– UN resolution recognises discrimination and violence against women in digital contexts (Demo)

Prosecutions, astronomic fines and travel bans are worsening the free expression environment in a state where it is already vulnerable….

Legislation expected to be passed to remove the two-out-of-three ownership rule will mean an inevitable loss of diversity in the…

Moldova follows Russia's bad example by introducing draft legislation that would restrict the activities of 90% of its NGOs. Source:…

Spain is one of a handful of European countries that still retain criminal libel law; politicians and public officials involved…

This statement was originally published on pen-international.org on 16 March 2020. In a letter addressed to Basın İlan Kurumu, the…

This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 16 September 2020. The Indian authorities are increasingly bringing politically motivated cases,…

MEAA said there is an urgent need for an overhaul of Australia's outdated defamation laws. Source: MEDIA FEED

Against a backdrop of tragic humanitarian events, a few triumphs in Sub-Saharan Africa; Ghana's RTI bill, the release of the…

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 6 July 2020. A prominent Sierra Leone journalist, Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, has…

Once again, authorities in DRC ordered the disruption of internet services just before demonstrations organised by the Catholic Church and…

On 31 January 2017, anti-corruption activist Abdul Fatoma was arrested without a warrant, shortly after speaking on the radio about…

The Saudi authorities carried out a new wave of arrests of writers and social media bloggers, including women's rights advocates….

This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 17 July 2019. The European Court of Human Rights ruled this week…

Over the next four weeks the UN’s top human rights body is expected to act on some of the world’s…

IFJ affiliate the Tunisian National Union of Journalists (SNJT) was central to efforts to establish the independent Press Council –…