Mahmoud Abu Hassan

September 23, 2024

Belarus Jails Journalist Yauhen Nikalayevich in Renewed Crackdown on Dissent

September 23, 2024 – Belarus –  Belarusian authorities have detained and sentenced journalist Yauhen Nikalayevich in what press freedom advocates are calling a clear act of […]
September 23, 2024

Turkey Targets Kurdish Journalist Rabia Önver Over Crime Reporting

September 23, 2024 – Kurdistan/Turkey –  Turkish authorities have launched a formal investigation into Kurdish journalist Rabia Önver, accusing her of “publicly spreading disinformation” after she reported […]
September 23, 2024

Indian TV Journalist Salman Ali Khan Gunned Down Calls for Justice Intensify

September 23, 2024 – India –  Broadcast journalist Salman Ali Khan, aged 35 and affiliated with a local TV channel and YouTube, was tragically shot dead by three […]
September 23, 2024

Taliban Jamming of Afghanistan International: Sharp Media Crackdown in Kabul

September 23, 2024 – Afghanistan –  The Taliban began jamming broadcasts of Afghanistan International (AITV), a London-based station delivering independent news to Afghan audiences. Starting September 5, […]
September 23, 2024

Sri Lanka’s New President Faces Urgent Call to Restore Press Freedom

September 23, 2024 – Sri Lanka –  Election of Anura Kumara Dissanayake as Sri Lanka’s new president, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has issued a direct and […]
September 22, 2024

Israeli Forces Raid and Close Al Jazeera Office in Ramallah

September 22, 2024 – Palestine –  Heavily armed and masked Israeli soldiers launched a pre-dawn raid on Al Jazeera’s office in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. […]