Journalists Natallia Semianovich, Mikita Piatrouski, Ruslan Raviaka, and Liudmila Zeliankova were convicted of "facilitation of extremist activity". All four worked for news outlet "BAR24", having ...

Amid mounting criticism over executions and repression, rights groups press US officials to make human rights central to the Saudi crown prince's visit and secure the release of detainees. This ...

El pasado 23 de julio, Ignacio Gómez Villaseñor, editor general del medio "Publimetro", dio a conocer públicamente a través de redes sociales una amenaza recibida en el mes de enero. Este artículo fue ...

IFEX joins rights groups urging Metwally’s release, citing years of arbitrary detention and retaliation over his search for his forcibly disappeared son. This statement was originally published on ...

This briefing paper, presented by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), aims to provide insight into the evolving political landscape of Syria. It seeks to highlight the significant developments ...

SCM provides critical insight into the trial of ex-Jaysh Al Islam official Majdi Nema in France, marking a key step toward justice and accountability for the 2013 enforced disappearance of Syrian ...

Authorities have designated as "terrorist" 11 dissidents and their relatives and 8 companies, reflecting the country's indiscriminate use of overbroad counterterrorism laws and contempt for due ...

A new report by PEN Norway examines how Kurdish journalists, writers and activists are discriminated against in the Turkish legal system due to official attitudes towards their native language. This ...

ADHRB warns that expansive facial‑recognition networks, spyware deployments, and draconian cybercrime laws threaten privacy, free expression and association, urging robust legal safeguards and ...

MISA-Lesotho is concerned that the lack of consultation and vague clauses in the Computer Crime and Security Bill risk undermining freedom of expression and media freedom. This statement was ...

The killing of Watson Flexy Munyaka highlights the growing dangers for journalists investigating and reporting on corruption. This statement was originally published on rsf.org on 28 March 2025.

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 ...