Global press freedom the focus of Times Square New Year's Eve celebration (Demo)

Following a failed appeal in February against their terrorism-related convictions, cartoonist Musa Kart and 5 administrative staff were sent back…

Last month in the Asia-Pacific region saw the death of China's most renowned political prisoner, harsh convictions against dissident bloggers…

The misnamed media rights and freedom law is the junta's latest attempt to increase government interference and control of any…

This statement was originally published on pen-international.org on 19 June 2020. PEN International and 38 civil society organisations deplore the…

For some journalists under threat, going into exile is the only option; this brings its own unique set of challenges…

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

This statement was originally published on europeanjournalists.org on 3 October 2020. Russian news editor Irina Slavina has died after setting…

ARTICLE 19 calls on States at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to stand with Iranians and civil society in…

Shawqi Hussein, a reporter for the broadcaster Al-Maseerah, and cameraman Kamal al-Kabsi were injured in an airstrike on July 30,…

This statement was originally published on pen.org on 19 June 2020. PEN America, with the law firm Gibson, Dunn &…

"We call on the Iraqi authorities to investigate these attacks against the press and respect the right of journalists to…

This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 24 March 2020. Authorities in India must stop assaulting journalists and allow…

Kovačević was attacked by two unidentified men in front of his home; before the assault he had been covering a…

Roberto Quiñones, 62-year-old, has been practicing journalism at Cubanet for 12 years and has a law degree. In 1999 he…

The Ethiopian government deported British journalist William Davison after refusing to renew his accreditation. Davison had not hesitated to cover…