In the Americas, constraints and pressures on civic space are mounting. While recent years have seen a rise in troubling legislation restricting access to information and enabling state surveillance, ...

A wave of laws cloaked in the language of national security, international compliance, and public morality is sweeping across Africa. These measures silence individuals and dismantle the organisations ...

Automated moderation on social media is blocking Arabic sexual and reproductive health content, leaving activists scrambling to keep vital information accessible.

RSF reports that Choi Chin-sop, a journalist charged under the National Security Law (NSL), remains in prison after two years of a three year sentence. His physical condition is apparently ...

The journalist said his name was on the Provisional National Identification List and he was barred from travel. This statement was originally published on pakistanpressfoundation.org on 20 August 2025 ...

Civil society groups warned that under the draft amendments, anyone accused of affecting national security or sovereignty can lose their Cambodian citizenship. This statement was originally published ...

The spectre of ‘foreign agent’ legislation is haunting Europe. Introduced by authoritarians, and presented as necessary for ‘state security’, the true aim of such legislation is always to silence ...

While AI presents opportunities, it also carries serious risks - including the amplification of false or manipulated content and the spread of deepfakes - that no current regulation is able to ...

In a world first, news outlets from over 70 countries simultaneously blacked out their front pages and website homepages, demanding that Israeli forces stop deliberately killing journalists in the ...

"AI-simulated photorealism no longer guarantees the presumption of truth: an image may appear completely credible, but its physical reference in the real world may not exist at all. This erases the ...

While Rwanda has advanced data protection and e-service initiatives, uneven digital access continues to undermine online rights, especially for women, rural communities, and dissenting voices. This ...

Ahmed Ould Samba's release highlights both the power of judicial appeal and the ongoing challenges faced by critics in Mauritania's tightly controlled political environment. This statement was ...