Bangladesh police have detained two senior journalists from an area near the India-Bangladesh border in northern Mymensingh, a senior police official said on Monday.
Around 15 journalists, their family members, neighbours, and employers were harassed online and offline, the press club said. Selina Chenga, the chairperson of the HKJA, said at a press conference on Friday that this is the biggest case of intimidation the journalist association has ever see
Balochistan is witnessing a troubling rise in enforced disappearances, with reports indicating that Pakistani security forces are allegedly abducting individuals who protest against ongoing abuses. According to The Balochistan Post, 37 cases of enforced disappearances were documented in Augu
The arrest of artist Gao Zhen and journalist Zhang Zhan by the Chinese government as per the human rights advocates is the latest tactic employed by China to inflict a crackdown on dissent in the country, Voice Of America (VOA) reported.
The Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights watchdog, urged the Hong Kong government to overturn the politically motivated convictions of two journalists and stop its attack on media freedom as concerns over the National Security Law continues to persist in the China-controll
Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch announced on Friday that families of journalists who have gone missing will stage a protest, and raise their voice against the practice of enforced disappearances.
The Human Rights Council of Balochistan has strongly condemned the persistent harassment, detention, and enforced disappearances of journalists and social activists by Pakistani forces.
Iris Hsu, CPJ's China representative criticised the move and called for the restoration of Gao Yu's communication services and the cessation of harassment through physical and digital surveillance.
Two Hong Kong journalists will face the result of their historic sedition trial this week, Al Jazeera reported, adding that the decision may have a significant impact on the direction of media in the city.