The detention of journalist Eyob Shimelis underscores how investigative journalism is increasingly treated as a security threat rather than a public service.
MFWA's human rights day message draws attention to how intimidation and repression have become routine tools for silencing dissent across the region.
A new watchdog report exposes how conflict and impunity in eastern Congo have turned journalism into a life-threatening profession, hollowing out public access to information.
The prosecution was marred by multiple serious violations of fair trial rights, including being tried by judges hand-picked by the government, denied a jury trial, and subjected to prolonged pretrial ...