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Togo restricted internet during June protests

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Laura

16 hours ago

Turkey becomes the first to censor AI chatbot Grok

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

2 days ago

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

Written by Committee to Protect Journalists

1 week ago

China is rushing to develop its AI-powered censorship system

Written by Yasemin Yam

2 weeks ago

Stories about Censorship

In the face of international criticism, Azerbaijan sentences the Abzas Media team

'Truth is whole — and the truth is that I have committed no crime'

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

2 weeks ago

Vietnam's Telegram ban: Cybersecurity or censorship?

Authorities said 70 percent of Telegram channels are linked to illegal content

Written by Mong Palatino

3 weeks ago

Russia prepares to get rid of WhatsApp and possibly Telegram

Parliament passed a law pertaining to a national messaging app

Written by Daria Dergacheva

4 weeks ago

Filipino artists reject Senate bill expanding powers of film and TV regulating body

The bill allows the government to regulate TV programs and movies streamed online

Written by Mong Palatino

17 June 2025

In Georgia, the space for dissent keeps shrinking

The country's sinking ranking by international freedom indexes underscores the government's antidemocratic turn

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

31 May 2025

Sharp decline in Reporters Without Borders Global World Press Freedom Index in Francophone Africa

Many authoritarian regimes use economic tools to censor the media in Africa

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Laura

30 May 2025

Sam George’s ministry presents a major threat to media freedom and LGBTQ+ rights in Ghana

If Ghana’s democracy is to survive, it cannot afford to let its press be muzzled

Written by Guest Contributor

28 May 2025

The authoritarian playbook: How governments in Georgia, Slovakia and Serbia employ same narratives and tactics against protests

Russia amplifies framing of protests as coup attempts and part of Western interference against sovereignty of Serbia, Slovakia and Georgia

Written by Istinomer

22 May 2025

AI, impunity, and ‘authoritarian media control’ in Southeast Asia

An overview on the state of media freedom in Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia

Written by Mong Palatino

21 May 2025

How Russian opposition media continue broadcasting from abroad

Even now, tens of millions of people inside Russia receive information from independent media — and that still has real influence.

Written by Daria Dergacheva

19 May 2025

Papua New Guinea radio host loses job after interviewing opposition leader

The parliament is launching an inquiry into the matter

Written by Mong Palatino

18 May 2025

Global digital rights report reveals unexpected boost in transparency from Chinese tech giants

Despite the current improvements, there’s still a long way to go

Written by Marisa Petricca

17 May 2025

Digital erasure: How social media platforms are silencing Palestinians in 2024

A new report shows how Palestinian voices are being silenced online just as global attention is most needed to document war crimes.

Written by Walid El Houri

12 May 2025

Digital censorship and political repression: The blocking of the X account of Istanbul's jailed mayor

The authorities cited a tweet from Ekrem İmamoğlu’s account, which they claimed could incite criminal activity

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

9 May 2025

Hong Kong falls to 140th in global press freedom index with historic low score

Hong Kong has faced unprecedented deterioration in its press freedom record

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

5 May 2025

‘Every silenced voice matters’: Defending press freedom in Myanmar

“Independent media is one of the few weapons we have left.”

Written by Exile Hub

3 May 2025

Journalism in exile: Muwatin’s fight for independent media in the Gulf

A frank discussion of exile, the personal cost of independent journalism, and the struggle for support in the Gulf

Written by Walid El Houri

3 May 2025

Mizzima News: Surviving the junta and reporting Myanmar's ‘Spring Revolution’

After the 2021 coup, the news outlet set up operations in remote provinces and outside the country

Written by Mong Palatino

3 May 2025

Silenced witnesses: Israel is killing journalists in Gaza at historic rates

In the deadliest war on the press, journalists in Gaza are being killed with no accountability.

Written by Walid El Houri

2 May 2025

Reporting from exile: Azerbaijani journalists confront new realities and old fears

A growing wave of Azerbaijani journalists has been forced into exile

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

30 April 2025

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