Signatories urge the government of Nepal and Parliament to refrain from developing and implementing legislation that empowers government with overreaching powers, including through overbroad and vague ...

On 30 January, journalist Aisha Kutubaeva was physically attacked during a trial by the wife of the former Head of the Department of Culture, Bolat Mazhagulov. Mazhagulov is standing trial for ...

Dear Permanent Representatives of member and observer states of the UN Human Rights Council, The human rights situation in Algeria remains bleak. The Algerian authorities have maintained their ...

The petitioner argued that the order does not allow for any hearing or provision of reasons to be recorded in writing before blocking internet content. This statement was originally published on ...

Titled 'Political neutrality of state-supported organisations', the inquiry targets some of the most prominent organisations working in democracy, advocacy, environmental justice, animal rights, and ...

Civil society groups urged the interim Bangladesh government to reconsider some provisions in the proposed Cyber Protection Ordinance and the Personal Data Protection Ordinance. This statement was ...

GCHR denounces the ruling as a tactic to imprison critics indefinitely, calling for the immediate release of those arbitrarily detained and urgent reforms to ensure fair trial standards. This ...

New research by SEENPM and partners documents a rise in attacks on journalists, and a decline in public trust in the media due to political influence over editorial policies. This statement was ...

Pakistan Press Foundation said authorities wanted to send a message that "fearless and unbiased reporting" will lead to financial ruin for critical media outlets. This statement was originally ...

Recent weeks have seen journalists receive death threats, and several police raids on CSOs that work on human rights and access to information. Our organisations further note with alarm raids by ...

"RSF has identified six online videos posted in just over six months that have stolen its identity and graphic charter — and almost all of these videos are about the war in Ukraine." This statement ...

IFEX joins human rights organisations calling for the immediate release of the detained Bahraini human rights defender and former political prisoner. This statement was originally published on ...