Mahmoud Abu Hassan

September 19, 2024

Alterthess SLAPP Appeal Highlights Growing Threat to Press Freedom in Greece

September 19, 2024 – Greece – Independent Greek news outlet Alterthess and its editor, Stavroula Poulimeni, are facing a critical legal battle that press freedom advocates […]
September 19, 2024

Samoa Tightens Media Controls Ahead of CHOGM Press Freedom at Risk

September 19, 2024 – Samoa –  As Samoa prepared to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in October 2024, the government introduced sweeping restrictions […]
September 19, 2024

The case of Dawit Isaak: RSF international joins its Swedish section to file a complaint for crimes against humanity against Eritrea’s president Isaias Afwerki

September 18, 2024 – Source: RSF – Reporters Without Borders (RSF), together with the Swedish legal team of imprisoned journalist Dawit Isaak, has filed a complaint […]
September 19, 2024

Nicaragua’s continued attack on journalism: where is Fabiola Tercero?

September 18, 2024 – Source: RSF –  Despite the release of 135 political prisoners in Nicaragua, journalist Fabiola Tercero Castro remains missing, with no updates on […]
September 19, 2024

Bangladesh Targets Journalists Linked to Ousted Leader in Widening Crackdown

September 19, 2024 – Bangladesh – Student-led uprising that unseated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladeshi authorities have launched a sweeping crackdown on journalists perceived as supportive […]
September 19, 2024

Belarusian journalist Andrei Tolchyn released following presidential pardon

September 18, 2024 – Source: CPJ –  The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the September 17 release of Belarusian journalist Andrei Tolchyn, who received a presidential pardon after serving […]
September 19, 2024

Russia Issues Arrest Warrant in Absentia for Exiled Journalist Armen Aramyan

September 19, 2024 – Russia –  The Basmanny District Court in Moscow, on September 18, 2024, issued an arrest warrant in absentia for journalist and DOXA […]
September 19, 2024

Georgia Bars Foreign Journalists Amid Rising Crackdown on Independent Media

September 19, 2024 – Georgia – Georgian authorities have intensified efforts to restrict press freedom by denying entry to several foreign journalists, raising serious concerns among […]
September 18, 2024

RSF Pushes U.S. Senate to Enact “PRESS Act” Federal Shield Law Before Time Runs Out

September 18, 2024 – USA –  With the 118th U.S. Congress concluding on January 3, 2025, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is urging the Senate to urgently pass the […]