"This ruling represents a victory for press freedom in Panama and sets a precedent reinforcing the essential role of journalism in holding those in power accountable. We applaud the Supreme Court for ...

108 civil society organisations (including IFEX), academics, companies and other experts have called on the European Commission to protect people's rights and dignity in a data-driven world by ...

The Bytes For All study during the Pakistan-India faceoff "demonstrates that AI models lack context, have inappropriate geopolitical sensitivity, and might amplify existing biases from the data." This ...

We write as 58 human rights organizations, media freedom groups and representatives of the international legal community to raise profound concern over the extraordinary assault by the government of ...

Somali journalists reporting on security issues are facing a surge in arrests, harassment, and assaults, as authorities claim the clampdown is needed to fight extremism and protect national security.

Authorities ordered the censorship of several critical media websites and the blocking of 8,000 accounts on X. This statement was originally published on SFLC.in’s X account on 10 May 2025. Amidst ...

Rights groups call on Saudi authorities to release detained journalists, lift arbitrary travel bans, and end legal and digital attacks targeting independent voices. This statement was originally ...

Zhang Zhan was first detained in 2020 for documenting the COVID-19 situation in Wuhan and for reporting on the harassment faced by independent journalists. This statement was originally published on ...

Mizzima News founder and editor Soe Myint shared the challenges they faced after the junta grabbed power again in 2021. After the 2021 coup, the news outlet set up operations in remote provinces and ...

"If passed, this legislation would effectively represent the first foreign agent-style law in the EU, marking another milestone in Hungary's democratic decline" - MFRR partners. This statement was ...

Several civil society groups have signed a letter urging the US Secretary of State to support the call for the release of imprisoned journalists and the end of harassment and threats towards ...

Journalists are being charged under so-called "special proceedings," a 2022 addition to the criminal procedure code that allows Belarusian authorities to convict people in absentia. This statement was ...