The International Press Institute (IPI) called on Indian authorities to conduct thorough probes into two recent incidents in the state of Uttar Pradesh in which one journalist was beaten and dragged behind a motorcycle and another was burned to death during a police raid on his home. Journalist said that on Saturday he was lured […]

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) said today that it was deeply concerned over recent attacks and threats against journalists in Croatia and the Republic of Macedonia / Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, as well as the case of a Serbian journalist denied entry to Russia. In Croatia, three unknown assailants beat freelance […]

Proceedings moved forward in Myanmar this week in an inquest into the October 2014 death of journalist Aung Kyaw Naing, better known as Ko Par Gyi, who was killed while in military custody – an inquest that began last month without his wife’s knowledge. Moreover, it is unclear who might be charged should the proceeding […]

A Brazilian reporter who had been investigating a child prostitution ring was found decapitated in the south-eastern state of Minas Gerais on Monday. The body of Evany José Metzker, 67, was discovered in the town of Padre Paraíso five days after he went missing. According to news reports, the journalist’s body showed signs of physical […]