I was wrongfully jailed in Egypt, but Australia’s culture of surveillance takes the cake

AJF's Chair Peter Wilkinson is interviewed by The Informer's George Donikian on the protections the AJF is calling for to support the public's right to know in our legal code.

The AJF joins The Committee to Protect Journalists' call for the immediate release of the AP's Thein Zaw who, arrested in Yangon whilst covering the ongoing conflict in Myanmar, has now been in custody since Saturday 27th February, 2021.

The Myanmar military has continued its crackdown on media workers amid the ongoing conflict, filing 'criminal mutiny' charges against independent outlet The Irrawaddy, on March 12.