This statement was originally published on afjc.media on 7 January 2026.

The detention of Sarah Bireete days before Uganda’s election signals how state power is being used to neutralise critics rather than protect democratic choice.

SFLCin hopes to have more transparency from this mechanism, with orders being made public on the Grievance Appellate Committee website or on other platforms.

Niger's junta has unveiled an all-encompassing security law that could turn everyday civic life into a surveillance and compliance exercise.

The Presidential Task Force on Media Security responded to CPJ about the case of Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio.

A draft government protocol for journalists covering press conferences has raised concerns that it could restrict the work of media in the Pacific island nation of Samoa.

IFEX joins press freedom groups warning that incommunicado detention endangers the journalist's safety, urging immediate ...

In the indictment against the journalist, eight posts made in 2015 on a Facebook account allegedly belonging to her and 24 ...

Align national laws, policies, and practices with Bangladesh’s constitutional guarantees and its international human rights ...

Prosecutor Muhammet Yağcı accused the seven defendants of "aiding an armed terrorist organisation" based on their ...

Authorities are responding with lethal force, mass arrests, and internet repression, prompting urgent calls to end violence, release detainees, and uphold the rights to free expression and peaceful ...

In 2025, PPF has documented at least 146 confirmed attacks on journalists and media professionals in connection with their ...