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Destroyed ballot boxes, arrests, assaults – Nigeria reels from latest elections
Violence around Nigeria’s elections was aimed at voters and at journalists. The country’s media professionals are still shaken
In Mexico, a journalist is attacked every 13 hours. The government is to blame
Under fire from organised crime and from the government, reporters working in Mexico have been subject to nearly 700 attacks in the past calendar year. We speak to the journalists for whom these stats are a daily reality
The harsh reality for Afghanistan’s journalists
Two reporters share a plea to the world not to forget them as they face intimidation from the Taliban and restrictions on their ability to work
Media outlets excluded from UK Home Secretary’s trip to Rwanda
Index raises second Council of Europe alert over exclusion of journalists seen as critical of Government’s immigration policy
Journalists battle for truth after Turkish earthquakes
Since February’s earthquakes, free speech NGO the Media and Law Studies Association has been monitoring attacks on journalists in Turkey. The results are very concerning
‘Thank Gary Lineker for being a true advocate for refugees’
A sports journalist, who can’t work safely in Afghanistan anymore, tells us why Gary Lineker’s stance meant so much to him
Israel: Free expression hangs in the balance
The attack on the Supreme Court is just one way in which due process and dissent are coming under fire
Open up your doors as you promised
Even journalists who escape Taliban rule face deportation, starvation and imprisonment so the UK needs to honour its commitment to Afghan journalists.
The UK Government must honour its pledge to resettle Afghans at-risk
The number of Afghan journalists and media workers who are in imminent danger remains incredibly high, inside the country and beyond
Bunker Cabaret: From the bomb shelters of Kyiv to Somerset House
Ukranian collective explores the making of art in time of war
Academic freedom under threat for more than 50% of world’s population
The ability to express and discuss ideas openly is being curtailed in univerisites, new data published by the Academic Freedom Index reveals
