Following the 12th consecutive year of declining internet freedom, it is more important than ever that lawmakers around the world look to model defenders of people’s rights online. One place to look: CostaRica.

Exiled Turkish journalist Can Dündar recently revealed that he had been added to the so-called terrorist « gray list », a database published by the Turkish Interior Ministry that identifies alleged terrorists and offers rewards for their capture. He and 14 others are wanted for their alleged ties to the exiled preacher Fethullah Gülen.

« Spiralling attacks against journalists in Mexico as well as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine were leading factors behind the rise in journalist killings. Fourteen journalists were killed in Mexico in 2022, the deadliest year for the country’s media since 2017. Eight were killed covering Russia’s war in Ukraine. » – IPI