– A permanent state of emergency by any name is no substitute for respecting human rights (Demo)

This statement was originally published on mediarightsagenda.net on 23 October 2019. The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has adopted by…

The crisis in the country worsened in the last six months with mass protests against the government's policies and state…

In a joint letter to Xi Jinping, the IFJ, Freedom House, and RSF urge him to intervene to grant Liu…

Syrian military intelligence forces stopped and arrested Kalo at a checkpoint between the northern Syrian cities of Mambij and Aleppo…

The suspension of Radio Hot Cocoa is the latest in a series of attempts to stifle reporting and commentary on…

On 12 September, scores of soldiers stormed into the Nigerian Union of Journalists press centre, beat up some of the…

The two journalists were beaten during the visit of South Korean President Moon Jae-in to China. Source: MEDIA FEED

In advance of their meeting in Argentina, civil society organizations from around the world are calling on the leaders of…

Rising post-election tension in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Togo elections boycotted, protests in Sudan brutally quelled by the army,…

This statement was originally published on africafex.org on 13 June 2019. The Liberian government on June 7, 2019 ordered Internet…

Among those recently detained are lawyers, university professors, prominent scholars, and students from China's top universities. Source: MEDIA FEED

Macedonia's state-owned news agency (MIA) suspended the prominent VMRO-DPMNE promoter Cvetin Chilimanov after he called for the rape of journalist…

As summer ends, the trials of Turkish journalists on the catch-all charge of 'terrorist propaganda' resume; many face very heavy…

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 24 April 2020. The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) welcomes the…

Spanish rappers convicted of “glorifying terrorism”, legislative threats to free expression in the UK and across the EU; persecution of…