New protester arrests, intensified surveillance, UN tug-of-war
In this issue: Hong Kong police arrest peaceful National Day and Mid-autumn Festival protesters, new convictions for “sedition,” increased surveillance…
Theme: Media Freedom
GFMD and a coalition led by the Lviv Media Forum launch Tech and Journalism response platform for Ukrainian independent media
[Krakow, Poland – 26 November, 2023] – In a groudbreaking move to support independent journalism and news media organisations in…
Reading Between the Bars
Carceral censorship is the most pervasive form of censorship in the United States. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and…
Defying expectations, she raises her voice
Article about Halima, the 24-year-old businesswoman who coordinates the Al Qamar Justice Centre in Nairobi which tackles gender-based violence, police…
Political Hate Sites in Singapore: Flourishing without Repercussions
Political Hate Sites in Singapore: Flourishing without Repercussions explains how hate sites and internet brigades seek to maliciously negate the…
Recapturing the Narrative in Egypt
In a moment of euphoria on March 17, the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate elected independent journalist Khaled El-Balshy chairman of the…
Countering SLAPPs in Hungary, Poland, and the Rest of the EU
The European Union countries most affected by a decline in media freedom are Hungary and Poland, whose governments use various…
A safer, fairer Thailand for all
Article about Panadda, a student from Thailand who has been harassed, arrested, intimidated, jailed — only because she seeks a democratic…
The precarity of Independent Public Interest Media: An Urgent Global Threat
This year, the theme of UNESCO’s annual World Press Freedom Day was “Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of expression…
Taming Big Tech: Protecting expression for all
Governments around the world are seeking to regulate how social media companies address problematic content on their platforms, especially hate…