Censorship & Information Control
Nepal cracks down on online abuse of flood survivors
Government uses disaster response as pretext to criminalize online speech and criticism, establishing precedent for censorship under… [more]
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CPJ says Kazakhstan’s new parliament should scrap rules restricting journalists’ access
Kazakhstan's new parliament implements rules restricting journalists' physical access and questioning ability, representing institutional… [more]
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Tunisian authorities arrest journalist Mohamed Yousfi amid financial investigation
State authorities arrest prominent journalist critic on dubious financial crime charges while investigating his journalism and political… [more]
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Journalists in Lebanon and Gaza injured amid fragile ceasefires
Article documents systematic targeting of journalists reporting on military conflict, exemplifying state suppression of independent… [more]
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Somaliland journalist detained without charge after interviewing poet
A journalist is detained without formal charges for conducting interviews, exemplifying authoritarian suppression of free speech and press… [more]
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Taliban shut down Rah-e-Farda TV after coverage of crackdown on Shiite minority
Taliban authorities shut down independent broadcaster covering minority persecution, arrested its owner, and suppressed… [more]
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Plastics Companies Are Writing Lesson Plans. What Could Go Wrong?
Plastics industry inserting propaganda into school curricula to shape public perception and suppress accurate environmental information… [more]
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CPJ, partners call on Sudan’s RSF to release 3 female journalists detained in Darfur
Documents systematic detention and abuse of journalists by paramilitary forces to suppress independent reporting, exemplifying… [more]
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Tunisia arrests journalist Mohamed Yousfi amid crackdown on critics
Arrest of journalist under authoritarian rule represents direct suppression of free speech and media freedom, qualifying as state… [more]
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Netanyahu Posts A.I. Video Pairing Mamdani With Iranian Ruler
Netanyahu uses AI-generated deepfake video to spread false propaganda against a political opponent, exemplifying state-sponsored… [more]
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CPJ, RSF, and partners urge G20 leaders to uphold media access
U.S. Treasury Department blocking journalists from major news outlets from covering government proceedings represents state censorship and… [more]
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Kenyan Standard’s Alex Kiprotich seized by armed men after escaping earlier attack
Repeated armed kidnapping of a newspaper editor by alleged state security forces represents direct authoritarian suppression of press… [more]
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Court Rules Against Citizen Journalists in DMCA Takedown Case—EFF Will Appeal
A court decision enabling copyright holders to issue takedown notices based on unreasonable subjective beliefs effectively weaponizes DMCA… [more]
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Neither free nor imprisoned: Tunisia’s journalists in legal limbo
Tunisia's systematic imprisonment and legal persecution of journalists represents state censorship and authoritarian political repression… [more]
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China Boycotts a Top Art Festival Over Taiwan Exhibition
China's boycott and pressure on an international art festival to suppress Taiwan representation exemplifies state censorship and… [more]
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Malta: The fight for justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia must continue
The acquittal of the alleged mastermind in a journalist's assassination demonstrates state or institutional failure to prosecute political… [more]
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Ricardo Zúñiga shot dead in Puebla, 6th Mexican journalist killed in less than 3 months
Extrajudicial killing of journalist represents systematic suppression of press freedom and accountability, enabling authoritarian control… [more]
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Defamation charges filed against 2 Peruvian journalists in connection with their reporting
Strategic defamation lawsuit filed by presidential advisor against journalists reporting on public interest matters exemplifies judicial… [more]
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From ‘psyops’ to ‘hysterical hysteria’: how GB News and Talk TV lost their cool in the heatwaves
Documents systematic climate denial and health misinformation by broadcast media platforms during a public health crisis, exemplifying how… [more]
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'The crowd shouted that we'd stolen someone's genitals' - deadly rumours spread on social media
Qualifies as dystopian content: demonstrates how social media amplification of false narratives and lack of information control enables… [more]