Rights groups condemn the sentencing of Dr. Abdelkhalek Farouk after a flawed trial, calling his imprisonment an attack on free expression and demanding his immediate and unconditional release.

KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s push for state surveillance and prison sentences for journalists has drawn fierce backlash. This statement was originally published on cpj.org on ...

According to RSF data, at least seven journalists were physically assaulted in a spike in late September. ICE leadership must ensure its employees follow the agency’s own written rules that guarantee ...

The media can & should continue to convey ... the necessity of Never Again allowing authoritarian rule in the Philippines. But of even more importance is the need for everyone to monitor the political ...

In his contribution to IFEX’s series marking International Women’s Day, Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah paints a disturbing picture of the rise in digital attacks and the direct connection between ...

Your State has committed to ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms. This is what the Sustainable Development Goal 16.10 affirms. Is your government meeting its commitment ...

From blackouts to legislation, from fact-checking to education, Mong Palatino scrutinises some of the most popular responses to the problem of disinformation in his region. This is part of a series ...

How a collaborative project in Indonesia tackled the problem of misinformation and disinformation during the country's 2019 elections. What can local media do to control the spread of false ...

The 12 countries where the murder of a journalist is most likely to go unpunished are: Syria, Somalia, Haiti, South Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Mexico, Philippines, Myanmar, Brazil, Pakistan and India.

Pakistan Press Foundation has documented at least 157 media-related attacks, including 16 instances of arrests, five instances of detention, and 44 cases of assault this year. This statement was ...

When it comes to human and civil rights, is your government living up to its obligations? You can help hold it accountable by engaging with the Human Rights Committee, a UN body of independent experts ...

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. This ...