– China: Police DNA database threatens privacy (Demo)

The ninth BRICS Summit was held in China but human rights issues such as media freedom and the right to…

The rights defenders were both summoned by the Houthi-held National Security Office in Sana'a for a meeting, were arrested on…

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

Under two news pieces of draft legislation, anyone 'insulting the state' could face up to 15 days in prison; those…

This statement was originally published on europeanjournalists.org on 22 November 2019. Prominent businessman Yorgen Fenech was arrested on 20 November…

On International Women's Day, Reporters Without Borders shines the spotlight on detained women journalists who have been tortured, sexually assaulted…

This statement was originally published on ipi.media on 1 October 2020. IPI joined by 11 European journalist and press freedom…

14 newspaper staff handed prison sentences of between 2 years and 6 months and 7 years and 6 months. Source:…

MENA in April: Outrage over executions in Saudi Arabia, which included three men who were minors when arrested; growing concerns…

This statement was originally published on aji.or.id on 10 July 2019. We, the undersigned civil society organisations, denounce Indonesia’s Supreme…

This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 18 September 2020. Colombian authorities should not pursue criminal defamation charges against…

Syrian activist and documenter of rights violations Razan Zeitouneh – outspoken, courageous, impartial, and secular – was kidnapped on 9…

The new UK laws would reportedly see anyone "repeatedly" viewing extremist content online jailed for up to 15 years. Source:…

This statement was originally published on gc4hr.org on 30 September 2019. The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is seriously…

A new initiative to raise awareness of threats to reporters globally includes a book featuring the final articles and photographs…