MYANMAR: Online Defamation Case Filed against Journalist Ko Swe Win
NEW YORK - The authorities' decision to move forward with the legal case filed on March 7 against investigative journalist Ko Swe Win is the latest example of how… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump adviser claims the administration has dossiers to intimidate journalists, Turkish journalist sentenced for 'terror propaganda', and more. More
Bangladesh: Defamation Charges Against Editor Representative of Broader Attacks on Media
The filing of 38 lawsuits against editor Mahfuz Anam on charges of criminal defamation and sedition is an indication of the worsening state of free expression in Bangladesh, PEN… More
Zimbabwe: Criminal Defamation Laws Ruled Unconstitutional
The decision by Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court to rule that criminal defamation laws are invalid and unconstitutional is a positive development that should be replicated across the continent, PEN said… More
Australian and Thai journalists on trial for human trafficking report
“It says a lot about the future of media freedom in Thailand,” Alan Morison tells the Guardian More
Trial opens for journalists charged with defaming Thai navy
The case has drawn criticism from human rights and press freedom groups around the world. More
Thailand to Try Journalists in Attempt to Stifle Reporting on Rohingya, says PEN
The charges stem from a July 2013 story that excerpted from a Reuters special report incriminating several Thai naval officers in the trafficking of Rohingya migrants fleeing ethnic cleansing… More
Where You Go to Jail for Calling Someone a Rat
Two journalists face jail time in Sierra Leone for a colorful description of their president. More
Dispatch from South African PEN on Dropping of President’s Defamation Suits
South African PEN Vice President Ray Louw writes from Johannesburg about the impact of President Zuma's decision to drop his defamation lawsuits. More
Kareem Amer | Status: Released | Egypt
Kareem Amer is an Egyptian blogger and former al-Azhyar University student known for his secular views and his critical writings about Islam and Egypt's highest religious authorities. His writings… More
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