The slow strangling of press freedom in Turkey
Escalating censorship and arrests are propelling Turkey toward what many fear will be a “single-voice” media landscape under President Recep...
Freedom of press
Tunisian rights groups reel from latest blow to freedom
Tunisian rights groups and journalists have denounced the dissolution of the National Authority for Access to Information by the Tunisian...
Global outcry over Israeli strike killing five journalists
Global leaders and journalist groups reacted to an Israeli strike on August 25th that caused at least 20 deaths, including...
British student criticises BBC coverage of Gaza war
A UK student has gone viral after telling a BBC reporter during a live segment that the British broadcaster was...
Senegal: court sentences journalist and opposition leader
In Senegal, journalist, Bachir Fofana and opposition figure, Moustapha Diakhaté learned their fate on July 30th as they were sentenced...
Burkina Faso releases two journalists and human rights activist
On July 17th, Burkina Faso released two journalists and a human rights activist, as reported by Radio France Internationale. Journalists...
Algeria: almost 100 public figures call for release of French sportswriter
Around 100 public figures, including actors, journalists and singers, have called for the release of French sportswriter, Christophe Gleizes, who...
Senegal: freedom of expression undermined by myriad arrests
Prosecuted on the basis of controversial articles of the penal code, several Senegalese personalities have recently been summoned by the...
Writer Boualem Sansal’s fate hangs on a pardon after sentence upheld in Algeria
Seven and a half months after his arrest in Algiers, the French-Algerian writer, Boualem Sansal, has been sentenced to five...
Algeria: French sportswriter sentenced to 7 years for ‘glorifying terrorism’
A French reporter has been sentenced to 7 years in prison in Algeria over an interview with a soccer official...
Israeli strike hits Gaza hospital, three journalists killed
An Israeli strike hit the compound of al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City on June 5th, killing five people, including three...
Israeli strike on Gaza hospital kills three journalists
An Israeli strike on Gaza City's al-Ahli hospital has killed five people on June 5th including three journalists, as Israel's...
Algerian prosecutors seek 10 year sentence for writer
Algerian prosecutors have requested a ten-year prison sentence for French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, further escalating tensions with France, according to...
French-Algerian writer facing ten years in prison
Prosecuters in Algeria are seeking a ten year prison sentence for outspoken French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal. As reported by The...
Morocco increases sentence for earthquake response critic
A Moroccan appeals court has handed activist Said Ait Mahdi a one-year prison term, up from the initial three-month term...
