Asia Media Watch

 Published 3 months ago:  TNGlobal has acquired Hong Kong's Jumpstart Media, merging regional editorial networks to broaden reporting on startups, venture capital and tech across Asia.

 Published 3 months ago:  SAARC Journalist Forum signed a 3-year MoU with ICJ Global Media Group to boost global cooperation, expand career opportunities and promote press freedom.

 Published 3 months ago:  Vietnamese journalists accused ASEAN Cup organizers of unequal media access and a split schedule that made it impossible to cover both teams' events.

 Published 3 months ago:  France-based rights group condemned indictments of Bangladeshi journalists over a 2013 operation and urged withdrawal of charges to protect press freedom.

 Published 3 months ago:  India Today reporters were denied entry to the Assam Assembly despite valid passes, and a reporter says he was assaulted; the Assembly has not publicly responded.

 Published 3 months ago:  Iran's Mehr Media Group and Pakistan's Right Now Media signed an MoU in Bishkek at the SCO forum to exchange news and editorial content, share media resources and strengthen ties between journalists for regional reporting.

 Published 3 months ago:  The SCO Media and Think Tank Summit in Bishkek gathered nearly 200 delegates from 25 countries to examine AI, digital transformation and cybersecurity in journalism.

 Published 3 months ago:  Prime Minister Tarique Rahman invited leading newspaper editors to help shape a new media policy framework to redefine government-media relations.

 Published 3 months ago:  Filipino photojournalist Bullit Marquez was nearly arrested covering a Pasay protest after police mistook him for a participant despite press ID and camera.

 Published 3 months ago:  Azerbaijan has banned Iranian outlets Səhər and Mehr, citing national security and reciprocity after Iran designated Azerbaijani state channel AzTV as hostile.

 Published 3 months ago:  Hundreds of West Bengal journalists marched in Kolkata on July 27 to protest attacks on media during a July 24 rally and demanded safety and legal action.

 Published 3 months ago:  Mumbai Press Club condemned an attack on journalists at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar, urging a prompt impartial probe and measures to ensure the safety of media.

 Published 3 months ago:  China warned it may retaliate after the US set fixed-term visas for foreign journalists, usually 240 days but generally 90 days for Chinese reporters.

 Published 3 months ago:  International groups urge Thailand to halt deportation of Chinese reporter Bai Zhaodong, saying he faces political persecution if returned to China.

 Published 3 months ago:  Press freedom groups urged President Prabowo to reopen the 2024 murder probe into journalist Rico Pasaribu and his family amid claims a soldier was involved.

 Published 3 months ago:  Hong Kong police arrested five people, including two journalists, after raiding independent bookstores and accused them of breaching the national security ordinance over allegedly seditious publications.

 Published 3 months ago:  Independent digital newsrooms in Asia are reshaping media by focusing on niche reporting, audience engagement, memberships, philanthropy and building trust.

 Published 4 months ago:  Turkish authorities detained over 200 people, including journalists, and widened protest bans ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara, raising rights concerns over press freedom and civil liberties.

 Published 4 months ago:  Indian press bodies condemned hurdles in veteran journalist R. Rajagopal's passport renewal, saying the stalled process raises concerns for independent media.

 Published 4 months ago:  Taliban ban on smartphones for government employees across provinces limits journalists' access to official information and hampers public communication.

 Published 5 months ago:  Taiwan condemned China after reports that New York Times correspondent Vivian Wang was expelled related to a Lai Ching-te interview, raising concerns about press freedom.

 Published 5 months ago:  Asia's journalism faces AI-driven false content, economic and political pressure, eroding public trust, forcing newsrooms to tackle deepfakes and automation.

 Published 5 months ago:  N3Con 2026 opens in Bangkok to bring Asia's journalists and media leaders to examine how AI, misinformation and financial strain are reshaping newsrooms.

 Published 5 months ago:  Maldives Independent held a 12-hour blackout to protest the jailing of two Adhadhu reporters and alleged legal actions and raids that threaten press freedom.

 Published 5 months ago:  A UN complaint says detention of two Maldivian journalists on contempt charges undermines press freedom and raises due process concerns in Maldives.

 Published 5 months ago:  The UN said it is seriously concerned after Taliban authorities detained at least three Afghan journalists, amid reports of assaults and equipment seizures.

 Published 6 months ago:  Taliban authorities detained TOLOnews journalists Imran Danish and Mansoor Niazi in Kabul, raising international concern about press freedom in Afghanistan.

 Published 6 months ago:  Press freedom organizations renewed calls to free jailed Vietnamese writer Phạm Đoan Trang after Vietnam's low ranking in 2026 press freedom assessments.