Turkey plunges to 163rd in RSF press freedom index amid deepening authoritarianism
Turkey fell to 163rd out of 180 countries in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders…
U.S. judge throws out Trump’s defamation case against Wall Street Journal
A U.S. federal judge on Monday dismissed Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, a setback…
Türkiye: Joint letter to the EU on current visa policies obstructing Turkish journalists’ mobility
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), together with other press freedom, freedom of expression, journalists’ and human rights…
Lithuania: Media organisations raise concerns over proposed changes to public service media framewor…
Almost 30 international organisations, including the International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ), raise serious concerns over proposed amendments to…
‘A long way to go’: As Syrians commemorate the revolution, has it achieved its goals?
Fifteen years ago, the spark of the Syrian revolution was lit in Daraa province and spread, launching a…
Belarus jails journalist Pavel Dabravolski for nine years
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 9 March 2026 | JP Global Monitoring Join our WhatsApp channel A Minsk court convicted…
Belarus Court Sentences Journalist Pavel Dobrovolsky to Nine Years in Prison | Ukraine news
In Belarus, the Minsk City Court handed down a verdict against journalist Pavlo Dobrovolskyi: nine years’ imprisonment in…
Pakistani Crackdown on Afghan Refugees Catches Journalists as Tensions Escalate with Taliban – KabulNow
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – A report published on 6 March 2026 by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) indicates that a…
Paramount-Warner Bros. deal stirs fears about what it means for CNN
As the media industry took stock of Paramount Skydance’s startling acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, one question lingered…
Turkey Urged to Free Deutsche Welle Journalist Arrested for ‘Disinformation’
The headquarters of German broadcaster Deutsche Welle in Bonn, September 2016. Photo: EPA/MARIUS BECKER. Deutsche Welle, DW, and…
Syria: Journalists union seeks to advance media sector reform
The Syrian Journalists Union (SJU), an affiliate of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), held a consultative meeting…
Syria: Journalist shot by Turkish forces while covering protests on Syrian–Turkish border
Journalist Nujan Mala Hassan, a correspondent for the Nûdem Media Foundation, was shot with live ammunition by Turkish…