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A Maltese court acquitted businessman Yorgen Fenech of the 2017 murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, sparking outrage from press freedom groups and the victim's family.
A French court has ordered the reopening of an investigation into journalist Ariane Lavrilleux concerning the sensitive "Egypt Papers" case. Press freedom groups warn this could have significant implications for the protection of journalistic sources.
Hope Behind Bars Africa and other groups are calling for action against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) in Nigeria, describing them as a growing threat to free expression and democratic accountability.
Bar associations and press freedom groups in Turkey have condemned the arrest of journalists Alican Uludağ and İsmail Arı, warning that their jailing poses a serious threat to press freedom and…
Media watchdogs and journalists’ unions are calling for immediate institutional intervention after the editor of Forbes Serbia received credible death threats. Advocates warn that the intimidation campaign signals a dangerous decline in press safety and democratic standards.
Turkish authorities have arrested hundreds of individuals, including academics, lawyers, journalists, and environmental volunteers, and blocked media outlets in the lead-up to a NATO summit in Ankara. These actions have drawn criticism from press freedom groups and opposition parties, who accuse Turkey of using the summit as an excuse to silence dissent and civil society.
Twenty-five international and local press freedom organizations have strongly condemned Turkey's intensified use of its disinformation law to prosecute journalists, calling for its repeal and the release of those jailed.
Ten press freedom organizations have called for the immediate release of three journalists arrested in Turkey as part of a counterterrorism investigation.
Pakistan has issued new guidelines for foreign media, a move that has drawn criticism from press freedom organizations.
Authorities in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí recently arrested two individuals linked to a Facebook page critical of the local government, utilizing a new artificial intelligence law that human rights and press freedom groups warn is being used to suppress dissent.
Human rights and press freedom groups are demanding an independent investigation into a military operation in Toboso, Negros Occidental, which resulted in the deaths of 19 people, including a journalist and a former student leader.