Asia

Bangkok, April 30, 2026—Myanmar’s junta must restore the recently revoked publication licenses of three local news agencies — the Khonumthung Media Group, Chin World, and Myatmaukkhit News Agency — and cease its persecution of independent media groups, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. The military bans, effective on April 9 and formally announced on…

Bangkok, April 30, 2026—The Philippines government must immediately conduct an independent investigation into the killing of community journalist RJ Nichole Ledesma and hold any military members responsible for his death accountable, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. On April 19, Ledesma, a writer and editor at the local Padhimutad Negros and former editor-in-chief of…

New Delhi, April 29, 2026—Indian authorities in the southern state of Telangana must drop their investigation into social media news outlet TeluguScribe and stop the misuse of anti-terror legislation to silence criticism in the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. On April 18, the Intelligence Department of the Telangana Police issued a formal…

New Delhi, April 28, 2026—Maldivian authorities must immediately return seized equipment to the independent news outlet Adhadhu, lift travel bans on its staff, and cease using criminal allegations to silence reporting on the president, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. On April 27, police raided Adhadhu’s headquarters in the capital city, Malé, and seized electronic devices,…

Bangkok, April 27, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Myanmar’s military junta to immediately provide journalist Sai Zaw Thaike with adequate medical care after sources at Insein Prison in the country’s largest city Yangon said authorities have refused him treatment for grave health conditions. Sai Zaw Thaike, a photojournalist with the independent Myanmar Now…

The Committee to Protect Journalists has written to Bangladesh’s Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, H.E. Md Asaduzzaman, urging the new government to fulfill its election promise to withdraw politically motivated cases against journalists, and to drop charges and release Farzana Rupa, Shakil Ahmed, Mozammel Haq Babu, and Shyamal Dutta.   The journalists have…

Indian journalists Soma Maity and Ranjit Mahato had been at the protest for a matter of minutes before they were attacked by a mob on January 16. Maity said she was grabbed and lifted by two men, who pulled her hair, restrained her legs, and tore at her clothes while others touched her body. She…

New York, April 15, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns China’s decision to transfer veteran journalist Dong Yuyu from a prison in Beijing to another facility in Tianjin, a move that takes the 63-year-old, who is serving a seven-year sentence for espionage, further from home and makes it more difficult for his family to visit….

New Delhi, April 15, 2026—Indian authorities in the eastern state of Assam must conduct a swift and transparent investigation into the recent attack on the office of daily newspaper Asomiya Pratidin, and ensure that all journalists in the state can report without fear of retaliation, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. Early on April…

New Delhi, April 14, 2026—The Indian government must immediately withdraw proposed amendments to the Information Technology (IT) Rules that would grant authorities sweeping powers to censor independent journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. The draft changes propose extending a regulatory code of ethics, previously applied only to large streaming platforms and broadcasters, to…