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Media & Journalism · July, 2025

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Russian photographer gets a draconian sentence for sending open source materials abroad

‘Many treason cases are based on public data retroactively declared secret’

Written by Daria Dergacheva

31 July 2025

Users in Russia could be punished for searching the internet

The concept of “extremist activity” in Russian legislation today is quite far-reaching

Written by Daria Dergacheva

29 July 2025

How corruption and cruelty define life inside Azerbaijan’s prisons

In addition to poor prison conditions, ill-treatment and torture are common

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva, Abzas Media

27 July 2025

In Africa, gender equality in the digital sphere is essential for fair and sustainable development

In Africa, women and girls struggle most with digital illiteracy

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Laura

27 July 2025

My identity is a wave

Exiled from my home, resettled in a foreign land, and refusing to be silenced

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

26 July 2025

Social media ignites widespread civic engagement on the eve of Cameroon's presidential election

A nationwide election education program has resulted in 2.2 million more registered voters compared to the 2018 election

Written by Sandra Tuombouh, Jean Sovon

25 July 2025

How the 2024 transition of power halved women’s representation in Senegal's government

There are four women in Diomaye Faye’s government compared to seven in former President Macky Sall’s

Written by Bowel Diop

Translated by Laura

23 July 2025

In Brazil, Black boys dream of being online influencers. Why?

It is ‘a reaction to the lack of opportunities in professions such as science, engineering, or journalism’

Written by Rede JP

Translated by Liam Anderson

23 July 2025

From Madımak’s ashes to LeMan magazine, new fronts in Turkey’s culture wars

The parallels between the recent LeMan incident and the 1993 Madımak Massacre are stark

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

16 July 2025

Togo restricted internet during June protests

The ECOWAS court condemned Togo for the internet shutdowns in August 2017

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Laura

16 July 2025

Malaysian human rights activists celebrate victories while noting that free speech challenges remain

The victories concerned the Malaysia Media Council, a fatwa, and the right to protest

Written by Mong Palatino

15 July 2025

Turkey becomes the first to censor AI chatbot Grok

The country has a history of censoring online content

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

14 July 2025

Georgia's EU aspirations are becoming distorted amid daily political turmoil

The wave of political imprisonments targeting opposition leaders continues unabated

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

13 July 2025

Togolese and pan-African entrepreneur, Gervais Koffi Djondo, is a role model for economic integration in Africa

The Togolese entrepreneur created a pan-African bank and airline

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Laura

12 July 2025

Togo suspends two French news outlets over alleged threat to the country's stability

RFI and France 24 are widely listened to and followed in Togo

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Jean-Christophe Brunet

11 July 2025

A court’s sentencing of police officers reflects Jamaicans’ concerns about police accountability

[Is] access to justice [...] the same for everyone, or [merely] an illusion for the marginalized?

Written by Emma Lewis

10 July 2025

Respected political journalist and ‘Caribbean man’ Rickey Singh passes on

‘Rickey’s commitment to regionalism over insularity ought to be top of mind’

Written by Emma Lewis

7 July 2025

‘We know what’s coming: exile or prison’ – Salvadoran journalist Óscar Martínez on surviving Bukele’s crackdown

'The government uses polygraphs to question officials about whether they’ve spoken to El Faro'

Written by Committee to Protect Journalists

7 July 2025

Australian court says journalist was unfairly removed from work over Gaza post

Antoinette Lattouf said she was punished for her political opinion about Israel's military campaign in Gaza

Written by Mong Palatino

4 July 2025

Turkey's shifting sands: opposition in crisis, journalists silenced, and rights under siege

As the country witnesses a major internal political rift, a veteran journalist is arrested

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

3 July 2025

Silenced, transferred, threatened: Nadira Yeasmin on facing threats amid Bangladesh’s growing extremism

"I am not afraid. Even if I lose my job, I will keep speaking."

Written by Abhimanyu Bandyopadhyay

2 July 2025

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