Some terms are vaguely defined in the law, raising concerns the bill could make it easier for authorities to file complaints against the press.

Women journalists described how physical attacks, online abuse, and coordinated smear campaigns are commonplace in Thailand.

This statement was originally published on cijmalaysia.net on 17 January 2026.

The journalists, who are charged with "membership in a terrorist organisation" and "terrorism propaganda", were arrested in Diyarbakır in 2022 and detained for over a year. The next hearing in their ...

Despite African Union diplomacy, attacks on schools, hospitals, and markets continue, leaving South Sudanese civilians ...

Areshka, 71, is a political scientist, journalist and labour union activist. He was detained in April 2022 for “actively participating in independent trade union activities”. Human rights defenders ...

Citizens argue that voting cannot bring legitimacy or stability when accountability for past crimes remains unresolved.

The spread of AI-driven surveillance technologies in public spaces marks a clear shift in how the state surveils its citizens today.

Uganda's pre-election internet shutdown effectively froze mobile money, halted online trade, and stripped informal and gig workers of income at the most politically sensitive moment of the year.

The most commonly identified threat was Russia's invasion of Ukraine, followed by the President's Office and anonymous Telegram channels.

Following her reporting on alleged plagiarism in Justice Minister Radu Marinescu's PhD thesis, Șercan was attacked by politicians and received hundreds of threating and intimidatory messages on social ...

Human rights defender and journalist Kamel Labidi is remembered for advancing media reform, defending imprisoned activists, and for his leadership of IFEX member Vigilance for Democracy and the Civic ...