MADA condemned the killing of Saleh Al-Jaafrawi by armed groups, urging accountability and concrete measures within media protection frameworks to prevent the continued targeting of journalists in ...

SFLC.in raises concerns about the court judgement upholding the Sahyog Portal, which allows authorities to issue content takedown requests. This statement was originally published on sflc.in on 29 ...

A petition argued that through the Sahyog Portal, the government is building an alternate mechanism to issue blocking directions. This statement was originally published on sflc.in on 22 September ...

"Guilty verdicts handed down to two gang members, who supplied the car bomb which killed Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, mark another vital step forward in the fight for full justice". This ...

IFEX joins rights groups urging Metwally’s release, citing years of arbitrary detention and retaliation over his search for his forcibly disappeared son. This statement was originally published on ...

Frequent references to 'colour revolution', 'traditional values', the 'evil' West, and 'Maidan' are lifted out of the Russian playbook on undermining peaceful demonstrations. This statement was ...

This briefing paper, presented by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), aims to provide insight into the evolving political landscape of Syria. It seeks to highlight the significant developments ...

"From censorship, political pressure, deepening media capture and relentless smear campaigns to abusive lawsuits and daily threats to their lives, media workers face a hostile environment where ...

Current draft legislation removes the threat of imprisonment, but still leaves journalists, publishers, and others involved in public debate at risk of criminal defamation proceedings. This statement ...

GCHR condemns the sham trial as a tool to silence dissent, and calls for the immediate release of arbitrarily sentenced defendants and urgent reforms to ensure fair trials. This statement was ...

A new report by PEN Norway examines how Kurdish journalists, writers and activists are discriminated against in the Turkish legal system due to official attitudes towards their native language. This ...

The Private Voluntary Organisations Amendment Act signed into law by President Mnangagwa grants the government sweeping powers to curb the work of all NGOs, further eroding free expression and ...