This statement was originally published on cijmalaysia.net on 25 February 2026.

The Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF) strongly condemns the alleged assault of senior journalist Rebecca Kuku by officers of Papua New Guinea’s Correctional Service in Port Moresby.

A pending appellate ruling will decide whether the regulator can legally punish broadcasters with monetary penalties after a prior court barred it from doing so.

A mistaken WhatsApp message has placed journalist Peter Maseke Mwita at risk of a punitive prison sentence, under a cybercrime statute now facing a constitutional test.

The Ethiopian Media Authority says "Addis Standard" repeatedly broke media laws and ethics, while the editor refutes receiving any formal notice and vows to challenge the decision.

After years of legal setbacks, Ghanaian authorities finally initiate compensation for a reporter assaulted on duty.

Since the military coup in 2014, at least 1,987 people have been prosecuted in Thailand for exercising their rights to free expression and peaceful assembly.

The charges stemmed from Enes Hocaoğlulları's statements during the protests against the detention of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, and his subsequent suspension from office in March last year.

Some EU states have attacked the UN special rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Their attacks are based on a coordinated disinformation campaign intended to discredit, silence and ...

An open letter by PEN International and other media freedom groups warns that uncertainty over the World Service's future funding threatens access to public-interest journalism worldwide at a time of ...

Although BAJ's report on the final quarter of 2025 records the release of 123 political prisoners, 28 journalists remained behind bars and seven were labelled "extremist" by the authorities.

Following a summary trial, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate faces a seven and a half year sentence, travel ban, and internal exile, raising alarm over medical neglect and charges used against peaceful ...