– Indonesia's new counterterrorism law imperils rights (Demo)

A spectre that has haunted Swedish journalism for decades is anti-democratic extremism, a phenomenon given new impetus by the rise…

Brutal suppression of Catalonia's independence referendum, new anti-terror legislation in France, journalist flees Russia, Hungary government continues campaign against civil…

The proposed regulation would require companies to take down "terrorist content" within one hour, forcing them to bypass due process…

Approximately 1,600 people were detained during 5 May anti-Putin protests, including 158 children. Source: MEDIA FEED

Three days after the Philippines celebrated its 122nd Independence Day, a Manila court convicted Rappler CEO and executive editor Maria…

More than a dozen editors and reporters of Phnom Penh Post resigned over the alleged editorial interference by the paper's…

Governments have begun issuing anti-‘fake news’ regulations, groups engaged Facebook about propagating hate speech, decline of press freedom rankings of…

Religious clerics are enlisted to treat those who denounce rights violations or call for reform as "enemies of Islam". Source:…

The report is dedicated to defenders of freedom of thought and expression who defend human rights from governments' extreme repression….

Pakistan: “We are not living in a free country” Media groups in Pakistan have decried the increasing censorship in the…

The Hungarian government ratchets up its persecution of migrants and civil society by introducing a bill which criminalises NGOs and…

Police in Chechnya have carried out a new round of unlawful detentions, beatings, and humiliation of men they presume to…

This month, elections in both Mali and Zimbabwe were disrupted and disputed respectively, while Comoros held a controversial referendum and…

AJI said the president's decision to reduce Susrama's sentence has obstructed justice. In 2010, he had been found guilty of…

By reining in the traditional media and blocking access to independent online media, the Egyptian authorities have reduced the country…