Threats, arrests, kidnappings, raids, administrative pressure and sexual blackmail - authorities around the world are ...

New developments represent crucial test of the EU’s new regulatory framework for media ...

The journalist and his family have long been targeted for harassment, including home raids, surveillance, confiscation of computers and documents, and travel restrictions.

The arrest sends a signal and journalists are likely to avoid reporting on "sensitive" issues, including on corporate malpractice or migrant labour issues, due to fear of legal consequences.

Various groups have submitted a petition calling for a legislative initiative aimed at the decriminalisation of defamation.

BCHR calls for an independent investigation into the death of Al-Mousawi, citing enforced disappearances, medical negligence, and prosecutions of peaceful dissent in a detention system marked by abuse ...

CIHRS documents threats, abductions, and attacks on judicial actors, with armed groups controlling arrests, detention, and evidence, leaving courts unable to enforce decisions or ensure due process.

A landmark ruling has nullified Uganda's controversial Computer Misuse amendments and criminal defamation provisions, halting their enforcement over procedural violations and rights concerns.

Journalist Uladzimir Khilmanovich left his homeland in 2021 due to the threat of criminal prosecution for his professional ...

The statement expressed concern after police arrested Pong Yat-ming and three staff members of Book Punch in Hong Kong for allegedly selling a biography of jailed pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai.

Civilians and journalists in eastern DRC, are being held in overcrowded, airless shipping containers by the March 23 Movement, under brutal and degrading conditions.

Military junta in Sahel states are systematically fuelling self-censorship and replacing critical reporting with state-driven narratives.