The Egyptian government has given no explanation for the latest delay in Shawkan's release, which should have occurred earlier this month. Source: MEDIA FEED
Sign RSF's Petition for Erol Önderoğlu and colleagues
A petition is calling for the dropping of spurious charges against Erol Önderoğlu and his colleagues for their guest editorship of Turkish magazine Özgür Gündem. Source: MEDIA FEED
Groups condemn the sentencing of Singaporean rights defender Jolovan Wham
Jolovan Wham was sentenced to 16 days in prison for organizing a Skype talk with a Hong Kong youth activist. Source: MEDIA FEED
CPJ, RSF call on Nicaragua to release two journalists held on terrorism charges
Journalists Miguel Mora and Lucía Pineda Ubau have been held in pre-trial detention on charges of "inciting violence and hate" and "promoting terrorism" since their arrests in December 2018. Source: MEDIA FEED
Liberian parliament revokes press accreditation of journalists
The Liberian Parliament has revoked the accreditation of a number of journalists for their supposedly repetitive coverage of proceedings of the House. Source: MEDIA FEED
IPC Nigeria condemns attacks on journalists during elections
The International Press Centre in Lagos condemns the reported attacks on media practitioners during the Presidential and Senatorial elections over the weekend. Source: MEDIA FEED
Activist forcibly returned from Russia to Tajikistan could face torture
Sharofiddin Gadoev has lived as a refugee in Holland since 2015; he was detained on a trip to Moscow and transported to Tajikistan where family members say he has been forced to denounce opposition figures publicly. Source: MEDIA FEED
How Saudi leaders are using religion to consolidate power and silence critical voices
Religious clerics are enlisted to treat those who denounce rights violations or call for reform as "enemies of Islam". Source: MEDIA FEED