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Yemen | Attacks

 

Yemen: Journalists freed after facing death sentence for three years

 

Arrested in 2015 on unjust charges related to their reporting, four Yemeni journalists have finally been released.

 
 
 

Peru | Attacks

 

CPJ welcomes conviction in 1988 murder of Peruvian journalist Hugo Bustíos

 

Daniel Urresti, 66, a retired army general, was convicted of taking part in an ambush that killed Bustíos and wounded reporter Eduardo Rojas. 

 
 

Chine | Attaques

 

Le président français Macron ignore les graves abus lors de sa visite en Chine

 

Le « président à vie » de la Chine n’a cessé de resserrer son emprise dictatoriale sur le pays, étouffant toujours plus la dissidence par une répression implacable doublée d’une surveillance généralisée.

 
 

Bangladesh | Censorship

 

Stop legal harassment of journalists in Bangladesh

 

IFEX joins ARTICLE 19 and Free Press Unlimited in calling on the authorities in Bangladesh to stop the legal harassment of ‘Prothom Alo’ journalists and end the broader crackdown on press freedom.

 
 

Turkey | Access to Information

 

Turkey: Broadcast regulator must stop punishing critical reporting ahead of elections

 

« Instead of upholding freedom of expression and media pluralism in the country, RTÜK is being weaponised by the governing parties to silence legitimate criticism and provide them with an unfair advantage in the May 2023 elections. »

 
 

Democratic Republic of Congo | Censorship

 

Arrests of journalists mount in DRC

 

In just two months, several journalists have been arrested on various charges ranging from insulting government officials to reporting on conflict in the country.

 
 

Philippines | Access to Information

 

Philippine media cool to government’s Freedom of Information policy

 

Media groups reported that the new Freedom of Information policy issued by the Philippine government contains numerous exemptions and restrictions.