"Using a UN‑mandated Gaza mechanism as cover, it has become an apparent attempt to sideline the United Nations by establishing a rival peace and security body. This attack on international law must be ...

Yanina Pazniak was arrested last year together with her father, journalist Kiryl Pazniak, and accused of "extremism." Belarusian rights groups call for her release, and for all political prisoners to ...

The killing of three journalists in a direct drone strike adds to a mounting toll of media workers targeted by Israel in Gaza, deepening demands for accountability, sanctions, and urgent action to ...

"Turkish authorities keep arresting Furkan Karabay — once every year since 2023 — for reasons directly linked to his professional work The authorities should free Karabay without delay and let all ...

Egyptian authorities arrested and briefly detained poet Ahmed Douma over social media posts, continuing a pattern of investigations, travel bans, and punitive bail aimed at silencing critical ...

An ongoing internet blackout and intensifying crackdowns are obstructing documentation of abuses in Iran, as women human rights defenders face arbitrary arrest, ill-treatment, and prolonged detention.

New sentences, fines, and asset confiscations imposed on journalists Mourad Zghidi and Borhen Bsaies reflect the escalating use of criminal and financial charges to silence independent media in ...

In the age of social media, political ideologues across South Asia have deliberately misused algorithms to rouse discontent.

The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) warns of a rise in judicial actions against journalists and media outlets in Colombia, identifying a pattern of legal harassment aimed at intimidating, ...

The detention of "Deutsche Welle" correspondent Gazali Abdou Tasawa over refugee coverage underscores how Niger's military rulers are using legal ambiguity to silence scrutiny and control the public ...

MISA-Malawi’s 2025 review finds legal and electoral gains for the media were eclipsed by ongoing violence, political intimidation and weak protection of journalists.

The ban on "Jeune Afrique" marks an accelerating crackdown on independent media under Mali's military authorities.