Since January, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has documented the murder of at least 13 journalists in Latin America. This exceeds the nine cases recorded for the entire year of 2024, confirming an ...

In a landmark ruling, Malawi's Constitutional Court has struck down criminal defamation, marking a major victory for media freedom.

Ekrem İmamoğlu, the opposition's presidential candidate, has been sentenced to a total of 1 year and 2 months in prison on charges of making threats and insulting a public official. There are several ...

Young Kenyan activists have harnessed AI and turned it into a vital civic tool a to demystify legislation, coordinate mass protests, and challenge state power.

CPJ warns that Israel's impunity in killing at least 185 journalists in Gaza has emboldened further attacks on media workers across the region, calling for an urgent end to the bloodshed.

SFLC.in notes that the Telecommunication (Temporary Suspension of Services) Rules, 2024 fall short on accountability. Yet, as with many reforms in India’s digital governance ecosystem, the devil lies ...

This briefing paper, presented by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), aims to provide insight into the evolving political landscape of Syria. It seeks to highlight the significant developments ...

Despite sustained pushback from civil society and digital rights groups, Zambia has enacted sweeping cyber laws that threaten fundamental freedoms under the guise of countering terrorism and ...

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 ...

The Senegalese government is using regulatory, financial, and administrative measures to systematically clamp down on press freedom under the guise of professionalising the media.

GCHR condemns the sham trial as a tool to silence dissent, and calls for the immediate release of arbitrarily sentenced defendants and urgent reforms to ensure fair trials.

A new report by PEN Norway examines how Kurdish journalists, writers and activists are discriminated against in the Turkish legal system due to official attitudes towards their native language.