Free press
Journalists forced into exile rise sharply worldwide, Afghanistan accounts for almost half
Reporters Without Borders, known by its French acronym RSF, said it supported 1,468 journalists between 2021 and 2025 who fled threats, imprisonment, or threats to their lives.
Does Syria’s rise in the Press Freedom Index reflect reality? - analysis
Foreign press urges Israel's High Court to speed up Gaza access ruling
Inside Israel's media war: Who shapes the narrative now?
Hong Kong pro-democracy Stand News shuts down after police raid, arrests
Stand News, set up in 2014 as a non-profit organization, was the most prominent remaining pro-democracy publication in Hong Kong.
BBC journalist leaves Russia due to 'unprecedented surveillance'
Russian authorities designated the BBC's Andrei Zakharov a 'foreign agent' in October, a decision the British broadcaster said at the time it strongly rejected and would try to overturn.
Polish ruling party set to renew bid for passage of media reform bill
The bill outlines reforms that would strengthen a ban on companies from outside the European Economic Area controlling Polish broadcasters. There are concerns it will infringe upon media freedoms.
Journalists' group condemns Iran’s regime for hostage plot
Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad was the target of death threats and attempted kidnapping by the Islamic Republic regime.
Belarusian regime condemned by human rights, free press organizations
This week, Belarusian security police searched offices and homes of lawyers and human rights activists, detaining at least 10 people in a new crackdown on opponents of President Lukashenko.
US official orders end to information gathering on journalists
The intelligence unit shared intelligence reports on journalists from the New York Times and the blog Lawfare, noting they had published leaked unclassified documents about DHS operations in Portland, the newspaper reported.
Turkey arrests prominent journalist on espionage charges
Muyesser Yildiz, the Ankara news editor for the OdaTV online news portal, was detained on Monday. She was formally arrested on Thursday following her questioning.
Cameraman who criticized PA fired from Associated Press
Eyad Hamad, a veteran Palestinian cameraman, received threats from PA security officials who told him that they would see to it that he gets fired from AP.
Israel, Palestinian Authority violate rights of journalists - report
The Committee to Support Journalists documented 86 violations against Palestinian journalists in December.
Corruption Warriors: Investigative journalists in the Arab world
Despite region’s systemic repression of the press, reporters step up exposure of graft
