Tag: International Federation of Journalists
IFJ, MEAA condemn Facebook threat to ban Australian users sharing news
Pacific Media Watch
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Media Entertainment Arts Alliance (MEAA) have condemned the global tech giant Facebook's threat to...
Facebook censorship on West Papua – then deafening silence
COMMENT: By David Robie
The silence from Facebook is deafening and disturbing.
At first, when I lodged my protests earlier this month to Facebook over the...
Malaysia police summon Al Jazeera journalists for questioning
The controversial 101 East episode Locked Up in Malaysia's Lockdown on 3 July 2020. Video: Al Jazeera
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Malaysian police summoned six Al...
Media rights groups protest against Timor’s draft defamation law
Pacific Media Watch
Timor-Leste's Minister of Justice plans to present to the Council of Ministers a proposal to include criminal defamation in the country’s penal...
Protests gather force over Nauru ban on ABC from Pacific Forum
By Mong Palatino
Protests have been gathering force over the Nauru government ban on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) from entering the country to cover...
Timor-Leste journalists facing jail for defamation over PM criticism
Pacific Media Watch News Desk
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has joined its affiliates Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) and the South East...
Global media groups urge Timor-Leste PM to drop defamation case
The International Federation of Journalists and the South East Asia Journalist Unions have joined international organisations Committee to Protect Journalists and Freedom House in...
IFJ criticises high levels of gender discrimination, violence in media
In a report to be released today on International Women’s Day, the Gender Council of the International Federation of Journalists highlights high levels of...
