Recent legal battles highlight a troubling trend in South Africa, where journalists are increasingly targeted with harassment suits aimed at silencing them.

Prosecution of "Mada Masr"'s editor, denial of union rights, and website blocks show an escalating crackdown on independent journalism in Egypt.

The scandal around Uganda’s tech-driven Express Penalty Scheme revealed deep failures in digital public infrastructure governance from opaque foreign contracts, to unsafe data practices.

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.

SFLC.in notes that the Telecommunication (Temporary Suspension of Services) Rules, 2024 fall short on accountability. Yet, as with many reforms in India’s digital governance ecosystem, the devil lies ...

The Presidential Commissioner for Human Rights and Freedom of Expression has resigned and the latest threats to "El Faro" indicate a serious escalation of a government-sponsored crackdown that is ...

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 ...

Despite sustained pushback from civil society and digital rights groups, Zambia has enacted sweeping cyber laws that threaten fundamental freedoms under the guise of countering terrorism and ...

Both journalists were detained on politically motivated accusations in separate incidents marked by police violence. Both journalists were detained this week in separate incidents marked by police ...

The World Press Freedom Index 2025 records an ongoing wave of media outlet shutdowns globally. It also identifies 42 countries where press freedom is now "entirely absent".

GCHR condemns the sham trial as a tool to silence dissent, and calls for the immediate release of arbitrarily sentenced defendants and urgent reforms to ensure fair trials.

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 ...