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Following the assassination of a high-ranking officer of the Islamic Republic of Iran, posts by Iranian media on Instagram related to his killing,…

More than 750 violations against media workers were recorded in 2019, according to an annual report published by the Palestinian Journalists’…

In a new move to curb press freedom, the Sudanese government announced the seizure of four independent media houses, including two newspapers and…

South African photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed returned home on Friday, January 3, after being held in captivity in Syria for three years. The…

A new information technology bill currently under discussion in the Nepalese parliament threatens to undermine media freedom. The International…

La Fédération internationale des journalistes (FIJ), première organisation de la profession dans le monde, a enregistré 49 assassinats de journalistes…

La Fédération internationale des journalistes (FIJ), première organisation de la profession représentant plus de 600.000 journalistes dans 146 pays,…

Police in Dhaka, Bangladesh arrested Abul Asad, Editor of Daily Sangram on December 13 after he described an executed opposition leader convicted for…

The masterminds behind the killing of 58 people, including 32 media workers, were found guilty of murder on December 19. The International Federation…

Journalists attempting to enter Macau to interview China’s president, Xi Jinping, were refused entry at border checkpoints. The International…

Journalists from the Russian Sputnik news agency in Estonia are facing threats from the Estonian authorities, who have demanded they stop cooperating…

Russian President Putin signed into law a controversial amendment to the Administrative Violation Code on December 16, which will allow for…

Libyan journalist Ridha Fheel al-Boom was arbitrarily arrested on December 14 at Tripoli's airport by the Lybian intelligence agency. The…

Nigerian-American journalist and activist Omoyele Sowore was re-arrested on December 6 on treason charges, despite a court ordering his release. The…

Zaid al-Khafaji, a photographer and reporter in Baghdad, was abducted in the early hours on Friday, December 6. That same night, photojournalist Ahmed…

The Albenian government is set on passing a new "anti-defamation" media law package on December 19. The European and International Federations of…