Australian Journalist Cheng Lei Released After 3-Year Detention in China
The Australian Chinese-born journalist, Cheng Lei, has returned to Australia after China released her from nearly three...
Freedom and Repression
India Crackdown on Media Criticized by Press Freedom Advocates
The founder and editor of the English-language outlet NewsClick in India, Prabir Purkayastha, who was arrested last week...
Journalist Who Defied Putin’s Propaganda Sentenced in Absentia
A Russian court has sentenced journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who dared to openly challenge state propaganda, to 8.5 years...
European Parliament Votes to Protect Journalists from Spyware Surveillance
The European Parliament is progressing towards the final stages of the draft of the European Media Freedom Act, which aims...
Media Watchdogs Call On Greece to Safeguard Journalists and Press Freedom
Press freedom advocates called on the Greek Government to take immediate action to protect journalists who are increasingly...
Kara-Murza Transferred to Siberian Top Security Prison
Russian authorities have transferred opposition politician and human rights activist Vladimir Kara-Murza to a maximum...
French Journalist Detained Over Investigation Exposing State Secrets
French authorities detained journalist Ariane Lavrilleux and searched her home in connection with her 2021 investigation...
CPJ Welcomes Sentence of Mexican Journalist's Murderer
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) welcomed on Monday the decision of a federal judge in Central Mexico to sentence...
Philippine Outlet Rappler and its CEO Acquitted of Tax Evasion Charges
After a five-years-long process, a Philippine court acquitted on Tuesday the news outlet Rappler Holdings Corporation and...
Exiled Russian Media Co-founder Targeted by Pegasus Spyware
After experts discovered that the phone of the co-founder of an exiled Russian media outlet critical of President Vladimir...