A pending appellate ruling will decide whether the regulator can legally punish broadcasters with monetary penalties after a prior court barred it from doing so.

The Ethiopian Media Authority says "Addis Standard" repeatedly broke media laws and ethics, while the editor refutes receiving any formal notice and vows to challenge the decision.

A mistaken WhatsApp message has placed journalist Peter Maseke Mwita at risk of a punitive prison sentence, under a cybercrime statute now facing a constitutional test.

After years of legal setbacks, Ghanaian authorities finally initiate compensation for a reporter assaulted on duty.

Some EU states have attacked the UN special rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Their attacks are based on a coordinated disinformation campaign intended to discredit, silence and ...

An open letter by PEN International and other media freedom groups warns that uncertainty over the World Service's future funding threatens access to public-interest journalism worldwide at a time of ...

The charges stemmed from Enes Hocaoğlulları's statements during the protests against the detention of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, and his subsequent suspension from office in March last year.

Since the military coup in 2014, at least 1,987 people have been prosecuted in Thailand for exercising their rights to free expression and peaceful assembly.

Although BAJ's report on the final quarter of 2025 records the release of 123 political prisoners, 28 journalists remained behind bars and seven were labelled "extremist" by the authorities.

The executive director of MFWA urges ECOWAS to use its collective regional leverage to compel global tech platforms to fairly ...

Following a summary trial, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate faces a seven and a half year sentence, travel ban, and internal exile, raising alarm over medical neglect and charges used against peaceful ...

Iran's internet blackout hid mass violence while regime-aligned and foreign actors shaped global narratives, showing how connectivity cuts suppress testimony and obstruct accountability for serious ...