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 ...

108 civil society organisations, academics, companies and other experts, including EDRi and IFEX, have called on the European Commission to protect people's rights and dignity in a data-driven world ...

"This ruling represents a victory for press freedom in Panama and sets a precedent reinforcing the essential role of journalism in holding those in power accountable. We applaud the Supreme Court for ...

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is alarmed by growing hostility toward independent media in Peru, where journalists are increasingly the target of judicial harassment, stigmatization, and physical ...

The disruptions were used as a tool of control and warfare across Myanmar's conflict zones. This statement was originally published on eng.mizzima.com on 18 May 2025. The Voice-Freedom of Expression ...

The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expresses deep concern over a threat of digital censorship affecting the newspaper Listín Diario in the Dominican Republic, apparently in retaliation for ...

The Bytes For All study during the Pakistan-India faceoff "demonstrates that AI models lack context, have inappropriate geopolitical sensitivity, and might amplify existing biases from the data." This ...

Zhang Zhan was first detained in 2020 for documenting the COVID-19 situation in Wuhan and for reporting on the harassment faced by independent journalists. This statement was originally published on ...

Somali journalists reporting on security issues are facing a surge in arrests, harassment, and assaults, as authorities claim the clampdown is needed to fight extremism and protect national security.

"If passed, this legislation would effectively represent the first foreign agent-style law in the EU, marking another milestone in Hungary's democratic decline" - MFRR partners. This statement was ...

We write as 58 human rights organizations, media freedom groups and representatives of the international legal community to raise profound concern over the extraordinary assault by the government of ...

Hungary's new facial recognition technology allows for surveillance of people engaging in peaceful protest, undermines free speech and free assembly rights, and is at odds with the EU's AI Act. This ...