CPJ reports that Iranian authorities are restricting reporting and prosecuting journalists for independent coverage, worsening media repression and isolating citizens from reliable information. This ...

Among those released was Ihar Karnei, a former journalist with RFE/RL’s Belarusian Service, and Siarhei Tsikhanouski, who attempted to run for president against Lukashenka in 2020. This statement was ...

SFLC.in notes that the Telecommunication (Temporary Suspension of Services) Rules, 2024 fall short on accountability. This statement was originally published on sflc.in on 4 June 2025. The enactment ...

Journalist Javier Hércules had been enrolled in Honduras’ National Protection System for Journalists, which has provided protection measures like police escort, relocation, and risk assessments since ...

IFEX joins rights groups urging Metwally’s release, citing years of arbitrary detention and retaliation over his search for his forcibly disappeared son. This statement was originally published on ...

IFEX members urge Venezuelan authorities to allow Eduardo Torres regular communication with family members and trusted lawyers, and grant his full and immediate release. Nicolás Maduro Moros ...

In an interview with 'Censor.NET', IMI's Oksana Romaniuk talks about Russian troops' "hunt" for Ukrainian journalists and why detained journalists are not swapped in prisoner exchanges. This statement ...

Nadhifah Muhammad's analysis of a CIPESA brief explores how Uganda's digital transformation is reshaping work across sectors, while highlighting policy gaps, digital inequalities, and opportunities ...

CPJ and local groups urge the Houthis to release abducted journalists and halt politically motivated prosecutions targeting media workers. This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 2 June ...

Ethiopian journalist Ahmed Awga is sentenced to two years in prison over a Facebook post he did not author. This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 30 May 2025. The Committee to Protect ...

"Hate speech is described as 'widespread' in Turkish media and political discourse. Frequent targets include Alevis, Muslims, non-Muslim minorities (such as Jews and Christians), Kurds, refugees, ...

"Guilty verdicts handed down to two gang members, who supplied the car bomb which killed Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, mark another vital step forward in the fight for full justice". This ...