Asia documents by Year:
Radio anchor Eduardo Dizon shot and killed in the Philippines
July 15, 2019 11:15 AM ET
Bangkok, July 15, 2019 -- Philippine authorities should conduct a prompt and thorough investigation into the killing of radio broadcaster Eduardo Dizon, determine if it was connected to his journalism, and bring the perpetrators swiftly to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Hyderabad police detain Mojo TV's Revathi Pogadadanda
July 12, 2019 2:36 PM ET
Washington, D.C., July 12, 2019--Hyderabad police should immediately release journalist Revathi Pogadadanda, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Pogadadanda, the founder and former CEO of independent news channel Mojo TV, was forcibly taken to a police station this morning, according to news reports....
Hong Kong Journalists Association finds government has done little to safeguard press freedom
July 11, 2019 11:55 AM ET
The Hong Kong Journalists Association annual report, released on July 7, shows a deterioration of press freedom in the special administrative region as China toughens its "one country" policy....
Former official assaults Indian journalist, family in Gujarat
July 10, 2019 11:20 AM ET
On July 6, 2019, three men assaulted Harshad Ahir, Valsad bureau chief of privately owned daily Gujarat Mitra, and his wife and infant child at their home in Gujarat's Valsad district, in western India, according to the journalist, who spoke to CPJ via phone, and news reports....
Indian investigative agency questions Greater Kashmir editor Fayaz Kaloo for 6 days
July 9, 2019 3:28 PM ET
New Delhi, July 9, 2019--Indian authorities should stop harassing journalists and employees of the Greater Kashmir newspaper, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Fayaz Kaloo, the editor-in-chief of the privately owned newspaper--one of the leading dailies in Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir state--was questioned for nearly a week by...
TV news channels blocked in Pakistan after airing opposition speeches
July 9, 2019 2:00 PM ET
Washington, D.C., July 9, 2019 -- Pakistan authorities should immediately unblock broadcasts of privately owned news channels Capital TV, 24 News HD, and Abtak News 247, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Pro-democracy underground station Citizens' Radio vandalized in Hong Kong
July 2, 2019 12:30 PM ET
Taipei, July 2, 2019 -- Authorities in Hong Kong should swiftly investigate the vandalism of the Citizens' Radio office and hold those responsible to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Indian government drops advertisements from major newspaper groups in apparent retaliation for coverage
June 28, 2019 3:20 PM ET
New York, June 28, 2019 -- The Indian government has cut off advertisements to three major newspaper groups--The Times Group, ABP Group, and The Hindu--in apparent retaliation for their critical news coverage, according to news reports....
Kashmir editor Ghulam Jeelani Qadri arrested over 1992 case
June 28, 2019 12:50 PM ET
On June 24, 2019, police in Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir arrested Ghulam Jeelani Qadri, the editor of privately owned Urdu-language daily Aafaq, as part of a 27-year-old criminal complaint against him, according to news reports....
Indian journalist G. Muthuvel attacked, threatened after reporting on police officer
June 27, 2019 11:45 AM ET
New Delhi, June 27, 2019 -- Police in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu must promptly investigate and prosecute those behind the attack on journalist G. Muthuvel and protect him from further attacks, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....