– Kenya's draft Computer and Cybercrimes Bill could dramatically chill freedom of expression online (Demo)

The following is an excerpt of a 5 August 2019 CPJ blog post by Natalie Southwick/CPJ South and Central Americas…

This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 7 May 2020. Just when many thought press freedom had hit rock…

Professor and freelance journalist Carlos Domínguez was killed on January 13 in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas state. Source: MEDIA FEED

7 IFEX members are among 17 organisations urging Formula One to uphold its commitment to human rights by calling on…

"We're extremely glad that Kadri Gürsel was released after nearly 11 months, but equally disappointed our other colleagues were not….

Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were found guilty of breaching the Official Secrets Act. Source: MEDIA FEED

This statement was originally published on rsf.org on 29 March 2020. As journalists and media covering the coronavirus pandemic’s spread…

While progress on Lebanese LGBTQI+ rights was welcomed, the month included spurious defamation charges, the targetting of Iranian social media…

IAPA rejected a charge leveled at Cuban journalist Henry Constantín Ferreiro for the offense of "usurping legal authority" by acting…

This statement was originally published on baj.by on 22 June 2020. Over just two days, June 19 and 20, at…

On 31 October 2017, one year to the day after the arrests and indictments of 17 members of the Cumhuriyet…

A court commuted Mirsaidov's 12 year jail sentence to payment of a fine and damages; he had been detained for…

Mass arrests in Belarus and Russia, Turkey's constitutional referendum, Dunja Mijatović leaves office, government-led attacks on civil society, Azerbaijan and…

The state's media regulator used a new law to block al-Mashhad at the height of the referendum campaign. Source: MEDIA…

As social media access increases in the MENA region, women are facing severe repercussions for their online free expression. Recent…