On 31 January 2017, anti-corruption activist Abdul Fatoma was arrested without a warrant, shortly after speaking on the radio about a national corruption scandal. Police confiscated Fatoma's passport the following day. Source: MEDIA FEED
– Hong Kong media outlet suffers 'political retaliation'
"Sing Pao Daily News" has reportedly suffered political retaliation since it published a series of articles attacking a top official in China and the Mainland's two chief agents in Hong Kong. Source: MEDIA FEED
– IPI launches FreeTurkeyJournalists website
IPI unveiled a new website to serve as a resource for information on the more than 150 journalists and media workers currently behind bars in Turkey. Source: MEDIA FEED
– The human impact of Russia's 'gay propaganda' law
Although Europe has generally seen some progress in achieving LGBTQI+ rights over the last two decades, the skies have recently been darkening over certain parts of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, where legislation has been introduced with the aim of silencing LGBT voices. The Russian Federation has been leading the way. Source: MEDIA FEED
– UN Secretary General pledges to take action on journalist safety
"As journalists around the world are increasingly under attack physically and verbally it is encouraging and gratifying to have this kind of support from the Secretary General, said Joel Simon, CPJ's Executive Director. Source: MEDIA FEED
– Honduras: Local TV news anchor targeted by flawed trial, smear campaign
Jairo López, a journalist in the southern city of Choluteca has been targeted by both a flawed criminal defamation trial and an intimidating smear campaign. Honduran authorities should urgently give him protection and ensure the trial is fair. Source: MEDIA FEED
– Privacy is hard to protect in Tunisia, thanks to politics
Almost six years after the regime's ousting, and despite the 2014 adoption of a constitution that grants all citizens the right to privacy, Tunisia's data protection law and its application, still do not meet international standards. Source: MEDIA FEED
– Thailand's Supreme Court reduces editor's sentence in lèse majesté case
The Thai Supreme Court reduced the penalty of editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk from 10 to six years in prison in a lèse majesté case; Somyot has been in jail since April 2011. Source: MEDIA FEED