A court in Tajikistan on Tuesday found a renowned Tajik journalist Abdullo Ghurbati guilty of publicly insulting an authority, minor assault of an authority, and participating in the activities of … Read more
Turkish lawmakers from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and journalists on Tuesday denounced a government-backed law that could see offenders jailed for three years for spreading so-called “disinformation” … Read more
The Russian Interior Ministry placed Marina Ovsyannikova, the Russian journalist who protested against the Russian invasion of Ukraine during a live TV broadcast, on its wanted list after she allegedly … Read more
Russia’s Supreme Court revoked the online broadcast license of independent news outlet Novaya Gazeta on Thursday. According to reports, Novaya Gazeta, Russia’s most prominent independent newspaper, violated its “foreign agents” … Read more
Egyptian authorities have released Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Al Najdy from pre-trial custody on Wednesday. “I welcome the decision of the Egyptian Public Prosecution to release the journalist of Al … Read more
At least 60 senior editors and journalists of a local news website, Al-Roeya were fired after publishing a story about the economic impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on the cost … Read more
A Hong Kong judge convicted five speech therapists of sedition on Sept. 7 for publishing children’s books about sheep and wolves. District Judge Kwok Wai-kin found — Lorie Lai, Melody … Read more
Saudi Arabia and other countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) asked Netflix on Tuesday to remove certain “offensive content” from its streaming platform amid concerns some “contradicts Islamic and … Read more
Human rights group Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) reported that Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani was sentenced by the Saudi Arabian government to 45 years in prison over her … Read more
Google has barred former United States President Donald Trump’s Truth Social app from the Google Play store due to insufficient content moderation. A Google spokesperson told Axios on Aug. 30 … Read more