Mizzima News founder and editor Soe Myint shared the challenges they faced after the junta grabbed power again in 2021. After the 2021 coup, the news outlet set up operations in remote provinces and ...

Ahead of the 59th Human Rights Council session, IFEX joins rights groups urging UN members to press Bahrain for the release of political prisoners and to halt imminent executions. This statement was ...

Authorities ordered the censorship of several critical media websites and the blocking of 8,000 accounts on X. This statement was originally published on SFLC.in’s X account on 10 May 2025. Amidst ...

Charged with "disseminating false information" about the Russian army, Ekaterina Barabash was placed under house arrest in Moscow and labelled a "foreign agent". She is now in France. This statement ...

Both journalists were detained on politically motivated accusations in separate incidents marked by police violence. Both journalists were detained this week in separate incidents marked by police ...

Nicaragua's Withdrawal from UNESCO Deepens Crisis in Freedom of Expression On May 4, 2025, Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ...

AI tools, while transformative in terms of efficiency, multilingualism and data analysis, among other processes, also raise unique ethical questions. AI-generated misinformation and disinformation, ...

"The pervasive and deliberate constraints on journalism in Greece are creating an environment in which critical reporting is stifled and self-censorship becomes the norm" - HRW This statement was ...

Venezuelan authorities and pro-government armed groups have committed widespread abuses since the July 28, 2024 presidential elections that officials said Nicolás Maduro had won, despite substantial ...

Journalist Ayşemden Akın was threatened in Turkish occupied Northern Cyprus after she published a story about government corruption. Her main source for the story, Cemil Önal, was murdered in the ...

Media watchdogs have documented 184 cases of attacks targeting journalists under the incumbent government. This statement was originally published on cmfr-phil.org on 3 May 2025. THE STATE of media ...

Journalist Abdou Nguer remains in custody despite clear evidence he did not author the controversial TikTok post that led to his arrest. This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 20 April ...