions, civil society, and human rights organisations on October 24 called on governments to outrightly reject the Myanmar military junta’s upcoming planned ‘sham’ election.
Myanmar: Global, regional and national unions call on ASEAN to reject sham ‘election’ / IFJ
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and more than 300 global union federations, trade unions, civil society, and human rights organisations from South East Asia and around the world on O...
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October 26, 2025 at 3:57 AM
#Myanmar🇲🇲: The International Federation of Journalists and more than 300 global union federations, trade unions, civil society, and human rights organisations on October 24 called on governments to outrightly reject the Myanmar military junta’s upcoming planned ‘sham’ election.
#Philippines: Filipino radio broadcaster Noel Bellen Samar died on October 21 after sustaining gunshot wounds in a shooting attack a day earlier on October 20 in the northern island of Luzon.
Philippines: Injured broadcaster dies after shooting attack / IFJ
Filipino radio broadcaster Noel Bellen Samar died on October 21 after sustaining gunshot wounds in a shooting attack a day earlier on October 20 in the northern island of Luzon. The International Fede...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:08 AM
#Philippines: Filipino radio broadcaster Noel Bellen Samar died on October 21 after sustaining gunshot wounds in a shooting attack a day earlier on October 20 in the northern island of Luzon.
Asia-Pacific countries participated in the Right to Strike Advisory Proceedings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from the 6-8 October 2025.
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Right to strike: Court begins hearings
From 6 to 8 October, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) begins public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the right to strike. In 2023, the Governing Body of the ILO referred the ...
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October 17, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Asia-Pacific countries participated in the Right to Strike Advisory Proceedings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from the 6-8 October 2025.
Read more about the campaign here🔗: www.ituc-csi.org/right-to-str...
#LabourRights #tradeunionmovement #therighttostrike
Read more about the campaign here🔗: www.ituc-csi.org/right-to-str...
#LabourRights #tradeunionmovement #therighttostrike
#Afghanistan🇦🇫: Afghan media worker Abdul Zahir Safi was killed in a civilian area of Kabul after an alleged airstrike on the city on October 16.
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Afghanistan: Second journalist killed in Afghanistan in two days / IFJ
Afghan media worker Abdul Zahir Safi was killed in a civilian area of Kabul after an alleged airstrike on the city on October 16. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Afghan Indep...
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October 17, 2025 at 5:59 AM
#Afghanistan🇦🇫: Afghan media worker Abdul Zahir Safi was killed in a civilian area of Kabul after an alleged airstrike on the city on October 16.
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October 16 marked 50 years since five journalists were killed in the remote Timorese town of Balibo, and still no one has been held accountable for their deaths.
#PressFreedom#timorleste
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It’s been 50 years since the Balibo 5 were killed in Timor-Leste. No one’s been held accountable
The five journalists, including two Australians, died while doing their jobs. Despite half a century of evidence and lobbying, justice remains elusive.
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October 17, 2025 at 5:48 AM
October 16 marked 50 years since five journalists were killed in the remote Timorese town of Balibo, and still no one has been held accountable for their deaths.
#PressFreedom#timorleste
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#Afghanistan: Afghan journalist Abdul Ghafoor Abed was killed and another journalist was wounded during cross-border fighting between Taliban and Pakistani forces on October 14.
Afghanistan: Journalist killed reporting Pakistan border conflict / IFJ
Afghan journalist Abdul Ghafoor Abed was killed and another journalist was wounded during cross-border fighting between Taliban and Pakistani forces on October 14. The International Federation of Jour...
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October 16, 2025 at 6:23 AM
#Afghanistan: Afghan journalist Abdul Ghafoor Abed was killed and another journalist was wounded during cross-border fighting between Taliban and Pakistani forces on October 14.
IFJ's South Asia Media Bulletin for October 2025 is out now!
This month, the IFJ places a focus on the Sri Lankan government's unfulfilled pledge of media freedom. Read the full bulletin below:
This month, the IFJ places a focus on the Sri Lankan government's unfulfilled pledge of media freedom. Read the full bulletin below:
IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin - October 2025 / IFJ
The IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin for October 2025 highlights the Sri Lankan government’s unfulfilled pledge of media reform; the Federation of Asia-Pacific Journalists’ Triennial Congress; an interne...
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October 15, 2025 at 9:56 AM
IFJ's South Asia Media Bulletin for October 2025 is out now!
This month, the IFJ places a focus on the Sri Lankan government's unfulfilled pledge of media freedom. Read the full bulletin below:
This month, the IFJ places a focus on the Sri Lankan government's unfulfilled pledge of media freedom. Read the full bulletin below:
Following statements from IFJ and @withmeaa.bsky.social, Australian journalist Michael West explores the evolving test case in Australia regarding the silencing of journalists by lobby groups. #PressFreedom #Australia
Zionists v Keane, Riemer, Kostakidis. Australia's massive test cases for free speech - Michael West
Zionist lawsuits against Mary Kostakidis and Sydney Uni academics John Keane and Nick Riemer are a mighty test case for free speech in Australia
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October 14, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Following statements from IFJ and @withmeaa.bsky.social, Australian journalist Michael West explores the evolving test case in Australia regarding the silencing of journalists by lobby groups. #PressFreedom #Australia
The IFJ is closely monitoring the case of Australian journalist Hunter Murray, who was arrested in Thailand on September 29 over alleged defamatory social media posts. He was released on bail the following day and is due to stand trial on November 17. #PressFreedom
Political commentator Murray Hunter arrested in Bangkok
The Australian is known for his critical writings on Malaysian politics.
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October 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The IFJ is closely monitoring the case of Australian journalist Hunter Murray, who was arrested in Thailand on September 29 over alleged defamatory social media posts. He was released on bail the following day and is due to stand trial on November 17. #PressFreedom