June 27, 2025 – Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyzstan’s parliament passed two sweeping laws that dramatically weaken protections against torture and severely restrict independent media, prompting urgent warnings […]
June 27, 2025 – China/Ukraine – Chinese journalist Lu Yuguang was injured during a Ukrainian drone strike near the village of Korenevo in Russia’s Kursk region, […]
June 23, 2025 – Philippines – Ali Jejhon Macalintal, a former freelance radio broadcaster and prominent LGBTQ+ and human rights advocate, was shot and killed inside […]
June 20, 2025 – Azerbaijan – In a sweeping blow to press freedom, a court in Baku has sentenced seven independent journalists to prison terms ranging […]
June 20, 2025 – Bangladesh – Press freedom in Bangladesh has entered a perilous phase, with the interim government—led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus—facing mounting criticism […]
June 19, 2025 – Bangladesh – Thirteen years after the brutal double murder of Bangladeshi journalists Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi, justice remains out of reach. […]
June 17, 2025 – Myanmar – A comprehensive report released by the International Centre for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) details the extensive repression faced by journalists in […]
June 17, 2025 – India/Egypt/Palestine – Maktoob Media journalist Nikita Jain, an alumna of Chennai’s Asian College of Journalism (ACJ), was covering the Global March to […]