Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Nieves believes that the threatening message came from agents of Cuban state security because he previously received other threatening messages from individuals with the names used by police officers who interrogated him while he was still in Cuba.

“The nearly year-long prosecution of exiled journalist Masha Gessen, culminating in their conviction and sentencing, is emblematic of Russian authorities’ extreme measures against independent journalists” – CPJ

“Jordanian authorities are stepping up censorship and arrests of journalists instead of allowing them to express themselves freely.”

Kenya’s High Court ruling finds authorities violated Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif’s right to life.

Authorities have imposed restrictions and censorship on the media ahead of the September presidential elections.

José Rubén Zamora’s arbitrary detention highlights that he has been consistently denied a fair trial, and there is no justification for his ongoing imprisonment.

The eight journalists were convicted on charges of membership in a terrorist organization as part of a mass trial of 11 journalists employed by the pro-Kurdish outlets Mezopotamya News Agency and JİNNEWS.

Chinese authorities urged to release ethnic Kazakh journalists and to cease harassing members of the press.