The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday called for the immediate release of Russian journalist Veronika Orlova, who was sentenced to 13 days of administrative detention after filming the aftermath of an anti-Putin protest in Moscow earlier this week. Orlova, a reporter for independent outlet SOTAvision, was arrested Tuesday near Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge, where [...]

Human Rights Watch on Friday called for the immediate release of Trinh Ba Phuong, a prominent Vietnamese human rights activist, condemning what it described as an intensifying campaign by the Vietnamese government to silence peaceful dissent. Phuong, who is already serving a 10-year prison sentence under Article 117 of Vietnam’s penal code for criticizing the [...]

An international coalition of states on Friday formally endorsed the establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine within the Council of Europe. The endorsement came during a high-level event in Lviv attended by Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, European Commissioner Michael McGrath, High Representative Kaja Kallas, and representatives from the [...]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemned India on Friday for its “alarming” censorship of news media amid escalating military tensions with Pakistan. Head of the RSF South Asia desk Célia Mercier stated: At a time of extreme military tensions with Pakistan, blocking online media and social media accounts is a dramatic violation of the right to [...]

Italy’s price comparison platform Moltiply filed a €2.97 billion damages claim against Alphabet’s Google search engine on Friday, alleging anti-competitive conduct and abuse of dominance that favored Google Shopping between 2010 and 2017. Moltiply alleged that its subsidiary 7Pixel, which operates the comparison site Trovaprezzi, was harmed by Google’s self-preferencing practices, which abused its market [...]

A group of UN independent experts on Thursday called for the international community to act urgently to help those fleeing conflict in Sudan. The joint statement was issued in response to reports of severe human rights violations taking place in the Zamzam and Abu Shuk refugee camps in North Darfur. The experts, composed primarily of [...]

Amnesty International called on the US and other governments Thursday to secure funding to support education in Myanmar following the removal of USAID programs that are vital for students and teachers in the war-affected country. The organization reports that the reduction in foreign aid is already having a severe impact on learners and warns of [...]

Foreign ministers from Ukraine, the UK, and several European states on Friday announced their support for the establishment of a special tribunal to prosecute Russian officials for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.  The countries include at least 37 states in addition to Ukraine. These states will have the power to hold accountable Russian political [...]

The European Commission on Tuesday referred Hungary to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for failing to comply with EU law regarding penalties for migrant smuggling. The case concerns Hungary’s Decree 148/2023, adopted in April 2023. The law allows people convicted of migrant smuggling to leave prison early and serve the rest [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Thursday documenting a steady erosion of press independence in Greece since the New Democracy administration entered office in July 2019. Based on interviews with 34 journalists, academics, legal experts, and civil society figures, the report details a range of tactics used to intimidate and silence critical reporting. [...]