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October 3, 2024

Russia Intensifies Crackdown on Foreign Journalists Over ‘Illegal’ Border Reporting

October 03, 2024 – Russia – Russia has escalated its crackdown on independent war reporting by launching criminal proceedings against several foreign journalists who covered Ukraine’s […]
October 1, 2024

Ten Years for Truth: Cameroonian Journalist Kingsley Njoka Jailed in Military Court

October 01, 2024 – Cameroon –  Cameroonian journalist Kingsley Fumunyuy Njoka has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a military tribunal, drawing international condemnation […]
October 1, 2024

Silenced for Spotlight: Award-Winning Investigative Journalist Mech Dara Arrested in Cambodia

October 01, 2024 – Cambodia –  Cambodian investigative journalist Mech Dara, renowned for uncovering human trafficking and online scam networks, was detained on September 30, 2024, by […]
September 30, 2024

Georgia’s “Family Values” Bill Silences Media Coverage of LGBTQ+ Issues

September 30, 2024 – Europe –  Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party passed a sweeping legislative package titled “On Family Values and Protection of Minors”, adopting the […]
September 30, 2024

Haitian Journalist Threatened After Exposing Reuters’ Gifts to Gang Leader

September 30, 2024 – Haiti –  Widlore Mérancourt, editor-in-chief of Haiti’s investigative outlet AyiboPost, has been forced into hiding after receiving death threats for publishing a […]
September 26, 2024

Kyrgyzstan’s Media Under Siege: Prosecutors Push for Six‑Year Jail Terms for Investigative Journalists

September 26, 2024 – Kyrgyzstan –  In a troubling escalation of media repression in Kyrgyzstan, prosecutors have demanded six-year prison sentences for 11 journalists associated with […]
September 26, 2024

Crackdown Continues: Hong Kong Editors Sentenced to Jail Under Colonial-Era Sedition Law

September 26, 2024 – China –  In a stark signal of shrinking press freedoms in Hong Kong, two senior editors from the pro-democracy outlet Stand News—Chung Pui‑kuen […]
September 25, 2024

Hong Kong Denies Entry to AP Photojournalist in Alarming Blow to Press Freedom

September 25, 2024 – China –  Hong Kong’s government has denied entry and refused a visa renewal for French photojournalist Louise Delmotte, who was working for […]