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...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Women dragged from streets by police amid hijab crackdown The Guardian (24.04.2024) – Harrowing first-hand accounts of women being dragged from the streets of Iran and detained by security services have emerged as human rights groups say country’s hijab rules...
Human Rights in the World
Zambian police detain 2 journalists, make them delete interviews with opposition CPJ (22.04.2024) – The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday called on Zambian authorities to thoroughly investigate a police assault on journalist Rodgers Mwiimba and his...