Program Coordinator: Abi Wright Program Researcher: Kristin Jones
Cases of Attacks on the Press in Asia in 2004
Cases of Attacks on the Press in Asia in 2003
Country Summaries
from CPJ's annual report
Attacks on the Press 2003
Breaking News
Reports and articles
| Overview: Asia |
| Afghanistan |
| Bangladesh |
| Burma |
| Cambodia |
| China (including Hong Kong) |
| East Timor |
| India |
| Indonesia |
| Laos |
| Malaysia |
| Nepal |
| North Korea |
| Pakistan |
| Philippines |
| Singapore |
| Solomon Islands |
| South Korea |
| Sri Lanka |
| Taiwan |
| Thailand |
| Tonga |
| Vietnam |
| Country Summaries 2002 |
| Country
Summaries 2001 |
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POSTED December 30, 2004
VIETNAM: Writer faces increasing official harassment, fears imprisonment
POSTED December 23, 2004
INDONESIA: CPJ condemns journalist's prison sentence
POSTED December 23, 2004
CHINA: Two leading advocates and writers detained and released
POSTED December 14, 2004
CHINA: Journalist imprisoned
POSTED December 8, 2004
CHINA: Journalist imprisoned
POSTED December 8, 2004
PHILIPPINES: Journalist blugeoned to death
POSTED December 2, 2004
CHINA: One journalist released, 42 still behind bars
POSTED November 30, 2004
PHILIPPINES: Journalist gunned down, the latest in a deadly year
POSTED November 29, 2004
BANGLADESH: CPJ condemns journalist's ongoing detention
POSTED November 29, 2004
PHILIPPINES: Two journalists murdered in the Philippines
POSTED November 15, 2004
INDIA: Editor brutally murdered
POSTED November 12, 2004
BURMA: Junta shakeup leads to closing of several publications
POSTED October 22, 2004
CHINA: New York Times researcher formally arrested
POSTED October 21, 2004
PHILIPPINES: Radio commentator shot dead in broad daylight
POSTED October 19, 2004
CHINA: CPJ alarmed by crackdown
POSTED October 15, 2004
BANGLADESH: Veteran journalist brutally murdered by axe-wielding assailants
POSTED October 4, 2004
PHILIPPINES: Another reporter gunned down, as journalists' death toll rises
POSTED September 29, 2004
INDIA: Police beat two photographers covering Kashmir unrest
POSTED September 27, 2004
CHINA: CPJ protests journalist's detention
POSTED September 24, 2004
CHINA: Foreign affairs magazine shuttered after criticism of North Korea
POSTED September 22, 2004
VIETNAM: Imprisoned journalist requires medical attention
POSTED September 21, 2004
BURMA: CPJ disturbed by closing of current affairs journal
POSTED September 21, 2004
INDONESIA: CPJ condemns guilty verdict in libel case
POSTED September 16, 2004
BANGLADESH: At least eight journalists attacked in Dhaka campus unrest
POSTED September 14, 2004
PHILIPPINES: More than two years after journalist's murder, suspect surrenders
POSTED September 13, 2004
INDONESIA: Court delays Tempo verdict as international observers crowd courtroom
POSTED September 7, 2004
NEPAL: Press offices attacked in riots sparked by Iraq killings
POSTED September 1, 2004
CHINA: Writers sued for libel
POSTED August 31, 2004
CHINA: Editor released from prison
POSTED August 30, 2004
PHILIPPINES: Gunman arrested in case of missing journalist
POSTED August 27, 2004
INDIA: Editor stabbed as he leaves office
POSTED August 26, 2004
THAILAND: Media activist and editors sued; millions sought
POSTED August 25, 2004
BANGLADESH: Journalist killed
POSTED August 24, 2004
PHILIPPINES: Two surrender in investigation into journalist's murder
POSTED August 24, 2004
BANGLADESH: Newspaper threatened
POSTED August 23, 2004
MALDIVES: CPJ condemns detention of online publishers
POSTED August 19, 2004
NEPAL: Maoists kill one journalist, threaten nine others
POSTED August 18, 2004
SRI LANKA: Political activist and writer killed
POSTED August 17, 2004
PHILIPPINES: Journalist survives shooting
POSTED August 16, 2004
PHILIPPINES: Radio correspondent killed
POSTED August 12, 2004
CHINA: Court rejects appeal of Internet essayist
POSTED August 11, 2004
INDONESIA: CPJ protests criminal defamation charges
POSTED August 10, 2004
CHINA: Search warrant revoked in Hong Kong newspaper raid
POSTED August 10, 2004
NEPAL: Maoist rebels attack journalists
POSTED August 9, 2004
BURMA: Documentary filmmaker arrested
POSTED August 6, 2004
PHILIPPINES: Radio journalist killed, second in week
POSTED August 5, 2004
PHILIPPINES: Radio commentator killed
POSTED August 3, 2004
CHINA: Journalist imprisoned
POSTED August 3, 2004
VIETNAM: Prominent writer sentenced
POSTED July 29, 2004
CAMBODIA: Journalists forced to sign false confessions
POSTED July 27, 2004
BURMA: Imprisoned journalist freed
POSTED July 26, 2004
CHINA: Hong Kong newspaper offices raided
POSTED July 26, 2004
VIETNAM: After 16 months without charge, prominent writer to go on trial
POSTED July 20, 2004
VIETNAM: Writer sentenced to 19 months in prison
POSTED July 14, 2004
BANGLADESH: Islamic groups threaten dozens of journalists
POSTED July 13, 2004
THAILAND: CPJ condemns criminal defamation suits
POSTED July 12, 2004
VIETNAM: Writer convicted of "infringing" on state interests
POSTED July 9, 2004
VIETNAM: After 18 months in prison, two writers to be tried
POSTED July 7, 2004
AFGHANISTAN: Australian journalist reported safe
POSTED July 1, 2004
AFGHANISTAN: Australian journalist reported missing
POSTED June 30, 2004
BANGLADESH: CPJ urges government to release journalist
POSTED June 29, 2004
BANGLADESH: Journalists assaulted by prison guards
POSTED June 24, 2004
PHILIPPINES: Radio journalist killed
POSTED June 17, 2004
VIETNAM: Internet journalist released from prison
POSTED June 16, 2004
CHINA: Journalists' sentences reduced
POSTED June 15, 2004
PHILIPPINES: Radio stations shuttered
POSTED June 14, 2004
CHINA: Internet writer found guilty of subversion
POSTED June 11, 2004
VIETNAM: Writer charged with espionage
POSTED June 10, 2004
BANGLADESH: Journalists attacked by police
POSTED June 8, 2004
PAKISTAN: Journalist goes on trial
POSTED June 8, 2004
MALAYSIA: Journalist detained
POSTED June 3, 2004
PAKISTAN: Imprisoned journalist freed
POSTED June 2, 2004
SRI LANKA: Journalist killed
POSTED June 1, 2004
CHINA: Former Hong Kong radio host says he quit over threats
POSTED May 27, 2004
VIETNAM: Imprisoned journalist ends hunger strike
POSTED May 27, 2004
NEPAL: CPJ concerned about journalists' detentions
POSTED May 21, 2004
VIETNAM: Imprisoned journalist on hunger strike transferred
POSTED May 21, 2004
BURMA: Journalist's death sentence commuted
POSTED May 18, 2004
CHINA: Internet essayist goes on trial
POSTED May 18, 2004
INDONESIA: Journalist released from rebel captivity
POSTED May 17, 2004
CORRECTED VERSION PAKISTAN: Imprisoned journalist transferred
POSTED May 17, 2004
PAKISTAN: CPJ condemns harrassment and detention of journalists
POSTED May 14, 2004
NEPAL: Police beat journalists
POSTED May 11, 2004
CHINA: Journalist sentenced to two year's administrative detention
POSTED May 11, 2004
PAKISTAN: CPJ protests journalist's detention
POSTED May 10, 2004
VIETNAM: Imprisoned journalist on hunger strike
POSTED May 6, 2004
SRI LANKA: Police raid home of journalist
POSTED May 4, 2004
VIETNAM: Journalist's appeal to be heard on May 5
POSTED May 3, 2004
BANGLADESH: Journalist attacked
POSTED April 29, 2004
MALDIVES: CPJ condemns prolonged detention of journalists
POSTED April 28, 2004
PAKISTAN: Journalist detained
POSTED April 27, 2004
INDIA: Journalist killed in mine explosion
POSTED April 22, 2004
NEPAL: Journalists detained, harassed during demonstrations
POSTED April 21, 2004
CHINA: CPJ condemns ongoing detention of journalists
POSTED April 9, 2004
BANGLADESH: Journalist injured in shooting
POSTED April 7, 2004
PAKISTAN: Jailed journalist granted bail
POSTED March 29, 2004
UNITED KINGDOM/SRI LANKA: Sri Lankan journalists in London receive threats
POSTED March 25, 2004
CHINA: Two editors sentenced to lengthy prison terms
POSTED March 22, 2004
CHINA: South Korean photographer released from Chinese prison
POSTED March 19, 2004
CHINA: Government announces imminent release of South Korean journalist
POSTED March 18, 2004
INDONESIA: Magazine found guilty of libel
POSTED March 18, 2004
PAKISTAN: Imprisoned journalist's hearing to be held tomorrow
POSTED March 18, 2004
PAKISTAN: Government bans ads to newspaper group
POSTED March 15, 2004
CHINA: Hong Kong journalists questioned and expelled
POSTED March 10, 2004
BANGLADESH: CPJ urges government to end cycle of violence against journalists
POSTED March 5, 2004
BANGLADESH: Journalists attacked
POSTED March 3, 2004
PAKISTAN: Television station offices attacked
POSTED March 3, 2004
TONGA: CPJ concerned about government's use of new media laws
POSTED February 17, 2004
THE PHILIPPINES: Journalist shot dead
POSTED February 11, 2004
BANGLADESH: Journalist attacked
POSTED February 11, 2004
BANGLADESH: 11 journalists threatened
POSTED February 11, 2004
PAKISTAN: Journalist murdered
POSTED January 29, 2004
CHINA: CPJ calls for imprisoned journalist's release
POSTED January 27, 2004
PAKISTAN: Journalist charged with sedition
POSTED January 26, 2004
THAILAND: Court exonerates soldiers in attack on journalist
POSTED January 21, 2004
INDONESIA: Newspaper found guilty of defamation
POSTED January 21, 2004
PAKISTAN: CPJ concerned about journalist's detention
POSTED January 20, 2004
BANGLADESH: Journalist murdered
POSTED January 15, 2004
PAKISTAN: Two journalists released, one remains in detention
POSTED January 12, 2004
VIETNAM: CPJ protests sentencing of Internet writer
POSTED January 5, 2004
See news from Asia in 2003.
