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 ...

This week, Mali’s National Transition Council adopted a bill that effectively abolishes multiparty politics across the country. The new law officially bans opposition political meetings, speeches, and ...

A Nigerian tribunal's $290 million fine against Meta, for data privacy violations, lays bare the tech giant's troubling data practices in Africa, while fuelling wider concerns about corporate ...

Rights groups call on Saudi authorities to release detained journalists, lift arbitrary travel bans, and end legal and digital attacks targeting independent voices. This statement was originally ...

Journalists are being charged under so-called "special proceedings," a 2022 addition to the criminal procedure code that allows Belarusian authorities to convict people in absentia. This statement was ...

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 ...

A prominent radio host was suspended and subsequently terminated from work after he interviewed an opposition leader. This statement was originally published on pacificfreedomforum.com on 15 May 2025.

Student Esila Ayık has been kept in pretrial detention for over a month despite having chronic health issues. She is currently in Bakırköy Women’s Prison. This statement was originally published on ...

Unpacking the rankings, the Media Foundation for West Africa warns that media freedom is in sharp decline across West Africa, as 11 of 16 countries regress in RSF's 2025 Press Freedom Index. This ...