IFEX - Asia and Pacific http://www.ifex.org/asia_pacific/all/ Asia and Pacific en Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:30:35 GMT Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:30:35 GMT 100 <![CDATA[Tibet (China) - PEN American Center concerned over "virtual lockdown" on freedom of expression]]> http://www.ifex.org/china/tibet/2012/02/09/internet_cut/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:26:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/china/tibet/2012/02/09/internet_cut/ <![CDATA[Philippines - UN declares defamation conviction a free expression violation]]> http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/02/08/unhcr_ruling/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:11:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/02/08/unhcr_ruling/ <![CDATA[China - IFJ Press Freedom in China Campaign Bulletin - February 2012]]> http://www.ifex.org/china/2012/02/08/ifj_campaign_bulletin/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:33:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/china/2012/02/08/ifj_campaign_bulletin/ <![CDATA[Maldives - New government must guarantee safety and rights of journalists]]> http://www.ifex.org/maldives/2012/02/08/maldives_new_government/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:35:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/maldives/2012/02/08/maldives_new_government/ <![CDATA[Sri Lanka - FMM voices concern over allegations in "Dinamina" newspaper article]]> http://www.ifex.org/sri_lanka/2012/02/07/ancl_challenge/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:02:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/sri_lanka/2012/02/07/ancl_challenge/ <![CDATA[India - Danish journalists refused visas]]> http://www.ifex.org/india/2012/02/07/danish_journalists_banned/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:15:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/india/2012/02/07/danish_journalists_banned/ <![CDATA[China - Senior newspaper staff fired for reporting inflation concerns]]> http://www.ifex.org/china/2012/02/06/editorial_team_fired/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:31:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/china/2012/02/06/editorial_team_fired/ <![CDATA[Philippines - TV news crew allegedly threatened by village councillor]]> http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/02/06/_cmfr_philippines_tv/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:59:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/02/06/_cmfr_philippines_tv/ <![CDATA[China - IFJ urges authorities to uphold post-Olympic press freedom promises]]> http://www.ifex.org/china/2012/02/03/foreign_journalists_barred/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/china/2012/02/03/foreign_journalists_barred/ <![CDATA[Malaysia - IFJ supports proposed electoral reporting reforms]]> http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/02/02/electoral_reporting_reform/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:35:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/02/02/electoral_reporting_reform/ <![CDATA[Pakistan - Television stations in Balochistan suspended by cable operators following threats]]> http://www.ifex.org/pakistan/2012/02/02/television_stations_suspended/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:22:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/pakistan/2012/02/02/television_stations_suspended/ <![CDATA[Nepal - Government increases range of documents to be classified ]]> http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/02/01/classified_documents/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:44:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/02/01/classified_documents/ <![CDATA[Sri Lanka - Journalists worldwide commemorate Black January]]> http://www.ifex.org/sri_lanka/2012/02/01/black_january/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:53:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/sri_lanka/2012/02/01/black_january/ <![CDATA[Papua New Guinea - Soldiers threaten to shoot journalist]]> http://www.ifex.org/papua_new_guinea/2012/02/01/george_gun_threat/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:53:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/papua_new_guinea/2012/02/01/george_gun_threat/ <![CDATA[India - Media group targeted by violence]]> http://www.ifex.org/india/2012/01/31/times_of_india_attacked/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:55:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/india/2012/01/31/times_of_india_attacked/ <![CDATA[Philippines - CMFR hails UNHRC recommendations]]> http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/01/31/decriminalise_libel/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:04:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/01/31/decriminalise_libel/ <![CDATA[Nepal - Journalists detained after protesting government's proposed restrictions]]> http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/01/30/dhankuta_protest/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:47:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/01/30/dhankuta_protest/ <![CDATA[Pakistan - Shahzad Commission fails to identify those responsible in killing of journalist]]> http://www.ifex.org/pakistan/2012/01/30/shahzad_commission/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:25:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/pakistan/2012/01/30/shahzad_commission/ <![CDATA[Nepal - Journalists threatened by politician]]> http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/01/30/kathmandu_threats/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:02:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/01/30/kathmandu_threats/ <![CDATA[Maldives - IFJ deeply concerned by attack on broadcast studio]]> http://www.ifex.org/maldives/2012/01/30/dhitv_attacked/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:01:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/maldives/2012/01/30/dhitv_attacked/ <![CDATA[Nepal - Newspapers burned during nationwide strike]]> http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/01/27/nagarik_targeted/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/01/27/nagarik_targeted/ <![CDATA[China - Authorities urged to refrain from using excessive force against protesters]]> http://www.ifex.org/china/2012/01/27/ganzai_tibetan_deaths/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:19:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/china/2012/01/27/ganzai_tibetan_deaths/ <![CDATA[Cambodia - Activist summoned on charges for unspecified actions]]> http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/01/27/samneang_summoned/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:16:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/01/27/samneang_summoned/ <![CDATA[Indonesia - State intelligence law challenged in court]]> http://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2012/01/26/judicial_review/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:48:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2012/01/26/judicial_review/ <![CDATA[Sri Lanka - IFJ joins 'Black January' campaign against attacks on journalists]]> http://www.ifex.org/sri_lanka/2012/01/25/black_january/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:45:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/sri_lanka/2012/01/25/black_january/ <![CDATA[Vietnam - In state-owned publishing industry, censorship reigns, says IPA]]> http://www.ifex.org/vietnam/2012/01/25/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:42:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/vietnam/2012/01/25/ <![CDATA[Cambodia - Arrests, intimidation of displaced activists continue]]> http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/01/24/scare_tactics/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:12:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/01/24/scare_tactics/ <![CDATA[Nepal - Copies of newspaper set on fire by political party supporters]]> http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/01/24/kantipur_targeted/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:33:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/01/24/kantipur_targeted/ <![CDATA[Burma - RSF releases video interviews with recently freed journalists and blogger]]> http://www.ifex.org/burma/2012/01/24/video_interviews/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:36:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/burma/2012/01/24/video_interviews/ <![CDATA[Mongolia - Church files lawsuit against television station, journalist]]> http://www.ifex.org/mongolia/2012/01/20/tv-8_lawsuit/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:07:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/mongolia/2012/01/20/tv-8_lawsuit/ <![CDATA[India - Salman Rushdie receives death threats, withdraws from literature festival]]> http://www.ifex.org/india/2012/01/20/rushdie_death_threats/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:59:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/india/2012/01/20/rushdie_death_threats/ <![CDATA[Vietnam - Blogger released]]> http://www.ifex.org/vietnam/2012/01/20/pham_minh_hoang_released/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:52:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/vietnam/2012/01/20/pham_minh_hoang_released/ <![CDATA[China - PEN protests charges against Zhu Yufu, insisting "poetry is not a crime"]]> http://www.ifex.org/china/2012/01/19/zhu_charged/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:35:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/china/2012/01/19/zhu_charged/ <![CDATA[Malaysia - Political satirist takes government to court over "Cartoon-O-Phobia"]]> http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/01/19/zunar_suit/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:52:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/01/19/zunar_suit/ <![CDATA[Thailand - Solution to journalist's murder within reach ]]> http://www.ifex.org/thailand/2012/01/19/wisut_murder_case/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:04:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/thailand/2012/01/19/wisut_murder_case/ <![CDATA[Burma - IFEX members welcome release of journalists, bloggers]]> http://www.ifex.org/burma/2012/01/19/january_amnesty/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:29:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/burma/2012/01/19/january_amnesty/ <![CDATA[Pakistan - Inquiry unable to find culprits of journalist's murder]]> http://www.ifex.org/pakistan/2012/01/19/shahzad_inquiry/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:14:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/pakistan/2012/01/19/shahzad_inquiry/ <![CDATA[Thailand - Journalist may have been killed for exposing land disputes]]> http://www.ifex.org/thailand/2012/01/19/wisut_tangwitthayaporn_killed/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:11:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/thailand/2012/01/19/wisut_tangwitthayaporn_killed/ <![CDATA[Philippines - Publisher threatened after condemning colleague's murder]]> http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/01/19/mascardo_death_threat/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:10:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/01/19/mascardo_death_threat/ <![CDATA[Pakistan - Tribal journalist gunned down in Charsadda]]> http://www.ifex.org/pakistan/2012/01/19/atif_killed/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:17:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/pakistan/2012/01/19/atif_killed/ <![CDATA[India - Start of 2012 marked by violations of freedom of information]]> http://www.ifex.org/india/2012/01/17/internet_control/ Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:43:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/india/2012/01/17/internet_control/ <![CDATA[Mongolia - Provincial TV journalist and cameraman assaulted, camera destroyed]]> http://www.ifex.org/mongolia/2012/01/17/danaasuren_assaulted/ Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:37:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/mongolia/2012/01/17/danaasuren_assaulted/ <![CDATA[Philippines - Arson attack on radio station; journalist gets death threat]]> http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/01/16/baconga_threatened/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:07:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/01/16/baconga_threatened/ <![CDATA[Thailand - Journalist shot dead by unidentified gunman]]> http://www.ifex.org/thailand/2012/01/13/wisut_killed/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:07:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/thailand/2012/01/13/wisut_killed/ <![CDATA[Burma - All DVB journalists, freelancers and blogger freed under amnesty]]> http://www.ifex.org/burma/2012/01/13/amnesty_releases/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:25:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/burma/2012/01/13/amnesty_releases/ <![CDATA[Philippines - Journalists, media workers harassed in Manila demolition]]> http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/01/12/tudla_journalists_harassed/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:02:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/01/12/tudla_journalists_harassed/ <![CDATA[Vietnam - European Union urged to press Vietnam to respect human rights]]> http://www.ifex.org/vietnam/2012/01/12/release_political_prisoners/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:21:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/vietnam/2012/01/12/release_political_prisoners/ <![CDATA[Philippines - Journalist's killing encouraged by culture of impunity, says CMFR ]]> http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/01/11/guarin_killed/ Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:39:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/01/11/guarin_killed/ <![CDATA[Maldives - Leading journalist released, his blog remains banned]]> http://www.ifex.org/maldives/2012/01/10/rasheed_released/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:46:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/maldives/2012/01/10/rasheed_released/ <![CDATA[Philippines - Tragic start to 2012 as media worker is murdered]]> http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/01/06/guarin_killed/ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:28:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/01/06/guarin_killed/