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Journalist Ilinka Iljoska was threatened by employees of a state enterprise for public cleaning, after she photographed some of the garbage in a park near her home.

The prime minister’s office of the Solomon Islands has criticized a media report tackling China’s rising influence in the country as biased and racist, as it threatens to block “disrespectful” foreign journalists from entering the country.

Why Big Tech companies need to do more for Iranian women’s rights defenders being targeted online.

The opposition and media groups have described the order of the prime minister as a form of press censorship.

The guidelines have drawn a negative response from the Indian press community, activists, and concerned citizens.

The AJM found that the frequency of attacks and threats against media workers increases in turbulent political situations, especially during elections. Moreover, impunity for attacks on journalists is prevalent, an issue that requires more serious commitment from law enforcement and judicial authorities:

“In times of war and global polarization the Western Balkans region is divided along the lines of current polarizing forces. Disinformation campaigns, hate speech, physical attacks, threats, low income, poor economic status, divisions, self-censorship, and job insecurity are the main challenges that the regional independent media are facing” – Metamorphosis

The Human Rights Press Awards has been one of the most important platforms to celebrate and honour human rights journalism from around Asia.