Mahmoud Abu Hassan

August 27, 2024

Thai Ex-Junta Deputy PM Slaps Female Journalist, Igniting Press Freedom Outcry

August 27, 2024 – Thailand –  Duangporn Yiampop, a seasoned reporter from Thai PBS, was abruptly struck by General Prawit Wongsuwon—former deputy prime minister and leader of the […]
August 27, 2024

Bangladesh Journalist Couple Arrested at Airport Amid Student Protest Probe

August 27, 2024 – Bangladesh – Prominent Bangladeshi journalists Shakil Ahmed and Farzana Rupa, formerly with Ekattor TV, were detained at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The couple, traveling with […]
August 26, 2024

Tunisian Press Freedom Under Threat as Court Upholds Conviction of Journalist Walid Al‑Majri

August 26, 2024 – Tunisia – The Court of First Instance of Tunis 1 provisionally upheld its earlier in‑absentia verdict against Walid Al‑Majri, director of the investigative […]
August 9, 2024

Taliban Suspends 14 Media Outlets in New Crackdown on Independent Press

August 09, 2024 – Afghanistan –  Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Afghan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA) revoked 17 broadcast licenses covering 14 media outlets in eastern Nangarhar province—a mix […]
August 9, 2024

Four Years On, Belarusian Press Faces Persistent Repression as 37 Journalists Remain Jailed

August 09, 2024 – Belarus –  Marking four years since Belarus’s widely discredited presidential election, the International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ and EFJ), along […]
August 8, 2024

Ten Years On, No Justice: The Case of Disappeared Maldives Journalist Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla

August 08, 2024 – Maldives –  Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla—a fearless journalist with Minivan News known for his critical reporting on religious extremism and advocacy for democracy—was forcibly disappeared […]
August 8, 2024

Kenyan Police Accused of Widespread Violence and Impunity as RSF Demands Justice for Targeted Journalists

August 08, 2024 – Kenya –  Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned multiple incidents of police violence against journalists in Kenya, demanding immediate accountability and disciplinary […]