Prosecution of "Mada Masr"'s editor, denial of union rights, and website blocks show an escalating crackdown on independent journalism in Egypt.

As the use of technology rises, so does the prevalence of online abuse against women, spotlighting the need for urgent interventions like the implementation of ACHPR Resolution 522.

Sulemana Braimah evaluates the critical role of the media through three decades of Ghana's political history.

Your State has committed to ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms. This is what the Sustainable Development Goal 16.10 affirms. Is your government meeting its commitment ...

This briefing paper, presented by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), aims to provide insight into the evolving political landscape of Syria. It seeks to highlight the significant developments ...

IFEX December 2024 brief: Regional Editor Reyhana Masters takes a deep dive into the issues that dominated the electoral landscape in some of the countries that held elections across the continent in ...

While PECA has been used to stifle journalists, it has also been used to intimidate the country’s various marginalised communities. Journalist Kunwar Khuldune Shahid explores the effects of Pakistan’s ...

The World Press Freedom Index 2025 records an ongoing wave of media outlet shutdowns globally. It also identifies 42 countries where press freedom is now "entirely absent".

GCHR condemns the sham trial as a tool to silence dissent, and calls for the immediate release of arbitrarily sentenced defendants and urgent reforms to ensure fair trials.

We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian and Lebanese journalists bravely reporting amid life-threatening risks and demand that all governments, press freedom organisations, and human rights bodies ...

Tanzania's handling of COVID-19 and the implementation of laws and restrictions related to the pandemic is throttling freedom of expression in the country.

Recent prisoner releases offer little comfort as authorities continue to target and arbitrarily arrest critics, with many still behind bars for merely exercising their right to free expression.