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Attacks on press freedom
displaced residents receive food at communal kitchen in Sudan “Hunted, raped, starved”: CPJ’s chilling report on journalists in Sudan’s El Fasher

Risking murder, rape, and torture, journalists continue working in the besieged city, walled off without food supply, surviving on animal fodder that has poisoned many.

Croatian media workers protest against genocide and attacks on journalists

Croatia’s journalists’ union and professional association mobilized against Israel’s genocide in Gaza, condemning the targeted killing of Palestinian reporters.

Journalists and medical crews at the scene of Israeli hospital attack Israel kills five more journalists in new massacre in Gaza’s Nasser hospital

August marked the deadliest month for Palestinian journalists in Gaza with 13 killed in separate Israeli attacks.

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza beach kill dozens, including a journalist

The massacre raises the death toll of Palestinian journalists killed by Israel since October 7, 2023, to 228.

Tanzania’s 2025 elections- Democracy in crisis amid repression public discontent Tanzania’s 2025 elections: Democracy in crisis amid repression and public discontent

Tanzania’s elections are scheduled for later this year, unfolding amid widespread concerns over political repression and worsening economic conditions.

Red. media to shut down amid anti-Palestinian repression in Germany

Progressive outlet red. media is closing after months-long disinformation campaign in Germany targeted its Palestine solidarity reporting

In defense of press freedom, we demand an end to Israel’s genocide

On World Press Freedom Day, media organizations from across the globe released a joint statement demanding an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

Israel arrests veteran Palestinian journalist Ali al-Samoudi in West Bank just days before Press Freedom Day Israel arrests veteran Palestinian journalist Ali al-Samoudi in West Bank just days before Press Freedom Day

Over the last few years, Israel has intensified its crackdown on Palestinian journalists, even before it started its genocidal aggression on Gaza.

Journalist Hiba Abu Taha freed after year-long imprisonment under Jordan’s controversial Cybercrime Law

Despite international pressure to free Hiba, Jordanian authorities held her for her full sentence in a “huge setback for press freedoms.”

Israel is the biggest threat to journalists in the world, says CPJ

According to a report released by CPJ, 2024 was the deadliest year for journalists across the world and Israel alone was responsible for the killing of over two-thirds of all journalists killed in the world in 2024.

Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora to remain under house arrest

The Guatemalan journalist will stay out of prison. However, he remains under house arrest for a conviction that many have described as “persecution of press freedom”.

A year after the attack on NewsClick, journalists in India call for a united fight against assaults on independent media

Many former NewsClick employees are struggling to find an alternative job even after months of unemployment due to the vilification and fear mongering campaign launched by the ultra-right government in India.