Freedom of Religion and Belief
Three Jehovah’s Witnesses sentenced to three years in prison JW Russia – (13.05.2024) – On May 13, 2024, the judge of the Pervomaisky District Court of Izhevsk, Marina Khokhryakova, found Maksim Derendyaev, Aleksandr Kutin and Sergey Ashikhmin guilty of...
Human Rights in the World
Journalists threatened after covering ‘foreign agent’ law protests CPJ (10.05.2024)—Georgian authorities should thoroughly investigate widespread harassment and threats against journalists covering a bill that would designate media outlets as “foreign agents” and...
Human Rights in the World
Mass raid jails 3 Kurdish reporters, others under judicial control CPJ (29.04.2024) — Turkish authorities should release reporters Esra Solin Dal, Mehmet Aslan, and Erdoğan Alayumat and end the systematic harassment of Kurdish journalists, the Committee to Protect...
Human Rights in the World
2024 World Press Freedom Index – Journalism under political pressure Press freedom around the world is being threatened by the very people who should be its guarantors – political authorities. This is clear from the latest annual World Press Freedom Index produced by...
Human Rights in the World
Burkina Faso’s media regulator suspends BBC Africa and Voice of America The Burkinabe authorities should immediately lift the suspension of BBC Africa and Voice of America, and reverse the directive seeking to control local outlets’ coverage, said the Committee to...