Azerbaijan's state tourism agency is on a mission to boost the country's travel appealWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva2 days ago
Azerbaijan's silent casualties: unaccounted, non-combat deaths in the militaryWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva2 weeks ago
Sharp decline in Reporters Without Borders Global World Press Freedom Index in Francophone AfricaWritten by Jean SovonTranslated by Laura2 weeks ago
Sam George’s ministry presents a major threat to media freedom and LGBTQ+ rights in GhanaWritten by Guest Contributor3 weeks ago
In Georgia, the space for dissent keeps shrinkingThe country's sinking ranking by international freedom indexes underscores the government's antidemocratic turnWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva2 weeks ago
Turkey's ruling party ramps up attacks on opposition-led Istanbul municipalityWave of arrests continues to target Istanbul municipality officials on baseless chargesWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva3 weeks ago
The authoritarian playbook: How governments in Georgia, Slovakia and Serbia employ same narratives and tactics against protestsRussia amplifies framing of protests as coup attempts and part of Western interference against sovereignty of Serbia, Slovakia and GeorgiaWritten by Istinomer4 weeks ago
25th journalist arrested in Azerbaijan in continuing government campaignThe government continues to target independent journalists without pauseWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva4 weeks ago
AI, impunity, and ‘authoritarian media control’ in Southeast AsiaAn overview on the state of media freedom in Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia Written by Mong Palatino4 weeks ago
How Russian opposition media continue broadcasting from abroadEven now, tens of millions of people inside Russia receive information from independent media — and that still has real influence.Written by Daria Dergacheva4 weeks ago
Papua New Guinea radio host loses job after interviewing opposition leaderThe parliament is launching an inquiry into the matterWritten by Mong Palatino18 May 2025
Global digital rights report reveals unexpected boost in transparency from Chinese tech giantsDespite the current improvements, there’s still a long way to goWritten by Marisa Petricca17 May 2025
Digital erasure: How social media platforms are silencing Palestinians in 2024A new report shows how Palestinian voices are being silenced online just as global attention is most needed to document war crimes.Written by Walid El Houri12 May 2025
Digital censorship and political repression: The blocking of the X account of Istanbul's jailed mayorThe authorities cited a tweet from Ekrem İmamoğlu’s account, which they claimed could incite criminal activityWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva9 May 2025
The creative is political: Five lessons from the case of a satirical activist in KazakhstanThe case is a grim turning point for independent journalism and grassroots activismWritten by Vlast.kz7 May 2025
Hong Kong falls to 140th in global press freedom index with historic low scoreHong Kong has faced unprecedented deterioration in its press freedom recordWritten by Hong Kong Free Press5 May 2025
‘Every silenced voice matters’: Defending press freedom in Myanmar“Independent media is one of the few weapons we have left.”Written by Exile Hub3 May 2025
Journalism in exile: Muwatin’s fight for independent media in the GulfA frank discussion of exile, the personal cost of independent journalism, and the struggle for support in the GulfWritten by Walid El Houri3 May 2025
Mizzima News: Surviving the junta and reporting Myanmar's ‘Spring Revolution’After the 2021 coup, the news outlet set up operations in remote provinces and outside the countryWritten by Mong Palatino3 May 2025
Silenced witnesses: Israel is killing journalists in Gaza at historic ratesIn the deadliest war on the press, journalists in Gaza are being killed with no accountability.Written by Walid El Houri2 May 2025
Reporting from exile: Azerbaijani journalists confront new realities and old fearsA growing wave of Azerbaijani journalists has been forced into exileWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva30 April 2025
A journalist club survey finds press freedom in Hong Kong has plunged furtherSelf censorship has become a common journalistic practice in Hong Kong.Written by Hong Kong Free Press28 April 2025
Threatened by transnational repression, Hong Kong exile media outlets aim to preserve press freedomHong Kong exile journalists and political dissidents are often targetedWritten by Oiwan Lam23 April 2025
Narratives from Turkey: Denouncing Erdoğan's enablers during his latest authoritarian moveWe delve into two narratives reporting on those presumably green-lighting Turkish President Erdoğan's authoritarian escalation.Written by Civic Media Observatory15 April 2025
Song directed at President Bola Tinubu's son banned in Nigeria“They can ban the song, but they can't ban the message.”Written by Pamela Ephraim14 April 2025