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March 4, 2026 Commentary

Palestine Action: When the UK Brands Protest as Terror

British Government is Treating Dissent as a Security Threat

Claire Rogers, mother of Zoe Rogers (C-R), speaks outside Woolwich Crown Court, London, following the acquittal of six Palestine Action activists, February 4, 2026.
March 2, 2026 News Release

Laos: Investigate Prominent Dissident’s Death

Bao Mor Khaen’s Body Found 6 Days after His Enforced Disappearance

A photo of Bao Mor Khaen
March 2, 2026 Dispatches

EU Court Rebukes Hungary Over Radio License Cancellation

Efforts to Force Klubrádió Off Air Highlight Wider Media Freedom Crackdown

Employees of the Hungarian radio station Klubrádió work at its headquarters in Budapest, Hungary, February 6, 2025.
February 26, 2026 Dispatches

Greece Under Fire for Law Targeting Aid Groups

UN Experts Warn of Chilling Effect for Humanitarian Work

Protesters hold placards in solidarity with humanitarians who were still detained in Greece, November 18, 2021.
February 25, 2026 Dispatches

Ethiopia Shutters Key News Outlet

Addis Standard Among Country’s Last Independent Media

People read newspapers and magazines on a street in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 7, 2020.
February 23, 2026 News Release

Thailand: Free Speech Activists Get 32-Month Sentences

Pimsiri Petchnamrob, Three Others Convicted on Insulting the Monarchy Charges

Free speech activist Pimsiri Petchnamrob in Bangkok, Thailand.
February 10, 2026 Dispatches

Mali’s Military Junta Escalates Assault on Free Expression

Appeals Court Upholds Former Prime Minister’s Prison Sentence

Former Mali Prime Minister Moussa Mara in Bamako, on February 21, 2025.
February 10, 2026 Dispatches

Azerbaijan Expands Crackdown on Activists in Exile

Growing Pattern of Transnational Repression

Baku City Court Complex, Baku, Azerbaijan, January 2025.
February 9, 2026 Dispatches

Press Freedom Under Fire in Mali

Journalist Jailed After Criticizing Niger’s Junta Leader

Youssouf Sissoko, Bamako, Mali, 2025.
January 20, 2026 Feature

Sliding Towards Authoritarianism?

Demonstrators march during the "No Kings" national demonstration against US President Donald Trump and Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Los Angeles, California, June 14, 2025.
January 15, 2026 News Release

Vietnam: Arrests Escalate Ahead of Party Congress

Authorities Target Independent Bloggers, Democracy Activists

Hoang Thi Hong Thai outside the police interrogation room in Hanoi, April 2025.
January 5, 2026 Dispatches

India’s Top Court Rejects Bail for Long-Held Student Activists

Counterterrorism Law Misused to Crack Down on Peaceful Protests, Free Speech

Prominent student activist Umar Khalid speaks during a protest against sectarian violence, the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens on March 3, 2020 in Dehli, India.
December 15, 2025 Dispatches

Another Blow to Media Freedom in Ethiopia

Attacks on Deutsche Welle Underscore Broader Threat to the Independent Press

Newspapers in Addis Ababa.
December 9, 2025 News Release

UAE: Emirati Dissident Faces Risk of Torture at Home

Syrian Authorities Should Reject Any UAE Request for Extradition

Jasem al-Shamsi.
November 28, 2025 News Release

Tunisia: Harsh Sentences in ‘Conspiracy Case’ Appeal

Several of the people tried and convicted in the “Conspiracy Case” on April 19, 2025, in Tunis, Tunisia. Top row (L-R): Noureddine Bhiri, Khayam Turki, Abdelhamid Jelassi, Ghazi Chaouachi, and Lazhar Akremi. Bottom row (L-R): Ridha Belhaj, Issam Chebbi, Chaima Issa, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek and Said Ferjani.

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