– South Sudanese journalist George Livio Bahara released after almost 3 years in prison (Demo)

This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 8 August 2019. Russian authorities should allow journalists to cover protests freely…

This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 28 October 2019. Tanzania’s repression of the media, human rights defenders, and…

Naji has served 10 months of a sentence imposed in February 2016 for ‘violating public modesty’. The court suspended his…

This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 27 August 2020. August 27, 2020Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister’s Office…

Vague bans on glorification of terrorism and insulting the monarchy have ensnared a growing number of artists and social media…

This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 7 May 2020. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and their…

On 31 December 2018, the Bahraini Court of Cassation upheld renowned human rights defender Nabeel Rajab's 5-year prison sentence for…

Two journalists from privately owned Cameroonian daily newspaper Le Jour were arrested while covering a gathering of opposition party members…

Governments who ban their critics from traveling do so not merely "to punish the banned but to deny the spread…

This June, the Gulf crisis and its ramifications on the right to free expression across the region dominated the news….

As forces loyal to the Syrian government are taking over territories within the city of Aleppo, press freedom groups call…

This statement was originally published on indexoncensorship.org on 5 February 2020. The world has been transfixed by news coming out…

A new Human Rights Watch report documents a range of problems facing LGBT students including bullying and harassment, exclusion of…

Ms. Ebtesam al-Saegh has been a vital advocate for human rights in Bahrain at a time when voicing such opinions…

The new prakas or regulation puts Cambodia's entire internet-using population under surveillance. Source: MEDIA FEED