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Expulsion of Ursula Gauthier

China

28 Dec 2015

IAPC

The Foreign Correspondents Club of China is appalled at the decision of the Chinese government to deny accreditation to the Beijing correspondent of L’Obs – Ursula Gauthier. Without this accreditation she will be forced to leave China at the end of December, as no new visa can be issued without...

Azerbaijani journalist Rasim Aliyev killed

Asia-Pacific

14 Aug 2015

IAPC

IAPC Statement after Azerbaijani journalist Rasim Aliyev was killed International Association of Press Clubs expresses its deepest concern over the situation in the Republic of Azerbaijan, where freedom of speech is severely restricted. We call upon the authorities of this country to ensure proper...

FCCC’s China Annual Working Conditions Report 2015

Asia-Pacific,China

28 May 2015

IAPC

China’s importance in current affairs continues to grow, and foreign journalists’ efforts to chronicle the important events and changes have kept pace. Unfortunately, getting access to the news in China is not getting any easier. Official harassment, obstruction and intimidation of foreign correspondents...

Malaysian police arrested TMI editors

Malaysia

31 Mar 2015

IAPC

We note with grave alarm that our colleagues at The Malaysian Insider (TMI), including the publisher of The Edge Media Group, have been arrested by police apparently to aid investigations over a report published on March 25 concerning the Conference of Rulers and a proposal to amend laws concerning Islamic...