– Papua New Guinea's plan to ban Facebook and its impact on free speech (Demo)

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

Yemeni authorities should investigate an attack on a media foundation's offices and the abduction of at least seven people from…

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has issued a statement backing the African Commission on Human and People's Rights…

UN prepares to examine civil and political rights in Pakistan Source: MEDIA FEED

This statement was originally published on pen.org on 27 May 2020. In a new policy paper, Arresting Dissent: Legislative Restrictions…

Civil society groups express concern about the proposed fake news bill in parliament. Source: MEDIA FEED

For the second year in a row, the number of journalists imprisoned for their work hit a historical high, as…

This statement was originally published on europeanjournalists.org on 6 May 2020. While many European governments use the COVID-19 crisis to…

Nearly three years after the Syrian security services arrested the award-winning Palestinian-Syrian photographer Niraz Saied, we learned that he died…

RSF calls on the Israeli parliament to reject a bill that aims to criminalize filming or recording Israeli soldiers while…

This statement was originally published on cipesa.org on 25 August 2020. In response to national security challenges related to terrorism,…

The editor of the opposition-aligned Amar Desh daily was attacked by a pro-government mob Source: MEDIA FEED

Loujain Al-Hathloul, Aziza Al-Yousef and Eman Al-Nafjan will appear before the Specialised Criminal Court. Source: MEDIA FEED

Our March round-up features an upswing in regulating online content and restricting internet services across the continent, along with a…

This statement was originally published on article19.org on 22 May 2020. Iran’s cyber police force, known as FATA, announced on…