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Malaysian police arrested TMI editors

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...

Condemning the Murder of Journalist Kenji Goto

Japan,World

02 Feb 2015

IAPC

The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan condemns in the strongest terms the murders of journalist Kenji Goto and his friend Haruna Yukawa by the group known as Islamic State. Our hearts go out to their families and friends, and to the Japanese people. We demand that all parties in international...

Press Clubs Condemn the Terrorist Attack in Paris

World

07 Jan 2015

IAPC

The European Press Clubs Federation and International Association of Press Clubs expressed its shock and indignation at the terrorist attack on the office of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris. "Freedom of the press and freedom of expression are highly cherished values in any civilized society",...