NGOs call on UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to continue to monitor the situation in Bahrain and to raise concerns at the highest level, both publicly and privately. Source: MEDIA FEED
Cameroonian journalists arrested for covering opposition gathering
Two journalists from privately owned Cameroonian daily newspaper Le Jour were arrested while covering a gathering of opposition party members in the city of Douala. Source: MEDIA FEED
Newly elected DRCongo president asked to protect journalists
RSF and its partner organization JED are calling on incoming president of the DRC Felix Tshisekedi, to protect journalists and put an end to impunity for crimes committed against the press. Source: MEDIA FEED
Call for release of Mozambican journalist Amade Abubacar from prolonged detention
Military personnel picked journalist Amade Abubacar in Macomia, a town in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province. He is accused of colluding with militants that have sown terror in the northern Mozambican region. Source: MEDIA FEED
Mobs target journalists and Turkey hands jail sentences to 28 academics
Europe and Central Asia in January: Good news from Azerbaijan, anti-LGBTI+ violence in Chechnya, an IFEX member on trial in Turkey, journalists targeted by protesters across Europe, dubious convictions in Tajikistan and Montenegro, demonstrators demand protection of independent press in Serbia and Hungary… Source: MEDIA FEED
New report reveals digital occupation of Palestinian telecommunications sector
Since the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories in 1967, Israel took complete control of the ICT infrastructure and sector in the West Bank and Gaza, impeding development and blocking the establishment of an independent network, instead making Palestinians entirely dependent on the Israeli occupation authorities. Source: MEDIA FEED
Russia: New bills criminalise 'false information' and insults to the state
Under two news pieces of draft legislation, anyone 'insulting the state' could face up to 15 days in prison; those judged to be propagating 'false information' would face fines. Source: MEDIA FEED
Rights groups call on al-Sisi to uphold constitution and leave office once term ends
Since mid-2013, President Sisi has shut down the public sphere and effectively nationalized the press through the sale of newspapers and private channels to the security apparatus, allowing the state to dominate the media discourse. Source: MEDIA FEED