Human Rights: Poet Arrested for Writing a Song in Egypt
UN human rights experts* have urged Egyptian authorities to release poet Galal El Behairy, who has been detained since February…
UN Experts Urge Myanmar to Release Reuters Journalists
UN human rights experts* on Wednesday expressed grave concern after a court in Myanmar officially charged two Reuters journalists under…
Press Freedom: Algerian Blogger Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) – a professional organization that works for press freedom in the world – condemns the 10-year…
Russian Journalist to Receive Human Rights Award
Journalist Elena Milashina of Russia’s independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta and Russian LGBT activist Igor Kochetkov will receive the 2018 Freedom…
UNESCO Releases World Media Trends Report
The latest edition of UNESCO’s World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development has been published and is now…
Rule of Law Under Siege in the Maldives: UN Human Rights Experts
The detention of two Supreme Court judges in the Maldives is an attack on the independence of the judiciary and…