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A new report released today by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls on the international community to increase pressure on Myanmar’s military junta to guarantee the safety of all Burmese citizens and call for a return to democracy in the war-torn country. Launched on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the IFJ condemns the military junta’s gross violations of human rights in Myanmar, the ongoing persecution of journalists and attacks on independent media.

Violence against media is ‘worst kind of censorship imaginable’ says president of media watchdog CPJ as global index shows impunity around 80%

On November 2, 2022, as the world observes the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists for the ninth year, it’s only proper to remind our readers a sad but glaring fact about how Bangladesh is doing in this regard.

Washington - Myanmar’s military crackdown on media means the country now ranks among the world’s worst countries in terms of impunity in the k

According to CPJ's 2022 Impunity Index, in nearly 80% of the 263 cases of journalists murdered in retaliation for their work globally over the past decade, the perpetrators have faced no punishment. The ten worst countries for impunity are Somalia, Syria, South Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Mexico, Philippines, Myanmar, Brazil, and Pakistan.