CPJ Asia / Committee to Protect Journalists

08/19/2026

: CPJ is deeply concerned by reports that Gujarat police raided journalist Ravi Nair’s homes in Kerala and Delhi and seized electronic devices belonging to him, as well as his son and journalist Sachi Hegde, neither of whom are accused in the case. The seizure of journalists’ devices can expose confidential sources and unpublished work, posing serious risks to press freedom and privacy.

The raid is part of a police case connected to Nair's co-reporting of a 2025 Washington Post investigation that alleged the Indian government had directed state-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India to invest billions of dollars into Adani Group companies.

Reports that police did not provide hash values for the seized devices raise further concerns about due process and the integrity of digital evidence. CPJ urges Indian authorities to ensure that searches and seizures involving journalists comply with constitutional protections for freedom of speech and the press, and include robust safeguards for confidential material.

https://www.thenewsminute.com/news/wapo-story-on-adani-police-raid-homes-of-journalist-ravi-nair-seize-mobile-phones

On the afternoon of August 17, 2026, officials from the Gujarat police conducted parallel searches at two homes of journalist Ravi Nair in Kerala and Delhi. The

08/18/2026

: CPJ’s press freedom award winner and journalist D**g Yuyu has undergone surgery at a Beijing prison hospital to remove a tumor in his lung more than three months after it was found. CPJ calls on the government to release the 64-year-old given his alarming health condition and advanced age, and ensure his family is immediately granted the right to visit.

Read more: https://cpj.org/2026/05/tumor-found-in-jailed-chinese-journalist-dong-yuyus-lung-after-hospitalization/

Join CPJ to call on China to **gYuyu: https://cpj.org/tags/dong-yuyu/

08/18/2026

: CPJ calls on Bangladeshi authorities to drop their new crimes against humanity case against journalists Shyamal Dutta, Mozammel Babu, and Farzana Rupa, and stop criminalizing news reporting.

Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday ordered the journalists, who have been detained since 2024 on separate charges, to appear before the domestic war crimes court on August 24. Prosecutors allege the journalists incited the suppression of student demonstrators during a July 2024 uprising that ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.



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New Delhi, August 18, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Bangladeshi authorities to drop their new crimes against humanity case against journalists Shyamal Dutta, Mozammel Babu, and Farzana Rupa, and stop criminalizing news reporting.  Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal ...

08/14/2026

: CPJ urges President Prabowo Subianto to order Indonesia’s national police to reinvestigate the murder of Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin, a Bernas daily journalist who was beaten to death at his home in Yogyakarta on August 16, 1996. Before his murder, Syafruddin had reported on corruption involving a local government leader in Bantul regency. Thirty years after his killing, no one has been held accountable.

Police arrested a suspect, Sumadji, in connection to the murder, but a court ruled there was insufficient evidence, and prosecutors dropped the charges against him.

Read more: https://cpj.org/data/people/fuad-muhammad-syafruddin/

08/14/2026

: Five years after the fall of Kabul, CPJ calls on the Taliban to halt their brutal repression of the press — particularly women journalists — and lift sweeping restrictions that have cut access to independent information and allowed a propaganda ecosystem to flourish.

Read the full statement here ⤵️ https://cpj.org/2026/08/five-years-after-taliban-takeover-cpj-calls-for-an-end-to-deepening-repression-of-journalists/

08/11/2026

: CPJ calls on on Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) and its executive vice-chairperson, Salim Fateh Din, to withdraw their excessive RM100 million (US$24.45 million) defamation lawsuit against veteran journalist P. Gunasegaram over an opinion piece on the Shah Alam rail project.

Gunasegaram, an independent journalist who co-founded KINIBIZ in 2013 and is published in outlets such as Malaysiakini, has defended the article as constituting fair comment on a matter of great public interest.

“The massive civil defamation lawsuit against veteran journalist P. Gunasegaram is unreasonable and an attack on press freedom,” said CPJ’s Asia-Pacific Program Coordinator Kunal Majumder. “Companies involved in public projects must respect news commentary and should settle legitimate grievances through the Malaysia Media Council’s dispute resolution mechanism, rather than intimidating journalists through the courts.”

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Jakarta, August 11, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) and its executive vice-chairperson, Salim Fateh Din, to withdraw their excessive RM100 million (US$24.45 million) defamation lawsuit against veteran journalist P. Gunasegaram over a...

08/10/2026

: CPJ is monitoring the police investigation into journalist Aman Chopra over allegations that he entered a sensitive hospital unit without authorization and recorded video inside the facility in Ranchi, Jharkhand. The investigation was opened on August 9 under provisions of India’s criminal law relating to endangering life or personal safety, disobedience of lawful orders, acts likely to spread infection, and criminal trespass. CPJ calls for a transparent and proportionate investigation that does not obstruct legitimate journalism.

https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/jharkhand-student-protests-aap-iss-tarah-se-kyun-journo-aman-chopra-questioned-by-cops-while-having-breakfast-bjp-slams-soren-video

Jharkhand Police Hemant Soren Office of Chief Minister, Jharkhand

Senior journalist Aman Chopra was taken for questioning by Jharkhand Police while covering ongoing student protests in Ranchi, according to viral videos. Police were heard alleging that his actions disrupted their duty. BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya accused the Hemant Soren government of harassing....

08/08/2026

CPJ is a remote, part-time East Asia Researcher, with a preference for candidates based in Taipei, Taiwan. The researcher will support CPJ's Asia-Pacific team by monitoring, researching, and documenting press freedom issues across East Asia.

🗓️ Deadline is August 9, 2026.

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08/07/2026

: CPJ is deeply concerned by reports that veteran journalist Munizae Jahangir was dismissed and her current affairs show on Aaj TV taken off the air under pressure from authorities after she interviewed an opposition leader and discussed the conviction of a Baloch rights activist. Jahangir’s dismissal comes amid an escalating crackdown on Pakistani journalists and new restrictions on foreign correspondents reporting on protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

https://voicepk.net/2026/07/munizae-jahangir-signs-off-tv-show-after-11-years-concern-arises-within-journalist-circles-political-leaders/

July 23, 2026 By Xari Jalil LAHORE “Forced censorship is not just the silencing of a single journalist, it is also the silencing of the public's right to information,” read the Freedom Network…

08/06/2026

: The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Pakistani authorities to withdraw draconian new guidelines requiring journalists working for international media outlets to obtain authorization before reporting outside Islamabad, Karachi, or Lahore, in a move likely to censor coverage of unrest in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

The guidelines, reviewed by CPJ, require international and Pakistani journalists who contribute to foreign media organizations, including social media and web-based platforms, to obtain a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the information ministry for “official assignments, especially for work outside Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi.”

“The Foreign Media Facilitation Guidelines open the door for Pakistani authorities to further restrict international media coverage, prevent journalists from reporting freely outside Pakistan’s three main cities, and risk exposing them to administrative retaliation,” said CPJ Afghanistan and Pakistan Representative Waliullah Rahmani. “These guidelines mark yet another appalling blow to press freedom in Pakistan, where journalists are already facing an intense crackdown, particularly those reporting on unrest in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.”

Read more: https://cpj.org/2026/08/pakistan-introduces-sweeping-rules-to-restrict-foreign-media-amid-kashmir-unrest/?_thumbnail_id=606729