Freedom and Repression

In the latest wave of crackdown on independent media, Azerbaijani authorities target reporters linked to foreign-funded...

After sentencing Joakim Medin for “insulting Erdoğan,” a Turkish court suspended the ruling but kept him jailed on separate...

A U.S. federal judge ruled that the Trump administration must rehire staff at U.S.-funded broadcasters Voice of America and...

Tunisian authorities arrested prominent lawyer Ahmed Souab days after he denounced the conviction of 40 opposition figures...

Press freedom at risk, say watchdogs, as Cyprus law could force reporters to reveal sources. Proposed legislation allows...

Human Rights Watch warns Tunisia is jailing critics under vague laws and harsh conditions, with dozens facing prison or...

Seven journalists remain in custody under anti-terrorism law after airing a controversial documentary. Press freedom...

Arrested journalists reappear in army gear, fueling concerns about the junta’s crackdown on press freedom in Burkina Faso.

Kyrgyzstan has pardoned investigative journalist Azamat Ishenbekov, who was serving a five-year sentence for allegedly...

Russian authorities have blocked 81 foreign media outlets and designated dozens of organizations as "undesirable,"...

Georgia's parliament has passed the Foreign Agents Registration Act, a law that critics warn could further suppress...

The UN has urged Kyrgyzstan to review the convictions of nine journalists, while investigative journalist Bolot Temirov...