Ugandan election: Internet blackout imposed
An internet blackout has been imposed across Uganda ahead of the presidential elections on January 15th, as reported by BBC...
Freedom of press
Iraq’s parliament speaker accused of threatening free speech
The Iraq Human Rights Centre condemned the new parliament speaker, Haibat Al-Halbousi, for allegedly threatening journalists, and raised concerns over...
Tanzania: Police deployed to cities amid planned protests
Police were deployed across major Tanzanian cities amid planned protests on the nation's Independence Day, according to a report from...
Uganda: Opposition leader allegedly beaten by security forces
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was allegedly beaten by security forces while campaigning in the northern city of Gulu, according...
UN condemns crackdown ahead of Ugandan elections
The UN has condemned the intensifying crackdown on opposition and the media ahead of the January 2026 Ugandan elections, according...
Uganda: election crackdown condemned
The UN has condemned the intensifying crackdown on media and opposition in Uganda ahead of the upcoming elections on January...
Tanzania’s president appoints daughter to key cabinet role
Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has selected her daughter for the nation’s cabinet, according to Africa News and agencies on...
Rights groups urge inquiry into abuse against journalists in Libya
Numerous Libyan and British human rights groups have demanded an independent investigation into abuses against journalists in Libya, according to...
Tunisian authorities suspend the activities of another NGO
The Tunisian government's crackdown on rights groups and NGOs is continuing with the suspension of the activities of the World...
Martin Jay: Trump’s attack on satire is no laughing matter
Barely a heartbeat after black columnist Karen Attiah was fired from her position of opinion editor at the Washington Post...
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...
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...
