Mahmoud Abu Hassan

September 25, 2024

Lethal Frontlines: Nine Journalists Killed in Lebanon Amid Gaza Conflict Spillover

September 25, 2024 – Lebanon –  Since the outbreak of war in Gaza in October 2023, Lebanon has become one of the deadliest places for journalists […]
September 25, 2024

Alaa Abdel Fattah’s Ongoing Detention Sparks Global Outcry

September 25, 2024 – Egypt/UK –  British-Egyptian blogger and activist Alaa Abdel Fattah remains imprisoned in Egypt despite completing his five-year sentence in September 2024, prompting […]
September 25, 2024

Hong Kong Denies Entry to AP Photojournalist in Alarming Blow to Press Freedom

September 25, 2024 – China –  Hong Kong’s government has denied entry and refused a visa renewal for French photojournalist Louise Delmotte, who was working for […]
September 25, 2024

Croatia’s Fragile Media Landscape Faces Legal, Political, and Economic Hurdles

September 25, 2024 – Croatia – A recent press freedom mission by the International Press Institute (IPI) and the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) has found […]
September 24, 2024

Detained Without Transparency: Kurdish-Iranian Journalist Fardin Mostafaei Held in Secret

September 24, 2024 – Iran –  Iranian security forces arrested Fardin Mostafaei, a 39-year-old Kurdish investigative journalist and administrator of the popular Telegram channel Saqqez Rudaw, in […]
September 24, 2024

Six Years of Impunity: RSF Denounces the Unsolved Killing of Mexican Journalist Mario Gómez Sánchez

September 24, 2024 – Mexico –  veteran reporter Mario Leonel Gómez Sánchez, a correspondent for El Heraldo de Chiapas, was gunned down outside his home in Yajalón, […]
September 24, 2024

Yemen’s Journalism Schools Adopt Landmark IFJ–UNESCO Safety Curriculum

September 24, 2024 – Yemen –  In a milestone for press freedom and journalist protection, two Yemeni universities—Saba Region University in Marib and Al Mahrah University—have […]
September 24, 2024

Local Lifelines Under Fire: RSF and 547 Sahel Radio Stations Demand Urgent Protection

September 24, 2024 – Sahel – In a bold regional initiative, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), alongside 547 community radio stations across the Sahel, has launched an […]
September 24, 2024

Afghanistan Silenced: Taliban Ban Live Political Broadcasts in Sweeping Censorship Drive

September 24, 2024 – Afghanistan –  The Taliban have intensified their clampdown on press freedom by banning all live political broadcasts in Afghanistan, marking a chilling […]