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A man reads a newspaper while walking through a market in Hong Kong in May 2018. The Hong Kong Journalists Association says press freedom in the administrative region is in decline. (AFP/Anthony Wallace)

Hong Kong Journalists Association finds press freedom further restricted by ‘one country’ principle

August 2, 2018 12:32 PM EDT

In its annual report, released July 29, the Hong Kong Journalists Association found that press freedom has gone backward as the administrative region seeks to implement legislation to criminalize critical opinions toward China’s “one country” policy and Beijing.

The Bangladesh flag is waved during a cricket match in Dhaka in early 2018. At least four journalists were attacked in Bangladesh while covering local elections in July. (AFP/Munir Uz Zaman)

Journalists in Bangladesh attacked and beaten covering local election

August 1, 2018 6:12 PM EDT

New York, August 1, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned violence against journalists covering local elections in the Bangladesh city of Sylhet, and called on authorities to identify and hold the attackers to account. At least four journalists were beaten, allegedly by police and supporters of the ruling Awami League party, according to news…

Two journalists, Sandeep Kumar and Neeraj Bali, were attacked while reporting on alleged illegal sand mining in India's Punjab region, according to Kumar and the Indian news website Firstpost. In this image, Kumar is seen after the attack. (Sandeep Kumar)

Journalists covering alleged illegal sand mining attacked in India’s Punjab state

August 1, 2018 3:13 PM EDT

New Delhi, August 1, 2018–The Punjab state government must ensure a thorough and credible investigation into an attack on News18 Punjab journalists and bring the perpetrators to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

A foot-powered trolley moves along a railroad track in Manila on July 31, 2018. Five journalists were detained and at least one reporter was attacked by police and private security guards while they were covering a workers' protest in Bulacan province's Meycauayan City, according to reports. (AFP/Noel Celis)

Filipino journalists beaten, arrested while covering labor strike

August 1, 2018 10:38 AM EDT

Bangkok, August 1, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the detention of five Filipino journalists and the attack on at least one reporter by police and private security guards in Bulacan province’s Meycauayan City and called for an independent investigation that brings the perpetrators to justice.

Political cartoonist Zunar, pictured in his Kuala Lumpur office in 2015. A court in Malaysia dropped nine sedition charges against Zunar. (AFP/Mohd Rasfan)

Malaysia withdraws sedition charges against cartoonist Zunar

July 31, 2018 11:53 AM EDT

New York, July 31, 2018–A Kuala Lumpur court yesterday dropped nine sedition charges against Malaysia’s political cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque, known as Zunar, according to news reports. If convicted, Zunar, who was honored with CPJ’s 2015 International Press Freedom Award, could have been jailed for up to 43 years.

An official on July 29 counts ballots at a polling station in Phom Penh after polls have closed in Cambodia's general election. Cambodia's government blocked news websites ahead of the national election, according to reports. (Reuters/Samrang Pring)

CPJ condemns pre-election news censorship in Cambodia

July 30, 2018 12:13 PM EDT

Bangkok, July 30, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the Cambodian government’s move to block news websites ahead of yesterday’s national elections and called for an end to the state’s censorship and harassment of the media.

Cyclists cross Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China on June 16, 2017. A Sichuan province court on July 13, 2018, sentenced Chinese freelance political cartoonist Jiang Yefei to prison for six years and six months on charges of

China sentences political cartoonist to 6 years and 6 months in prison

July 26, 2018 2:16 PM EDT

Hanoi, July 26, 2018–A Sichuan province court on July 13 sentenced Chinese freelance political cartoonist Jiang Yefei to prison for six years and six months on charges of “inciting subversion of state power,” and “illegally crossing a national border,” during a secret trial, according to the U.S. Congress-funded Radio Free Asia and the independent news…

Bangladeshi editor Mahmudur Rahman (center) celebrates his release on bail from prison in Gazipur on November 23, 2016. Rahman was injured in an attack outside a courtroom in Kushtia on July 22, 2018. (AFP/Stringer)

Bangladeshi editor injured in attack outside courtroom

July 24, 2018 5:35 PM EDT

New York, July 24, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists today strongly condemned Sunday’s attack on editor Mahmudur Rahman in Kushtia, a city in Bangladesh, and urged the authorities to investigate and bring the perpetrators to justice.

Relatives, colleagues, and friends carry the coffin at a ceremony for AFP driver Mohammad Akhtar in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2018, one day after he was killed in a suicide attack in the Afghan capital. (AFP/Noorullah Shirzada)

Afghan AFP driver killed in suicide attack while traveling to work

July 23, 2018 3:52 PM EDT

New York, July 23, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns yesterday’s suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, in which at least one media worker was killed.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his State of the Nation address on July 23, 2018. A Filipino radio reporter was shot multiple times and died from his injuries on July 20 in the town of Daraga, in the country's central Albay province, according to reports. (Reuters/Czar Dancel)

Radio broadcaster killed in the Philippines

July 23, 2018 11:36 AM EDT

Bangkok, July 23, 2018–A Filipino radio reporter was shot multiple times and died from his injuries on July 20 in the town of Daraga, in the country’s central Albay province, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the killing and called on Philippine authorities to swiftly identify and bring the perpetrators…