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Exiled Azerbaijani Journalist Exposes Media Crackdown

  • Democracy Now!
  • Amy Goodman, Leyla Mustafayeva

Ahead of the COP29 U.N. climate summit in Azerbaijan, the government has escalated its attacks on press freedom, jailing six journalists from the independent outlet Abzas Media on dubious charges since last November. Speaking from exile in Berlin, acting editor-in-chief Leyla Mustafayeva calls it a “total crackdown on Azerbaijani media.”

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African Investigative Journalism Is Meeting the Moment

  • Global Investigative Journalism Network
  • Benon Herbert Oluka and Maxime Koami Domegni

Investigative journalists in Africa have to bear many blows — from repressive governments, corporations trying to silence them, travel and visa restrictions, physical attacks, lawsuits such as SLAPPs, limited funding, and skill and training gaps. Still, they have found ways to overcome those challenges.

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A Mental Health Guide for Journalists Facing Online Violence

  • International Women’s Media Foundation

Online violence is often only considered a digital safety issue, but the impact of online abuse on journalists’ mental health is significant and has serious consequences for them, their work, and for press freedom. This is particularly true for women and diverse journalists who are disproportionately targeted by online attacks.

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Documentary Captures Harassment of Cuban Journalist

  • Voice of America
  • Graham Keeley

The personal and painful reality of life under surveillance is documented in a new film that follows an independent Cuban journalist’s flight into exile. After tough questioning by Cuban police, Abraham Jimenez Enoa relates his ordeal on camera.

Venezuela: “Many Journalists Have Left”

  • International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
  • Isabella Cota

Since the presidential campaigns started, at least eight journalists were imprisoned in Venezuela — an intimidation tactic that makes investigative reporting harder for independent news outlets.

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Journalist in Exile Laments Kyrgyzstan Crackdown

  • Just Security
  • Bolot Temirov

The Kyrgyz state is increasingly cracking down on press freedom: One example is the case of an investigative journalist who was expelled from Kyrgyzstan due to his work against corruption. The journalist in exile calls on the international community to take action against the suppression of press freedom in Kyrgyzstan.

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Iran: A Dangerous Place for Journalists

  • Center for Human Rights in Iran

Iran stands as one of the most dangerous places for reporters, ranked among the top ten jailers of journalists globally. The government targets those who report on human rights violations, protests, or any government abuses, subjecting them to intimidation, arbitrary arrest, and violence.

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Georgia: Press Freedom and Journalist Safety in Peril

  • Index on Censorship, RSF et al.

In the lead up to the Georgian national elections on 26 October 2024, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and nine partner organisations in the Council of Europe’s Platform for the Safety of Journalists published the following report and recommendations to ensure the safety of journalists and the right to reliable information.

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Press Freedom in Sri Lanka: A Long Road to Justice

  • Inter Press Service
  • Johan Mikaelsson

Local press freedom organizations in Sri Lanka have documented 44 cases of murdered and disappeared journalists and media workers between 2004 and 2010. To date, no one has been convicted for the crimes committed against individual journalists or entire newsrooms.

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X Blocks Access to Journalist, Activist Accounts in Turkey

  • Turkish Minute

Social media platform X has blocked access to over 100 accounts belonging to Turkish journalists, activists and media organizations run by journalists living in exile, in another example of its compliance with censorship requests from the Turkish government.

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Misuse of Economic Charges to Silence and Attack the Press

  • World Association of News Publishers
  • Lucinda Jordaan

The autocratic playbook of abusing or introducing economic laws to curtail journalists and newsrooms by attacking their credibility and financial viability is sharply outlined in a new report by WAN-IFRA and the IAPA.

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Iranian General Charged in Plot to Murder US-based Exiled Journalist

  • The Guardian

A general in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has been charged in New York in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate a dissident Iranian American journalist. The target of the alleged assassination plot was not named in unsealed court documents, but she has been widely identified as Masih Alinejad, who lives in New York.

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Exiled Journalist Communities in Germany

  • Körber Stiftung

As global crises, authoritarianism, and threats to press freedom escalate, more journalists are forced to flee their home countries, making independent journalism one of the most dangerous professions today. The recently published study by Körber Stiftung sheds light on the growing scale and challenges of exiled journalism in Germany.

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Journalists Under Threat Seek Safety in Germany

  • NDR

Press freedom is severely restricted in many countries, prompting journalists like Amir Aman Kiyaro from Ethiopia and Vania Pigeonutt from Mexico to seek refuge in Germany. Facing threats, violence, and imprisonment, they now focus on raising awareness about the crises in their home countries and the psychological impacts of their work.

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Cuba: Interrogations, Threats, Confiscations and Exile

  • El País
  • Carla Gloria Colomé

Recent reports reveal an alarming wave of repression against independent journalists in Cuba. With state agents conducting lengthy interrogations and confiscating salaries, many media professionals face severe threats to their livelihoods. This crackdown echoes previous government tactics aimed at stifling dissent and controlling narratives, forcing many to resign or flee the country.

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Transnational Repression and Artificial Intelligence

  • Tech Policy Press
  • Nusrat Farooq, Rumela Sen

Following Sheikh Hasina’s resignation after 15 years in power, Bangladesh is witnessing a troubling rise in digital transnational repression. The government is leveraging advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, to monitor, intimidate, and silence dissenting voices both domestically and abroad.

 

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