PEN International

A charge of “making propaganda for a terrorist organisation” brought against Dutch journalist Frederike Geerdink in a Diyarbakır court has accepted charges in Turkey is yet another sign of the worsening climate for freedom of expression in the country.

Journalist Moisés Sánchez Cerezo was found dead weeks after being kidnapped in Veracruz state. A former police officer claims the local mayor is behind Sánchez’s death.

The murder of Goto, 42, is a tragic reminder of the dangers facing journalists around the globe who risk their lives to inform.

Investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova’s pre-trial detention order had been due to expire on 5 February 2015, but on 27 January, a Baku court ruled that it would be extended for a further two months.

Two columnists from the daily Cumhuriyet are under investigation for ‘religious defamation’ for featuring the first, post-shooting cover of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which depicts the Prophet Mohamed, in their respective columns.

The latest revelations that a GCHQ programme “harvested” correspondence at news organisations around the world have exposed another threat to the protection of sources and journalism in the public interest.

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.

The conviction and sentencing of Dhaka-based journalist David Bergman is a serious set-back to Bangladesh’s commitment to free speech and independent scholarship.