18th January 2023
Maria Ressa & Rappler acquitted of four charges
The Court of Tax Appeals has acquitted Maria Ressa and Rappler of four charges of tax evasion, although three charges are still pending.
15th August 2022
Pakistan media regulator revokes private TV channel licence
The popular private news broadcaster, ARY News, could face “permanent closure” after its operating licence was revoked by the state-run media regulatory body.
9th August 2022
UN raises ‘grave concern’ with Iran over harassment of BBC News Persian staff
The communication was sent by four UN specialist experts, who work on arbitrary detention, freedom of speech, violence against women and Iran.
8th July 2022
Turkish court blocks access to international broadcasters’ online services
PMA calls on Turkey’s media regulator to lift the ban on the online Turkish-language news services of Deutsche Welle and Voice of America.
17th June 2022
ABC Chair, Ita Buttrose, calls for press freedom reforms
The ABC Chair, Ita Buttrose, has called for stronger press freedoms in Australia and greater protections for public interest journalism.
15th June 2022
PMA condemns Russia’s ban on UK public media journalists
The latest action taken by Russian officials – which includes banning some UK public media workers from reporting from inside Russia – is another blow to independent journalism in the country.
10th May 2022
Czech Republic: Independence of public broadcasters must be insulated against future attacks
Joint statement calling on the Czech Government to live up to its promises to strengthen the independence of public broadcasters ahead of its EU presidency.
4th May 2022
#WPFD2022: Public media leaders speak up for press freedom
The heads of some of the world’s largest public service media organisations highlighted how press freedom cannot be taken for granted.
4th May 2022
#WPFD2022: Threats to independent journalism in democracies around the world
Swedish Radio's Director-General Cilla Benkö gives keynote address at press freedom conference in Washington.
3rd May 2022
World Press Freedom Day 2022: themes from the past 12 months
For World Press Freedom Day 2022, PMA has analysed six press freedom themes which have been prevalent across the past twelve months.