Asia Archives - Page 148 of 569 - Committee to Protect Journalists

Narendra Modi, then prime ministerial candidate for India's Bharatiya Janata Party, shares a moment with guru Baba Ramdev (left) in New Delhi, March 23, 2014. (Reuters/Adnan Abidi)

Indian court issues injunction against publishing book about guru

August 11, 2017 12:55 PM EDT

New Delhi, August 11, 2017–An Indian court’s preliminary injunction preventing the publication and sale of a biography of a spiritual guru while it considers whether the book defames the guru is a blow to press freedom, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

A protester sits under an umbrella as he attends an October 1, 2014 demonstration in Hong Kong. Reporter Mak Ying-sheung faces contempt of court charges after she was arrested while reporting on a November 2014 protest. (Reuters/Tyrone Siu)

Hong Kong charges reporter with contempt for covering 2014 protest

August 10, 2017 3:58 PM EDT

New York, August 10, 2017–Authorities in Hong Kong should immediately drop all charges against reporter Mak Ying-sheung, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

CPJ urges Chinese President Xi Jinping to release jailed journalist Huang Qi

August 9, 2017 1:02 PM EDT

The Committee to Protect Journalists writes to Chinese President Xi Jinping to express deep concern about the deteriorating health condition of journalist Huang Qi, who is imprisoned in Mianyang City, Sichuan, and to urge his release.

Thai columnist Pravit Rojanaphruk raises his hands, stained by ink from being fingerprinted, at the Royal Thai Police's Technology Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok, August 8, 2017. (Pravit Rojanaphruk)

Thai columnist Pravit Rojanaphruk charged with two cases of sedition

August 8, 2017 12:01 PM EDT

Washington, D.C., August 8, 2017–Thai authorities should immediately and unconditionally drop all charges against Pravit Rojanaphruk, a columnist at the news website Khaosod English, and allow the journalist to work freely and without further harassment, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

The Philippines ranks fourth on CPJ's most recent global Impunity Index, a measure of countries where journalists are killed and their murderers go free. Here, Filipino journalists escort the coffin of slain news reporter Alex Balcoba during his funeral in Manila, June 1, 2016. (Reuters/Romeo Ranoco)

Reporter shot and killed in the Philippines

August 7, 2017 12:31 PM EDT

Bangkok, August 7, 2017–A Filipino journalist was shot and killed today while riding a motorcycle in the town of President Quirino, on the southern island of Mindanao, news reports said. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the killing and called on Philippine authorities to identify the assailants and swiftly bring them to justice.

A protester carrying a defaced Chinese national flag is blocked by a police officer during a march to mourn the death of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, in Hong Kong, July 15, 2017. A court in Dali, China, on August 3, 2017, sentenced journalist Lu Yuyu to four years in prison for his work documenting protests on social media. (Reuters/Bobby Yip)

China sentences journalist Lu Yuyu to four years in prison

August 4, 2017 12:36 PM EDT

Washington, D.C., August 4, 2017–A Chinese court’s sentencing of journalist Lu Yuyu to four years in prison is a further heavy blow to press freedom in the country, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Pravit Rojanaphruk stands outside the Bangkok military base where he had been summoned on May 25, 2014. (AFP)

Pravit Rojanaphruk, CPJ honoree, accused of sedition in Thailand

August 3, 2017 12:28 PM EDT

New York, August 3, 2017–Authorities in Thailand should cease harassing Pravit Rojanaphruk and should drop any criminal proceedings against him for his writing, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Pravit, a columnist at Khaosod English who will be honored with CPJ’s International Press Freedom Award this year, told CPJ that he learned late on…

A farmer waits for customers to buy his goats in a Dhaka market, December 18, 2017. (AFP/Farjana Khan Godhury)

Bangladeshi journalist arrested for reporting death of goat

August 1, 2017 5:27 PM EDT

New York, August 1, 2017–Bangladeshi authorities should drop all charges against Abdul Latif Morol and should release him without delay, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Police in Dumaria, roughly 200 kilometers (124 miles) southwest of Dhaka, yesterday arrested the journalist on defamation charges after he wrote on Facebook that a goat had died.

A man in Thae Chaung, Myanmar uses the internet in this February 25, 2015, file photo. (Reuters/Minzayar Minzayar)

Myanmar journalist arrested at airport ahead of criminal defamation trial

July 31, 2017 11:21 AM EDT

Bangkok, July 31, 2017–Myanmar authorities should drop all charges against Swe Win, the editor of the news website Myanmar Now, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Police at Yangon’s international airport yesterday arrested the journalist on charges of attempting to flee the country before his trial next month on criminal defamation charges, news reports…

In this November 23, 2015, file photo, relatives of journalists killed march in Manila to commemorate their deaths and to demand justice. (Reuters/Romeo Ranoco)

Philippine radio commentator critically wounded in shooting

July 28, 2017 12:17 PM EDT

Bangkok, July 28, 2017–Philippine authorities should thoroughly investigate the shooting of radio commentator Julito Orillaneda, which left the journalist seriously wounded, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.