Government attempt to place public media under direct financial control represents a direct threat to editorial independence and free press, enabling potential state censorship and propaganda control.
Plan to put funding under direct control has sparked widespread opposition, with critics fearing political interference.
Documents state suppression of press access to government communications, exemplifying authoritarian control over information flow and… [more]
Military government in Mali uses fabricated cybercrime charges to imprison prominent journalist, exemplifying state censorship and… [more]
Journalist faces coordinated legal persecution and harassment campaign spanning years for reporting on corruption, exemplifying… [more]