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February 3, 2025

Cambodian Journalists Detained Over Video Exposing Alleged Torture in Cyberscam Compound

February 03, 2025 – Cambodia –  Two Cambodian journalists, Duong Akhara and Lay Socheat, were arrested after releasing a video that allegedly showed a man being […]
February 2, 2025

Iraqi Kurdish Photojournalist Qaraman Shukri Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison After Secret Trial

February 02, 2025 – Iraq –  In a troubling development for press freedom in Iraqi Kurdistan, photojournalist Qaraman Shukri was sentenced to seven years in prison […]
January 31, 2025

Afghan Filmmaker Sayed Rahim Saeedi Sentenced to Three Years Amid Allegations of Torture and Media Repression

January 31, 2025 – Afghanistan –  Sayed Rahim Saeedi, a 57-year-old Afghan filmmaker and director of ANAR Media, was sentenced to three years in prison by […]
January 30, 2025

Three Journalists Detained by Ukrainian Military Now Face Accreditation Uncertainty

January 30, 2025 – Ukraine –  Three journalists—Ukrainian freelance reporter Petro Chumakov, Swiss CH Media correspondent Kurt Pelda, and freelance camera operator Josef Zehnder—were detained by Ukrainian military personnel near Sudzha, a […]
January 30, 2025

UNESCO Condemns Killing of Sudanese Journalist Aladdin Ali Mohamed Amid Ongoing Conflict

January 30, 2025 – Sudan –  Aladdin Ali Mohamed, a respected Sudanese journalist and program director at Wad Madani Radio in Al Jazirah state, was tragically […]
January 30, 2025

UNESCO Condemns Killing of Sudanese Journalist Ibrahim Abdullah Amid Ongoing Darfur Conflict

January 30, 2025 – Sudan –  Ibrahim Abdullah, widely known as “Ibrahim Showtime,” was a freelance journalist dedicated to covering the Sudanese conflict. He gained prominence […]