Kazakhstan’s Election Brings a New Parliament — and More Pressure on Journalists
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s allies dominated the vote as independent observers raised concerns over a campaign marked by restrictions on critical voices.
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Tapes Hidden in an Ice Cream Box Lay Bare a Maltese Journalist’s Assassination
In the trial of business magnate Yorgen Fenech, a middleman’s secret recordings and auto-deleting texts exposed the chilling mechanics behind the 2017 car bombing—and the…
Azerbaijani Court Jails 9 Journalists and Activists for up to 15 Years
A Baku court convicted journalists, media rights workers, and pro-democracy activists linked to Toplum TV on financial crimes charges, sentencing them to between 12 and…
Journalists and Activists Rebel as Czech Government Targets Public Media Funding
A nationwide broadcast strike and mass protests have erupted in Prague over a controversial government funding overhaul that journalists warn is a systematic attempt to…