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A recent survey has revealed that press freedom in China has reached its lowest point to date during and after the pandemic, giving rise to concerns regarding the safety of citizen journalists who are subject to scrutiny by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). more
Press freedom increasingly under threat in Cambodia – UN human rights report

New York: Amid growing restrictions on civic space and press freedoms in Cambodia, journalists are being increasingly subjected to various forms of harassment, pressure, and violence, acc ...

Press freedom more important than ever, as UN condemns killing of 59 media workers

New York: At least 59 media workers have been killed this year, four of them women, the UN said on Wednesday, in a call to stand up for access to information and factual reporting “ ...

Press freedom critical to countering COVID-19 ‘pandemic of misinformation’: UN chief

New York : Journalists are key to countering the “dangerous outbreak of misinformation” accompanying the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Secretary-General said on Monday during a vi ...

Pakistan moves down in press freedom index, ranks 145 among 180 nations

Islamabad: Displaying the tough situation of journalists in the country, Pakistan has slipped three more positions in the latest  Reporters Without Borders'  2020 World Pres ...

Myanmar: Reuters journalists covering genocide get seven-year-jail-term for violating state secrets act

Naypyidaw: Two Reuters journalists, who covered the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, were found guilty of defying state secrets act and handed a seven-year-jail-term, by a country court.