(AFJC) strongly condemns the recent actions by the de facto Ministry of Information and Culture, which have resulted in the unlawful revocation of licenses of multiple media and journalistic ...

The sentencing of the lawyers represents a deeply troubling escalation in the use of cybercrime laws to target dissent and critical online expression in Pakistan.

An ongoing internet blackout and intensifying crackdowns are obstructing documentation of abuses in Iran, as women human rights defenders face arbitrary arrest, ill-treatment, and prolonged detention.

The killing of three journalists in a direct drone strike adds to a mounting toll of media workers targeted by Israel in Gaza, deepening demands for accountability, sanctions, and urgent action to ...

"Using a UN‑mandated Gaza mechanism as cover, it has become an apparent attempt to sideline the United Nations by establishing a rival peace and security body. This attack on international law must be ...

"Turkish authorities keep arresting Furkan Karabay — once every year since 2023 — for reasons directly linked to his professional work The authorities should free Karabay without delay and let all ...

In the age of social media, political ideologues across South Asia have deliberately misused algorithms to rouse discontent.

Yanina Pazniak was arrested last year together with her father, journalist Kiryl Pazniak, and accused of "extremism." Belarusian rights groups call for her release, and for all political prisoners to ...

This statement was originally published on cijmalaysia.net on 17 January 2026.

The ban on "Jeune Afrique" marks an accelerating crackdown on independent media under Mali's military authorities.

Egyptian authorities arrested and briefly detained poet Ahmed Douma over social media posts, continuing a pattern of investigations, travel bans, and punitive bail aimed at silencing critical ...

The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) warns of a rise in judicial actions against journalists and media outlets in Colombia, identifying a pattern of legal harassment aimed at intimidating, ...