Titled 'Political neutrality of state-supported organisations', the inquiry targets some of the most prominent organisations working in democracy, advocacy, environmental justice, animal rights, and ...

The petitioner argued that the order does not allow for any hearing or provision of reasons to be recorded in writing before blocking internet content. This statement was originally published on ...

GCHR denounces the ruling as a tactic to imprison critics indefinitely, calling for the immediate release of those arbitrarily detained and urgent reforms to ensure fair trial standards. This ...

Pakistan Press Foundation said authorities wanted to send a message that "fearless and unbiased reporting" will lead to financial ruin for critical media outlets. This statement was originally ...

New research by SEENPM and partners documents a rise in attacks on journalists, and a decline in public trust in the media due to political influence over editorial policies. This statement was ...

Signatories urge the government of Nepal and Parliament to refrain from developing and implementing legislation that empowers government with overreaching powers, including through overbroad and vague ...

IFEX joins human rights organisations calling for the immediate release of the detained Bahraini human rights defender and former political prisoner. This statement was originally published on ...

"RSF has identified six online videos posted in just over six months that have stolen its identity and graphic charter — and almost all of these videos are about the war in Ukraine." This statement ...

Civil society groups urged the interim Bangladesh government to reconsider some provisions in the proposed Cyber Protection Ordinance and the Personal Data Protection Ordinance. This statement was ...

Tunisian authorities are prosecuting 40 political opponents and activists on unfounded conspiracy charges, with key defendants denied fair trial rights and held in abusive pretrial detention. Human ...

On 30 January, journalist Aisha Kutubaeva was physically attacked during a trial by the wife of the former Head of the Department of Culture, Bolat Mazhagulov. Mazhagulov is standing trial for ...

Civil society groups reiterated their objection to having government representatives in the board of the proposed Malaysian Media Council. This statement was originally published on cijmalaysia.net on ...