Seychelles presidential press conference: Press freedom, land ownership, tracking for hikers
President Wavel Ramkalawan held his final live press conference for 2022 at the State House on Tuesday evening.
Tajikistan: Up to 10 years in prison for independent journalists, Rakhmon's regime gags criticism
Condemning Tajikistan’s systematic censorship of independent journalism, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the release of four reporters
Headquarters of news website Rondoniaovivo shot multiple times in northern Brazil
The shots hit and broke the front door and windows, but no one was hurt.
Kyrgyzstan: RSF condemns the deportation of Bolot Temirov to Russia
After his heavy-handed arrest in the court, Temirov disappeared without being allowed access to his lawyers for more than three hours.
Egypt's Rights Chief calls for the release of an activist on a dry hunger strike
Abdel Fattah’s condition is fragile and his dry hunger strike puts his life at acute risk.
Media Climate in Albania Worsening, Press Freedom Advocates Say
In 2022, Albania fell 20 places in the press freedom index compiled by international watchdog Reporters Without Borders, from 83rd to 103rd place.
An Australian law making Facebook and Google pay for news has been successful
The tech firms inked more than 30 deals with media outlets compensating them for content.
Authorities in Egypt arrest journalist Ahmed Fayez for reporting on Alaa Abdelfattah
Human rights groups and local activists pressured the Egyptian government to improve the state of human rights and to release Abdelfattah.
Fleeing Taliban Rule, Journalists Find Themselves Trapped in Iran
The journalist is trapped in Iran on an expired visa and with limited options.
CPJ calls on Turkish authorities to investigate airstrikes that killed Hawar News Agency reporter
ANHA is a news agency affiliated with the Kurdish administration of northeast Syria and broadcasts in six different languages.
After filming a Zambian police raid on the home of a politician, Muvi TV journalists were arrested and fined
Police initially intended to charge the journalists with obstruction of police under the penal code.
Former Belsat TV contributor Larysa Shchyrakova detained in Belarus on undisclosed charges
Authorities did not disclose the reason for Shchyrakova’s detention, according to those sources.
Defamation complaint leads to jail time for DRC journalist Olivier Makambu
At least one other journalist remains in detention in the DRC.
News anchor Ciro Gómez Leyva survives shooting attempt in Mexico City
Mexican authorities should immediately investigate the shooting attack on journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva.
RSF to register with French investigation into French reporter’s abduction in Mali
Mali is ranked 111th out of 180 countries in RSF's 2022 World Press Freedom Index.
Charlie Hebdo Attack Victims Honored as Iran Rages Over New Cartoons
The day after the Charlie Hebdo attack, another Islamist gunman killed a police officer in Montrouge
Despite Releases, 50 Other Journalists Still Jailed in Myanmar
Myanmar’s media have suffered under nearly two years of the military takeover, analysts say.
Congolese journalists face death threats as M23 rebels advance, flee for safety
M23 members threatened to kill them and other journalists that had reported information they viewed as favorable to the DRC military
Romelson Vilcin, a Haitian journalist, was killed during a demonstration at a police station
Members of the Haitian National Police beat and fired tear gas at the protesters as they tried to enter the station.
Fact Focus website censored for investigating Pakistan’s army chief
The Fact Focus site remained completely inaccessible for more that 20 hours on 21 November.