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SLAPP suits are a silent threat to Kenya's public discourse

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

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Criminalized and silenced: The weaponization of Pakistan's PECA Act

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Togo: Rapper arrested for denouncing poor governance

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Hong Kong police inadvertently promote a Taiwanese online game with a warning against ‘secessionist’ content

Reversed Front said the game was the most downloaded app on Hong Kong’s App Store before its removal

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Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong faces new foreign collusion charges

Wong's latest charge was viewed as a disturbing sign of Hong Kong’s deteriorating human rights

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‘I sold my iris; now what?’: What drives Brazilians to hand over their unique, personal data

Residents of São Paulo say they were attracted to the scheme because of payments in cryptocurrency

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Cambodian journalist faces more than a dozen charges after reporting on deforestation

He documented illegal logging but was eventually charged with the same crime

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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

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Hong Kong’s independent media sector is being penalised with unreasonable backdated tax demands

The Committee to Protect Journalists called the practice ‘a weaponization of financial and tax measures against the press’

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Media groups call for repeal of Samoa’s defamation law

The defamation law is being used to silence journalists and media groups

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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

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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

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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

A decade of digital rights: Where has Big Tech's progress gone?

The 2025 RDR Index demonstrates stagnation at a critical time

Written by Giovana Fleck

14 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

Pacific media groups cite AI, censorship, and limited resources as key challenges in their work

Media groups across the region marked World Press Freedom Day with various initiatives

Written by Mong Palatino

10 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

Exiled Vietnamese blogger ‘Mother Mushroom’ calls for transnational solidarity

Interview with Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh about her life and struggles in exile

Written by Mong Palatino

8 May 2025

World Press Freedom Day: Caribbean media faces new challenges in the age of AI

'The press is not only a defender of democracy, but also a guardian of our collective future'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

3 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

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