Mahmoud Abu Hassan

September 16, 2024

Vietnam Jails Journalist Nguyen Vu Binh for Seven Years Over “Anti-State Propaganda”

September 16, 2024 – Vietnam –  A Hanoi court sentenced veteran journalist and blogger Nguyen Vu Binh to seven years in prison on charges of “making, […]
September 16, 2024

Post-Election Crackdown in Venezuela Sees Record Number of Journalists Jailed, Press Forced Underground

September 16, 2024 – Venezuela – In the wake of Venezuela’s contested July 28, 2024, presidential election, the country has witnessed an unprecedented wave of repression […]
September 16, 2024

Iran Escalates Repression of Women Journalists Since Mahsa Amini’s Death, RSF Warns

September 16, 2024 – Iran – Two years after the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has released a detailed report […]
September 16, 2024

Nigeria: WikkiTimes Publisher and Reporter Face Criminal Charges After Corruption Exposé

September 16, 2024, – Nigeria –  In a troubling escalation against press freedom, Nigerian authorities have brought criminal charges against Haruna Mohammed Salisu, publisher of WikkiTimes, […]
September 14, 2024

Hong Kong Journalists Face Coordinated Harassment Campaign Targeting Families and Employers

September 14, 2024 – China –  A wave of coordinated harassment has targeted dozens of journalists in Hong Kong, marking one of the largest organized intimidation […]
September 13, 2024

Two Journalists Killed in Pakistan as Violence Against Media Intensifies

September 13, 2024 – Pakistan –  Pakistan’s deteriorating press freedom climate worsened further with the recent killings of two journalists, Muhammad Bachal Ghunio and Nisar Lehri, […]
September 13, 2024

Crimean Journalist Remzi Bekirov Endures Continued Harassment and Solitary Confinement in Russian Prison

September 13, 2024 – Crimea –  Remzi Bekirov, an ethnic Crimean Tatar journalist from the Russian-occupied Crimea, continues to face severe harassment in jail as his […]
September 13, 2024

Southern African Journalists Launch United Front Against Disinformation

September 13, 2024 – Botswana –  Journalists from nine Southern African countries have formed a regional alliance to combat the growing threat of disinformation and misinformation, […]
September 13, 2024

Tunisia Upholds Conviction of Sonia Dahmani Amid Crackdown on Election Coverage

September 13, 2024 – Tunisia –  In a concerning development for press freedom in Tunisia, an appeals court on September 10, 2024, upheld the conviction of […]