Despite early post-election signals of reform, rising hostility toward journalists and alleged interference at "Radio Botswana" point to a troubling backslide on editorial independence.

The continued intimidation of journalist Dikoua Innocent exposes how scrutiny of oil governance in Chad is being met with coercion rather than accountability.

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A web of coordinated Telegram channels circulated misleading videos, graphic imagery, and sectarian slurs during the ...

Along with the ongoing tensions, the arrests by federal authorities of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort also mark the ...

Recent arrests in Bahrain and the UAE, including the jailing of Ebrahim Sharif over pro-Palestine remarks, show how Gulf ...

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said the raids were part of an investigation into the outlawed Marxist Leninist Communist Party. Youth and women's groups were among those targeted, as were ...

COP30 was framed as a turning point for real climate action but the reality fell far short of that promise. While some gains were made, COP30 was ultimately marked by exclusion, missed opportunities ...

Interviews with 25 Lebanese journalists, activists, and researchers show how women used social media to shape narratives of Israel's war on Lebanon, while facing algorithmic censorship, takedowns, and ...

Over the past five years, dozens of writers, journalists, and artists have been imprisoned without due process.

Egyptian rights groups say media claims about the killing of the forcibly disappeared former MP require a formal judicial probe to uphold accountability and the family's right to truth.

Russian authorities claim Balinskyi's work is "espionage" and "sabotage". He has been charged in absentia with "spreading disinformation about the Russian armed forces" and "damaging military ...