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July 14, 2025

Ivorian “Trap” Leads to Forced Extradition and Imprisonment of Refugee‑Journalist Hugues Comlan Sosoukpe

July 14, 2025 – West Africa –  In a case that has alarms ringing across West African press freedom circles, Beninese investigative journalist and rights defender […]
May 18, 2025

Crimean Journalist Lutfiye Zudiyeva Faces Continued Harassment by Russian Authorities

May 18, 2025 – Crimea/Russia –  Lutfiye Zudiyeva, a Crimean Tatar journalist and human rights defender, continues to face sustained harassment and intimidation from Russian authorities […]
April 10, 2025

Iranian Journalist Vida Rabbani Released on Conditional Parole After 32 Months in Evin Prison

April 10, 2025 – Iran –  On April 9, 2025, Iranian journalist and human rights defender Vida Rabbani was conditionally released from Tehran’s Evin Prison after […]
March 16, 2025

Kurdish Journalist Sherwan Sherwani Faces Extended Imprisonment Amid Ongoing Press Freedom Concerns

March 16, 2025 – Kudish/Iraq –  Sherwan Sherwani, a Kurdish investigative journalist and human rights defender, remains incarcerated in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq following a […]
September 9, 2024

Philippines: Journalist Roy Barbosa Assaulted, Harassed and ‘Red‑Tagged’ During Protest Coverage

September 09, 2024 – Philippines –  Manila Today journalist Roy Barbosa, who identifies as non-binary, was violently confronted while live‑reporting a protest outside the Malolos Regional Trial […]