Azerbaijan's controversial media law has grave consequences for media freedom and independenceThe law takes effect on January 1, 2022Written by Arzu Geybullayeva30 December 2021
Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy Stand News, arrest six on sedition chargesThe online news outlet has ceased all operationsWritten by Oiwan Lam29 December 2021
Indigenous community radio operators win court case against the Guatemalan StateThe ruling ‘will be a turning point for community radios in Guatemala’Written by Prensa ComunitariaTranslated by Emma Dewick28 December 2021
The untold story of a young Colombian Indigenous reporter, guardian and hairdresserBullets silenced the voice of a Nasa Indigenous manWritten by J. Fernanda Sánchez Jaramillo28 December 2021
Portraits of a pandemic: Films on the unequal impact of COVID-19 in the Asia-PacificThe films cover stories on human rights abuses stemming from lockdown measures Written by EngageMedia24 December 2021
China's top propagandist Hu Xijin steps down as The Global Times’ chief editorChinese patriots attacked Hu for deviating from the party lineWritten by Oiwan Lam20 December 2021
Georgian authorities fail to produce autopsy five months after journalist’s deathThe authorities claimed the death was due to drug overdoseWritten by OC Media18 December 2021
2021 in retrospective: Authoritarian practices threatened journalists and restricted media freedom in South AsiaPress and internet freedom faced challenges in 2021Written by Rezwan16 December 2021
Mozambican government reacts to conflict by imposing its own digital narrativesSince October 2017, Mozambique has been experiencing armed conflict.Written by Dércio Tsandzana14 December 2021
How ‘cyber troops’ influence Indonesia's politics, policies, and media landscapeCyber troops have influenced everything from the KPK to The New NormalWritten by Sydney Allen9 December 2021
High infection, low vaccination—could mandatory COVID-19 vaccines be the answer for Caribbean nations?Do rights trump collective responsibility, or the other way round? Written by Janine Mendes-Franco8 December 2021
Undertones: A deep-dive into Indian hyper-nationalismIndia's government dubs all critics "enemies of India."Written by Civic Media Observatory6 December 2021
Georgian Communications Commission levies fines on TV channels for ‘political’ contentActivists protest outside the building of the GNCC.Written by OC Media1 December 2021