– Protesting mistreatment in prison, Emirati activist survives six weeks of hunger strike (Demo)

Once again freedom of the press in Indonesia was marred as journalists were assaulted and threatened while reporting at the…

This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 2 October 2019. A Russian military court today sentenced activist and blogger…

The implications of this decision, if upheld on appeal, would set a new precedent for internet censorship in Tunisia. Source:…

CPJ called on Israeli authorities to apprehend and try the man who shot Associated Press photographer Majdi Mohammed in the…

Seven years after massive demonstrations in Cairo's Tahriri square, authorities clamp down even harder on media freedoms. Source: MEDIA FEED

This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 12 February 2020. Sudan’s leaders say that they will cooperate with the…

On 9 December 2016, Zehra Doğan, was freed from Mardin Women’s Prison where she had been held since July, charged…

RSF and other NGOs have formed a committee to press calls for the release of RFI correspondent Ahmed Abba, who…

Detained journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were charged for violating the colonial-era Official Secrets Act. Source: MEDIA FEED

This statement was originally published on globalvoices.org on 20 June 2020. It is republished here under Creative Commons license CC-BY…

Erkin Musaev had been imprisoned since 2006 and was granted early release on orders of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Source: MEDIA…

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

In what is a major breakthrough in the long fight against impunity in The Gambia, two senior government officials have…

This statement was originally published on ifj.org on 14 November 2019. The IFJ today pledged its ongoing support to the…

This statement was originally published on rsf.org on 6 July 2020. Four Yemeni journalists and an Iranian editor are facing…