Freedom of the press
Palestinian journalists’ union condemns international mainstream media for enabling genocide

The union called out journalists and news outlets around the world for employing dehumanizing language and being complicit in genocide

Palestinian journalist dismissed by DW German court rules in favor of Palestinian journalist dismissed by DW over allegations of anti-Semitism  

Seven Arab journalists critical of the Israeli occupation of Palestine were dismissed by DW in February 2022 over allegations that their social media posts and articles published elsewhere were “anti-Semitic”

Anti-corruption journalist in Guatemala sentenced to six years in prison

José Rubén Zamora Marroquín was arrested in July 2022, which many believe because he exposed several corruption cases and fraudulent businesses of the Alejandro Giammattei government

Stop the attacks on press freedom, Free Assange NOW!

Independent media organizations around the world reject and denounce the attack on Julian Assange and journalism

Tunisia journalists strike Tunisian journalists’ union announces general strike on April 2 to defend press freedoms

The announcement of the journalists’ general strike came a day before government authorities detained a local news reporter at Mosaique FM under anti-terrorism laws

Moroccan journalist ends hunger strike against illegal detention after 122 days

Soulaimane Raissouni’s trial has been called “unfair” and one of the many “arbitrary and abusive prosecutions” by the Moroccan authorities against journalists critical of the government

Moroccan journalist Suleiman Raissouni’s health deteriorates severely after 112 days of hunger strike

Raissouni was held in pre-trial detention for more than a year before he was eventually convicted and sentenced to five years in prison on sexual assault charges following a trial termed “flawed” and “not justice” by human rights groups