Pacific Islands News Association urged stakeholders to support Pacific media in building digital skills, protecting press freedom, and ensuring fair use of content. This statement was originally ...

Nicaragua's Withdrawal from UNESCO Deepens Crisis in Freedom of Expression On May 4, 2025, Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ...

The Senegalese government is using regulatory, financial, and administrative measures to systematically clamp down on press freedom under the guise of professionalising the media. This statement was ...

Between January and December 2024, Pakistan Press Foundation has documented 168 attacks on journalists and media workers. This statement was originally published on pakistanpressfoundation.org on 1 ...

Journalist Abdou Nguer remains in custody despite clear evidence he did not author the controversial TikTok post that led to his arrest. This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 20 April ...

Mali's military junta has banned all political parties, amid growing opposition protests against a national conference recommendation, to extend General Assimi Goïta's rule until 2030. This statement ...

Activist Asya Gökalp was arrested for "inciting hatred and enmity" after she characterised people who make the nationalist "grey wolf salute" and ultranationalists as terrorists. Her lawyer says ...

Burundian authorities are using procedural loopholes to stall Sandra Muhoza’s appeal, heightening RSF’s concerns of a calculated effort to prolong her unjust detention. This statement was originally ...

Outdated laws and political interference are choking Libya’s media. Rights groups call for legal reforms and civil society consultation to protect press freedom. This statement was originally ...

A new Maharat Foundation report finds Lebanese journalists operate in unsafe conditions with weak legal protection, unchecked digital pressures, and rampant rumours, weakening their watchdog role.

Systematic repression, from the 2017 closure of "Al‑Wasat" to arbitrary arrests and torture, has criminalised speech and turned Bahrain’s media into an instrument of state control, surveillance, and ...

La salida de Nicaragua de la UNESCO profundiza crisis en materia de libertad de expresión. El 4 de mayo de 2025, Audrey Azoulay, Directora General de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la ...