Russia: New bills criminalise 'false information' and insults to the state (Demo)

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

Osh is Kyrgyzstan’s oldest city. Lying just 5km from the porous border with Uzbekistan, it is often referred to as…

This statement was originally published on article19.org on 26 November 2019. Ten international organisations have signed a statement about political…

Keskin appeared before court on "terrorism propaganda" charges for supporting the closed Özgür Gündem daily; she said, "Turkey must change…

Freedom of expression has been subject to serious violations in Turkey since the declaration of the state of emergency in…

Threats, verbal abuse, and arrest of media workers in the Pacific are on the rise. Source: MEDIA FEED

MISA Zimbabwe issues regional solidarity statement expressing concern and reaffirming solidarity with the media fraternity following the temporary suspension of…

This statement was originally published on ifj.org on 22 November 2019. Today, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and South…

This statement was originally published on cihrs.org on 11 July 2019. The undersigned organizations reject the draft NGO law currently…

Civil society groups express concern about the proposed fake news bill in parliament. Source: MEDIA FEED

Global Voices stories on the challenges faced by South Asia in the field of internet freedom, censorship, and freedom of…

Gomaa is in his second year in provisional detention, the maximum number of years under Egyptian law. Source: MEDIA FEED

IRFS calls on Azerbaijan to immediately release Azadliq executive director Faig Amirli and to stop the harassment of the newspaper…

Iranian security forces raided the home of Tahereh Riahi, social affairs editor at Iran's government-funded Borna News Agency, and detained…

RSF condemns the murder of a Kurdistan TV cameraman near Kirkuk and violence against media personnel by demonstrators in Erbil….