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March 3, 2025

Malaysian Investigative Journalist Arrested Amid Bribery Allegations Following Migrant Trafficking Exposé

March 03, 2025 – Malaysia –  Malaysian journalist B. Nantha Kumar, known for his investigative reporting on migrant trafficking, was arrested on February 28, 2025, by […]
March 3, 2025

Iraqi Kurdistan Clamps Down on Media: Media21 Shutdown and Journalist Arrests Raise Press Freedom Alarms

March 03, 2025 – Kurdish/Iraq –  Iraq’s Kurdistan Region witnessed a troubling crackdown on independent journalism with the forced closure of the digital news outlet Media21 […]
March 2, 2025

Oralgaisha Omarshanova: Investigative Journalist and the Fight for Justice

March 02, 2025 – Kazakhistan –  Oralgaisha Omarshanova, also known by her pen name Zhabagtaikyzy, was a 39-year-old investigative reporter for the independent Kazakhstani weekly Zakon […]
February 27, 2025

Russian Journalist Barabash Placed Under House Arrest Over Ukraine War Posts

February 27, 2025 – Russia –  Russian journalist and film critic Ekaterina Barabash was placed under house arrest by authorities in Moscow, accused of spreading so-called […]