Benin authorities arrest editor over article (Demo)

Dissident convictions and acts of censorship seem timed to avoid lumps of coal from international observers. Source: MEDIA FEED

Erdogdu was named alongside ten others who are to be detained and deported to Turkey on suspicion of having connections…

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 rsf.org on 21 June 2019. On the eve of tomorrow’s presidential election in Mauritania,…

The Media Foundation for West Africa provides its take on the annual press briefing more familiarly known as the Presidential…

The writers and editors included in the literary collection Sun on Closed Windows have received death threats, insults and have…

Daniel Elombah, the Nigerian publisher of London-based news portal elombah.com, has been released from detention. His brother, editor Tim Elombah,…

Authorities should allow Algerians to assemble peacefully and refrain from using excessive force against demonstrators opposing a fifth term for…

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance is alarmed by the government push to force tech companies to break encrypted communications….

The Centre for Independent Journalism expressed alarm over the continued use of the Sedition Act by the Malaysian government to…

This statement was originally published on rsf.org on 23 January 2020. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on President Mohamed Abdullahi…

There are already signs that the new government plans to deepen its crackdown on independent groups and critical voices. Source:…

South Korea's Supreme Court has ordered the government to allow an LGBT rights foundation to legally register as a charity,…

After many predictions of its death, radio is on the rise again, its audience is growing across various age groups…

This statement was originally published on gc4hr.org on 4 May 2019. The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) cautiously welcomes…