#Afghanistan : The Taliban must revoke their restrictions on the popular broadcaster Afghanistan International and end their crackdown on independent media in Afghanistan. cpj.org/2024/05/the-ta…

Ketika pers mahasiswa di Indonesia hadapi meningkatnya intimidasi, sensor, dan bredel, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan sepakat minta Dewan Pers lakukan mediasi untuk semua perselisihan jurnalistik yang melibatkan wartawan dan media mahasiswa 🇮🇩 hrw.org/id/news/2024/0…

Taliban order journalists and citizens to boycott #Afghanistan International TV and radio افغانستان اینترنشنال Afghanistan International English cpj.org/?p=386052

At last, the Philippine Supreme Court put its foot down on red-tagging, which it deems as a threat to people’s life, liberty, and security.

President Marcos should end abusive practice, says @HRW.

Philippines: Supreme Court Rejects ‘Red-Tagging’ hrw.org/news/2024/05/0…

'One of our strongest weapons in our fight against impunity is our own #journalism '

Powerful words from Philip Chetwynd on the killing of AFP News Agency journalist Arman Soldin a year ago, as he urges the media industry to rally together to #EndImpunity globally
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Pakistani journalist Muhammad Siddique Mengal targeted, killed by bomb

This brazen attack on #WorldPressFreedomDay underscores the heightened violence and dangers journalists face in #Pakistan . Shehbaz Sharif government must end the vicious cycle of impunity cpj.org/?p=385367

In the 5+ years I worked there, Sixth Tone won 11 SOPA awards. Only Reuters and NYT won more in the English-language categories.

Seeing ST, Caixin and SCMP withdraw from Asia’s top journalism awards is sad but unsurprising, to use a now well-worn phrase. asia.nikkei.com/Business/Media…

#Malaysia : The use of draconian laws like the Sedition Act against journalists is appalling for a government that was elected on a reformist platform. Time for these archaic, repressive laws to go
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#Pakistan : Pakistani authorities must thoroughly investigate the killing of journalist Muhammad Siddique Mengal, who died in a bomb attack on World Press Freedom Day, and ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice. cpj.org/2024/05/pakist…

A statement from me & from Amal Clooney Doughty Street International today, on behalf of Maria Ressa's international legal team, welcoming the intervention of international experts IBA's Human Rights Institute & Irene Khan in Ms Ressa's Supreme Court 'cyberlibel' appeal.

Can Yeğinsu Claire Overman Alice Gardoll

#Malaysia : The use of draconian laws like the Sedition Act against journalists is appalling for a government that was elected on a reformist platform. Time for these archaic, repressive laws to go
freemalaysiatoday.com/category/natio…

Statement | Not that remote or unrelated

#WhatWeAreReading this week in #TheTorch newsletter:

Amid increasing pressure, journalists in India practice more self-censorship—Hanan Zaffar & Jyoti Thakur, Al Jazeera Journalism Review

Find more reading recommendations like this in The Torch: cpj.org/thetorch/2024/…
institute.aljazeera.net/en/ajr/article…

Please read. 👇
The fact Committee to Protect Journalists has documented fewer journalist deaths in #Gaza in the past few months should not be taken as evidence that the rate has fallen - we cannot say for definite. What we can say for sure is how much harder verification has become. 1/2

🚨The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Israeli cabinet’s decision to shut down Al-Jazeera’s operations in Israel and warns that the vote could set a dangerous precedent for other international media outlets working in Israel. Our statement:

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🚨 This #WorldPressFreedomDay , we feature Shin Daewe in our “10 Most Urgent” list with Committee to Protect Journalists. The Myanmar filmmaker, sentenced to life for attempting to pick up a drone for a documentary project, was denied a fair trial. #JournalismIsNotACrime