New anti-LGBTQI+ crackdown in Chechnya (Demo)

The following is an excerpt of a 26 December 2019 CPJ blog post by Aliya Iftikhar/CPJ Senior Asia Researcher. Last…

At least five people were killed in a shooting in the newsroom of the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland,…

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 5 July 2019. The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) calls on…

The Chinese government's controls over religion have intensified under Xi Jinping, seeping into new areas of daily life and triggering…

This statement was originally published on freedomforum.org.np on 22 July 2020. Freedom Forum his seriously concerned over the recently passed…

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

This statement was originally published on ifj.org on 6 August 2020. A new report, released in the Pacific Journalism Review…

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has denounced the multiple media freedom violations in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, documented in…

In the last three months of 2018, at least 36 music performances were cancelled due to official intervention; authorities claimed…

Two journalists were attacked after writing a story about the Tha Khin Sit Mining Company in Burma. Source: MEDIA FEED

A judge ordered two of Brazil's biggest national dailies, Folha de S.Paulo and O Globo, to remove stories from their…

Non-governmental organizations around the world have signed on to a letter calling on the UNESCO Executive Board to take into…

SMEX interviewed 15 MENA journalists and civil society researchers to discuss challenges and opportunities of covering digital rights. Source: MEDIA…

This statement was originally published on rsf.org on 15 November 2019. One year after the “gilets jaunes” (yellow vest) protest…

In an intensified crackdown on freedom of expression and media freedom in Benin, 2 protestors were killed, a journalist arrested…