– Iraqi security forces used tear gas and live bullets to disperse protesters in Basra (Demo)

Crimes committed against journalists and other free expression activists in West Africa almost always go unpunished, a phenomenon that tends…

Members of the anti-immigration group Atalante caused ruckus in the Montreal offices of Vice, entering unannounced wearing masks, making noise…

This statement was originally published on rsf.org on 11 July 2019. Well-known Cameroonian journalist Paul Chouta’s continuing detention is out…

Bahrain human rights defender Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace shouldn’t spend another birthday in prison for exercising his right to freedom of…

The media in Maldives are enduring "unprecedented restrictions" as the country continues to be under a state of emergency. Source:…

Vivian Affoah, a senior progamme officer with the Media Foundation for West Africa, has been based in The Gambia since…

This statement was originally published on cipesa.org on 21 February 2020. On February 3, 2020 Malawi scored a victory for…

This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 7 April 2020. Human Rights Watch joined 28 other organizations today in…

This statement was originally published on Pacific Freedom Forum’s Facebook page on 22 January 2020. Pacific media watchdog the Pacific…

Rafiki is a film with a "clear intent to promote lesbianism in Kenya", the CEO of the Kenya Film Classification…

The hosting of the global UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day event in Accra, Ghana on 2–3 May, did very little…

This statement was published on cipesa.org on 12 August 2019. In the last three years, the Malawi government has passed…

The "cybercrime law" that Egypt's President Sisi signed on 18 August legalizes and reinforces the existing censorship and blocking of…

The two former reporters of U.S. broadcaster Radio Free Asia face seven to 15 years in jail for treason and…

This statement was originally published on gc4hr.org on 29 December 2019. On 29 December 2019, members of Egypt’s security forces…