While well-intentioned, the bill excessively invades free speech, and criminalises communication in a vague and arbitrary manner. This statement was originally published on sflc.in on 24 July 2025.

His conviction followed posts about Bedoon rights and a meeting request made after the Interior Minister invited bloggers to reach out directly instead of posting online.

Marcelo Ruiz was riding a motorcycle in the El Guabito area when he was intercepted and shot multiple times in the arms. Both Ruiz and his companion were injured and remain in stable condition under ...

"Across India, a quiet purge of digital content is underway." This statement was originally published on indexoncensorship.org on 23 July 2025. Journalism critical of the government is vanishing from ...

Egypt must stop harassing rights defender Mohamed Abdel Salam, remove barriers on AFTE’s work, and end its crackdown on civic space. As a network of 114 member-organisations dedicated to promoting and ...

"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 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 ...

Despite sustained pushback from civil society and digital rights groups, Zambia has enacted sweeping cyber laws that threaten fundamental freedoms under the guise of countering terrorism and ...

The World Press Freedom Index 2025 records an ongoing wave of media outlet shutdowns globally. It also identifies 42 countries where press freedom is now "entirely absent".

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.

MISA-Lesotho is concerned that the lack of consultation and vague clauses in the Computer Crime and Security Bill risk undermining freedom of expression and media freedom.

Authorities are openly consolidating power, restricting media freedom, and stifling civil society, including by targeting journalists and bloggers.