– Government blocks Internet, international phone calls as Gambia goes to the polls (Demo)

Many of those arrested were people who provided humanitarian and legal support to families of political detainees. Source: MEDIA FEED

The project, titled Promoting Free, Quality and Independent media in West Africa through knowledge sharing and capacity building, is being…

In Iran, a revolutionary court sentenced on 3 June 2019 prominent journalist Masoud Kazemi, editor-in-chief of the monthly Sedaye Parsi…

Rizwan Razi was arrested for alleged social media posts that criticized the Pakistani military and judiciary. Source: MEDIA FEED

This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 28 November 2019. Jordanian authorities are seeking to limit protests over austerity…

Coalitions of states, often backed by civic groups and popular protests, are driving a global trend to confront the abuses…

Police in Togo cracked down on protestors demanding term limits on the presidency and an end to the "Gnasingbe dynasty."…

We were motivated by this year's Music Freedom Day to share some songs that became unofficial anthems of some of…

Global Voices stories on the challenges faced by South Asia in the field of internet freedom, censorship, and freedom of…

This statement was originally published on pen-international.org on 19 June 2020. PEN International and 38 civil society organisations deplore the…

All language versions of the Wikipedia website have been banned since April 2017. The Turkish authorities say they imposed the…

Algerian authorities charged blogger Merzoug Touati with “exchanging intelligence with a foreign power”, over a YouTube video interview he conducted…

Myanmar continues to restrict the internet in Rakhine and Chin States amid growing civil society opposition. Meanwhile, an Indonesian court…

This statement was originally published on meaa.org on 18 May 2020. The government’s proposed International Production Orders law will further…

The chairperson of Timor-Leste's public television network was allegedly removed for rejecting political meddling. Source: MEDIA FEED