Human Rights in the World
IRAQ: Kurdistan Journalists’ union reports 45 cases of rights violations in 2024 IFJ (14.01.2025) – The Kurdistan Journalists’ Syndicate (KJS) launched on 11 January its annual press freedom report, documenting at least 45 cases of media and journalists’ rights...
Human Rights in the World
BANGLADESH: CPJ urges Bangladesh to protect journalists as protests oust PM Hasina CPJ (05.08.2024) – The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the latest attacks on dozens of journalists covering anti-government protests in Bangladesh and calls on the...
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IRAQ: Strike injures two Iraqi Kurdish reporters in Sinjar CPJ (10.07.2024) – The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Turkish and Iraqi authorities to investigate after a suspected Turkish strike injured two Iraqi Kurdish reporters. The two Çira TV...
Human Rights in the World
JORDAN: Journalist Ahmed al-Zoubi jailed in Jordan 11 months after conviction under Cybercrime Law Jordanian authorities must immediately drop all charges against journalist Ahmed Hassan al-Zoubi, release him from jail, and stop using the Cybercrime Law against...
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Parliament passes ‘foreign agent’ law despite widespread opposition CPJ (14.05.2024) — The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply troubled that as thousands of protesters waited for the results amid a heavy police presence equipped with water cannons and riot...
