June 21, 2025 – Belarus – Belarus has unexpectedly released several high-profile political prisoners, including opposition leader Sergei Tsikhanouski and journalist Iryna Karnye, in what observers […]
May 03, 2025 – Russia/Ukraine – Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainian journalists have been operating under increasingly perilous conditions. The war […]
April 24, 2025 – Belarus – In Belarus, imprisoned journalist Andrey Kuznechyk has reportedly been pressured by the authorities to appear in a state-sponsored propaganda film, […]
April 23, 2025 – Iran – Iran’s journalists are facing an intensified crackdown as the regime escalates its efforts to silence independent reporting both within the […]
April 21, 2025 – Afghanistan – In recent months, Afghan journalists have encountered escalating repression under Taliban rule, coinciding with Pakistan’s mass deportation of Afghan refugees, […]
April 08, 2025 – Source: RFERL – Detained Azerbaijani journalist and economist Farid Mehralizada testified in court on April 8 that his imprisonment was politically motivated, tied directly […]
March 24, 2025 – Russie/Crimea – Artem Lysak, an investigative journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Crimea. The Realities project was detained by Russian authorities […]
March 17, 2025 – Afghanistan – Since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, Afghanistan’s media landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation, characterized by severe […]
March 15, 2025 – Azerbaijan – Since late 2023, Azerbaijan has escalated its campaign against independent journalism, imprisoning more than 20 journalists and media workers, mostly […]