Jordanian journalist Abdulrahman Farhana detained by Saudi authorities (Demo)

0
By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News April 27, 2019

Farhana was detained on 20 February and held since that time in an unknown location. No charges against him have been made public.
Source: MEDIA FEED

HRNJ-Uganda / About Author
More posts by HRNJ-Uganda

Related Posts

– From Snake to Dog, five dark years for journalism in China (Demo)

More than 50 journalists and bloggers are currently imprisoned in China. Source: MEDIA FEED

0
19 Feb 2018
– Media freedom in US under threat, report finds (Demo)

The United States media – one of the best protected in the world – is facing challenges that threaten the…

0
03 May 2018
Olympic officials should ensure reporters’ safety during June’s European Games in Belarus (Demo)

This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 17 May 2019. Belarusian authorities have carried out concerted attacks on media…

0
20 May 2019
The link between authoritarianism, power retention and internet shutdowns (Demo)

The latest report from Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) looks at the correlation between…

0
19 Mar 2019
Violations of freedom of expression in the Middle East: GCHR and ALQST submission to UK media freedom inquiry (Demo)

This statement was originally published on gc4hr.org on 9 September 2019. In August, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and…

0
10 Sep 2019
ECtHR fines Russia for anti-LGBTQI+ actions (Demo)

This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 17 July 2019. The European Court of Human Rights ruled this week…

0
18 Jul 2019
Serbia: Editor Milan Jovanović's house was firebombed (Demo)

Unidentified individuals threw a molotov cocktail through the journalist's window in the early hours of 12 December, then fired shots…

0
14 Dec 2018
– As the 37th Session of UN Human Rights Council takes place, governments in the MENA region step up repression (Demo)

Concerns about abuses and Bahrain's Grand Prix; the risks of protesting and covering protests in Iraq; Egypt's media attacks extend…

0
04 Apr 2018
Activist forcibly returned from Russia to Tajikistan could face torture (Demo)

Sharofiddin Gadoev has lived as a refugee in Holland since 2015; he was detained on a trip to Moscow and…

0
26 Feb 2019
– Utterly unacceptable: IFEX condemns five-year sentence imposed on Nabeel Rajab for comments on Twitter (Demo)

On 21 February 2018, renowned human rights defender and IFEX member Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to five years imprisonment for…

0
26 Feb 2018
– Russia: Nationwide assaults on political opposition campaign (Demo)

The extensive police harassment, and attacks on the local offices and campaigners by radical nationalist and pro-Putin groups in spring…

0
06 Sep 2017
Groups condemn the sentencing of Singaporean rights defender Jolovan Wham (Demo)

Jolovan Wham was sentenced to 16 days in prison for organizing a Skype talk with a Hong Kong youth activist….

0
27 Feb 2019
Nigerian Sharia court sentences singer to death (Demo)

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 12 August 2020. A sharia court in the Northern Nigerian state of…

0
15 Aug 2020
– Sufi website journalists sentenced to long jail terms, flogging in Iran (Demo)

RSF condemns the extremely harsh sentences that a Tehran revolutionary court passed last week on six more people who edited…

0
23 Aug 2018
PEN Malaysia denounces increased use of Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (Demo)

This statement was originally published on pen-international.org on 27 May 2020. PEN Malaysia, a chapter of the worldwide association of…

0
28 May 2020