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  • A strike on Sunday evening at Riyadh's international airport has resulted in more injuries, and the number of fatalities has increased since over a dozen people were killed at the main aviation facility the day before.
  • The Ansar Allah Houthis and Yemeni government forces are engaged in fierce fighting over the vital city of Taiz.
  • A human rights group reported on Sunday that airstrikes targeting artisanal gold miners in a disputed border area between Sudan and Egypt had killed at least 72 workers.
  • Pope Leo XIV said on Sunday that he will have surgery in the "next few days" after medical professionals found a nodule on his lung.
  • The reform agenda of nationalist Prime Minister Janez Jansa, which the opposition has called "authoritarian," suffered a setback when Slovenians narrowly rejected a government bill in a referendum on Sunday.
  • After his social media posts were purportedly blocked on the company's platforms, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused tech giant Meta of meddling in the election on Saturday.

Tag: Press Freedom

March 31, 2023

Top Bangladesh Daily Hit With 2...

Pressure escalated against Bangladesh’s leading daily as it was hit with a second Digital Security Act case on Thursday, this time against the editor, over a recent report that a minister said “undermined” the country’s independence.

March 29, 2023

Union Calls for Probe After Hong...

Journalists in Hong Kong say they are being followed by unidentified law enforcement personnel, prompting calls for a police investigation from their union amid deteriorating press freedom in the city.

March 17, 2023

Slain Journalist’s Kin Welcome Possible Murder...

The family of a slain Filipino broadcaster on Wednesday welcomed a prosecution’s court filing outlining probable cause to bring murder charges against the former prisons chief who allegedly masterminded his killing.

March 10, 2023

As Elections Loom, Erdogan Pushes Back...

As a result of their critical reporting of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s handling of deadly earthquakes in February, rights groups are warning that independent Turkish media face fines and arrest.

January 29, 2023

The Media Community in Cameroon Mourn...

After a popular radio host who was investigating into government corruption was found dead, journalists in Cameroon are demanding an investigation and stating that their profession is in danger.

January 19, 2023

Exile Takes Emotional Toll on Journalist...

As a result of threats for her reporting from inside Afghanistan, Mina Akbari fled to Pakistan. But, the journalist says it might be difficult to  adaptadapting to life in a new country.

January 14, 2023

Controversial Law Signed by Zelenskyy Could...

Late last year, a controversial law expanding government control over Ukrainian media was signed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Some critics of the new law have called it censorship

January 6, 2023

Venezuelan Analysts Warn of Growing Censorship

Venezuela’s journalists brace for a tough future as more than 100 radio stations have been shut down in the last year and proposals to regulate social media have been made

January 4, 2023

Malaysia Deported Pakistani ‘Journalist’ in August...

Malaysia’s new home minister said on Tuesday that the previous administration had at Islamabad’s request deported a Pakistani man last August who had written articles critical of his home country’s government

January 2, 2023

Global Setbacks to Media Freedom in...

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic’s eased restrictions, more journalists were out on assignment in 2022. But that has led to an increase in the killing and imprisonment of journalists, along with the escalation of deadly wars.

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