International Press Institute (IPI)

In the last 12 months, the most deadly countries for journalists were Mexico, Afghanistan, India and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

IFEX joins media freedom and journalists’ groups in expressing concern over the “Lex-TVN” bill, stressing that it represents a direct attack on the independence of the country’s biggest private broadcaster, U.S-owned TVN, and its news channel TVN24.

The ruling is an important step toward safeguarding media coverage of protests in Turkey, which have recently been marred by cases of police violence.

Danny Fenster, the managing editor of ‘Frontier Myanmar’, was sentenced to 11 years in prison by a military court for “encouraging dissent against the military, unlawful association and breaking immigration law.” He was arrested in May 2021.

“We are now at the point where simply interacting with the Facebook page of an independent media website can land a journalist in jail in Belarus” – International Press Institute.

IFEX joins other organisations in once again urging the Turkish authorities to immediately and unconditionally release news editor, reporter and poet Nedim Türfent, and to overturn his conviction. It’s been 2000 days since he was arrested and subsequently sentenced on trumped-up terrorism charges, following an unfair trial.

Freedom of expression and digital rights come under fire during Sudan’s military coup, as journalists are detained and access to socal media is blocked once more.

“Criminals and authoritarian forces are silencing independent journalism with violence, and face very little consequences for doing so. Impunity encourages and accelerates further attacks, undermining the future of critical reporting and ultimately democracy.”