Articles by Freedom Forum
Two journalists receive death threats after reporting on Nepali migrant workers’ conditions
Individuals affiliated to the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) threatened two reporters in connection with their coverage of the conditions for Nepali workers in Malaysia.
Jordanian proposal threatens to legitimise blasphemy laws around the world
ARTICLE 19 and NGOs around the globe urge the Inter-Parliamentary Union to reject Jordan’s proposed resolution, which could potentially legitimise the use of blasphemy laws by governments everywhere.
Swaziland doesn’t want you to care about these government critics. Here’s why you should.
They don’t write for The New York Times or The Daily Mail. And the Swazi government is counting on just that to keep Bheki Makhubu and Thulani Maseko in jail for criticizing the judiciary.
Nepalese protesters torch newspapers, press vehicle; reporter threatened
Freedom Forum condemns the death threat against Nepalese reporter Jitendra Kumar Jha and strongly urges the authorities to bring the culprit to book.
NGOs call on Bahraini government to drop Twitter charges against Nabeel Rajab
The international community’s response to the current charges leveled against prominent activist Nabeel Rajab has been monumental in denouncing the Criminal Investigations Department and the Bahraini government for their actions.
Political protesters attack journalist in Nepal
A journalist who was trying to report on a banda (general shutdown) in Nepal was attacked by protesters for riding a motorcycle.
Nepalese editor assaulted by engineers over story on corruption at irrigation project
Engineers at an irrigation project in Biratnagar, Nepal, brutally attacked Brahmadev Yadav over his reporting on financial irregularities and corruption plaguing the project.
Court sentences accused in Nepalese journalist’s murder case
The prison sentences handed down in the 2004 murder of Nepalese journalist Dekendra Thapa were surprisingly short. The murder should have been punished in a strong manner so as to discourage any further violations, says Freedom Forum.