Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Organisations have called for for a strong and effective response from the European Parliament, critical of the Hungarian government’s continued attack on independent institutions, including academic institutions, civil society organisations and media.

Wai Yan Heinn was the publisher of The Iron Rose weekly, whiich criticised the military and politicians. Recent cover stories were critical of retired generals who had been in the former military government and their businessmen allies.

91 NGOs call on UAE to immediately and unconditionally release award-winning human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor

According to the Burmese media, researcher Myo Yan Naung Thein is the seventh person to be detained on a defamation charge since the civilian government headed (in practice) by Aung San Suu Kyi took office in 2016.

IFEX members around the world denounce the alarming rate of journalist murders in Mexico and demand a thorough evaluation of existing protection mechanisms.

TV reporter Gertrude Uwitware was kidnapped and beaten during the weekend over her coverage of a dispute between well-known university academic Stella Nyanzi and Janet Museveni, who is Uganda’s minister of education and President Yoweri Museveni’s wife.

Henghameh Shahidi is a journalist who has been on hunger strike since her arrest on 9 March 2017. She is currently held in solitary confinement in Tehran’s Evin prison.

RFI reporter Ahmed Abba has been charged with failing to report acts of terrorism to the authorities. At his 16th trial, the prosecutor shocked the courtroom by asking for the death penalty without first demonstrating Abba’s guilt on any of the charges.