Cambodian journalist Hem Vanna arrested after cyberscam report
Bangkok, February 6, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Cambodian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release journalist Hem Vanna, who was arrested after publishing a report about a suspected cyberscam compound. On February 3, Vanna, a journalist with the local independent HVNN TV Online, was summoned by military police in the western border town…
Myanmar journalist Myat Thu Kyaw seriously injured in alleged prison assault
Bangkok, January 28, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the alleged physical abuse of imprisoned Myanmar journalist Myat Thu Kyaw at Yangon’s Insein Prison and calls on authorities to immediately release him on humanitarian grounds. Prison authorities orchestrated an assault on Myat Thu Kyaw and three other political prisoners using members of an incarcerated…
CPJ calls on Vietnam to roll back media repression ahead of Communist Party congress
Bangkok, January 16, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges authorities in Vietnam to roll back a crackdown on independent media and release imprisoned journalists ahead of next week’s Communist Party congress. On December 31, Hanoi’s People’s Court convicted Le Trung Khoa, editor and founder of the Germany-based news site Toibao.de, in absentia and sentenced him…
Myanmar journalist Sut Ring Pan serving 13 years in prison on incitement, terrorism charges
Bangkok, December 16, 2025—Myanmar authorities must immediately and unconditionally release freelance journalist Sut Ring Pan, who is serving a combined 13-year prison sentence on incitement and terrorism charges, and stop using vague and overbroad laws to imprison journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. On December 2, Yangon’s Western District Court convicted and sentenced…
Myanmar releases 6 journalists in pre-election amnesty
Bangkok, December 4, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the recent release of six journalists in Myanmar as part of a pre-election amnesty of more than 3,800 political prisoners, but urges junta authorities to free all remaining jailed members of the press. Those freed are Zaw Linn Htut (Phoe Thar), Htet Htet Khine, Nay Naw, Nyein Chan Wai, Aung San Lin, and Sithu…
Vietnamese journalist Do Van Nga held on anti-state propaganda charge
Bangkok, November 27, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Vietnamese authorities to immediately account for and release journalist Do Van Nga, drop all pending charges against him, and stop harassing journalists with baseless anti-state charges. Nga, a contributor to the Germany-based Thoibao.de, went missing on November 8, soon after landing at Ho Chi Minh City’s…
Thailand indicts journalist Murray Hunter on criminal defamation charges at Malaysia’s request
Bangkok, November 20, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in Thailand to immediately drop criminal defamation charges against Australian journalist Murray Hunter, return his passport, and stop the country’s courts from serving as vehicles for transnational legal intimidation. Hunter, a Thailand-based journalist who has contributed to various international news publications, was indicted on…
Myanmar junta hits AAMIJ News with election law charges, holds journalist in prison
Bangkok, November 12, 2025—Myanmar authorities must immediately drop charges against AAMIJ News, release its freelance contributor Myat Thu Kyaw, who has been in prison since January 2023, and stop harassing independent media covering election-related news, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. On November 10, Myanmar’s military government filed charges against exile-run AAMIJ News for…
Philippine radio journalist Noel Bellen Samar killed in gun attack
Editor’s note: On October 21, Noel Bellen Samar died after surgery for gunshot wounds. The headline and contents of this alert have been updated to reflect his killing. Bangkok, October 20, 2025—Philippine authorities must conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the killing of journalist Noel Bellen Samar, identify and arrest those responsible, and ensure…