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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...

Egypt actions unconscionable

Asia-Pacific

25 Jun 2014

IAPC

Statement by the Asia-Pacific Association of Press Clubs At every level of the saga involving Peter Greste, Canadian-Egyptian bureau chief Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian producer Baher Mohamed the actions of Egyptian authorities have been unconscionable. In the extraordinarily extended “trial” not a shred...