May 17, 2025 – Sweden/Turkey – A Swedish journalist has returned home after being released from a Turkish prison, where he had been held for allegedly […]
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 […]
March 13, 2025 – Iraq – Reports confirmed that Sherwan Sherwani, a Kurdish journalist imprisoned since 2020, is expected to be released soon after serving more […]
March 12, 2025 – Kurdish/Iraq- Media freedom advocates and international watchdogs are urging the authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan to immediately release Voice of America (VOA) journalist […]
March 01, 2025 – Iraq – The independent media landscape in Iraqi Kurdistan has faced increased pressure as authorities moved to shut down the Media21 outlet […]
February 01, 2025 – Kurdistan – A series of journalist arrests in Iraqi Kurdistan and northeastern Syria has drawn strong condemnation from international media watchdogs, highlighting […]
January 31, 2025 – Iraq/ Kurdistan – A court in Duhok sentenced Iraqi Kurdish journalist Omed Baroshky to six months in prison on charges of defamation […]
January 21, 2025 – Syria/ Kurdistan – Suleiman Ahmed, a Kurdish journalist and Arabic-section editor at Rojnews, was released on January 20, 2025, after being held […]