Egyptian-British Activist Freed Under Pardon, Highlighting Egypt’s Human Rights Crisis
Freed after nearly 12 years in jail, following international and domestic pressure—and his mother’s nine-month hunger...
Freedom and Repression
Ethiopian Authorities Arrest Journalists in Widening Media Crackdown
Rights groups warn Ethiopia is tightening its grip on independent media as at least six journalists have been arrested since...
Kloop’s Ex-Employees Convicted in Kyrgyz Media Crackdown
Two journalists received prison terms and two accountants probation in a case critics say targets independent media and...
Rights Groups Warn Proposed Lebanese Media Law Could Roll Back Press Freedoms
A draft law under consideration since 2023, meant to update Lebanon’s outdated Publications Law, could instead upend free...
Rights Group Says Yemen’s Factions Torture, Silence Journalists
Human Rights Watch warns that Yemen’s warring parties are detaining, torturing and assassinating journalists, seizing media...
Turkey Seizes Can Holding in Probe of Media Giant Over Alleged Financial Crimes
One of Turkey’s biggest media and education groups is placed under state trusteeship as authorities pursue sweeping...
Egypt Expands Crackdown, Casting Online Creators as Threats to State Morality
In the latest chapter of a decades-long human rights crisis, Egypt’s campaign to suppress dissent has escalated with the...
Violence Erupts at Tbilisi Mayoral Campaign Office, Journalists Beaten
Violence outside a Tbilisi mayoral campaign office left journalists beaten and protesters injured, as reporters said police...
Uncensored: The Kyrgyzstan Project
Inside the Crackdown: Kyrgyzstan's Preemptive Assault on Investigative Journalism
In Kyrgyzstan, authorities are no longer just reacting to stories — they are trying to stop them before they are told,...
The War That Came Back to Me
A veteran journalist thought she survived the siege of Sarajevo unscathed — but in recent weeks, horrific stories emerging...
Bomb Suppliers in Daphne Caruana Galizia Murder Sentenced to Life in Prison
Sentences handed down to Agius, Vella, and their associates mark a decisive moment in Malta’s efforts to secure justice for...