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International conference on Freedom of the Press

09 Jun 2015

IAPC

On May 25-27, The Jerusalem Press Club hosted its first conference on Freedom of the Press: Old Commitments, New Challenges under the auspices of the International Association of Press Clubs. Twenty-six countries were represented including Israel, Liberia, Poland, Mongolia, Turkey, Congo, Kenya, Nepal,...

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...

Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) Visa Survey 2014 Findings

Asia-Pacific,China

04 Mar 2015

IAPC

The FCCC has compiled the results of this year’s annual survey of its members’ visa issues, based on your experiences over the course of 2014 and during the visa renewal season at the end of the year. We received 126 responses; thank you for your help. In general, the visa renewal process went more...