Sampsonia Way’s new video series, “The Freedom Chat”, began on April 1, 2014 with Pakistani journalist Naziha Syed Ali. In the interview, Naziha offers candid responses to questions surrounding censorship and press freedom in her country of origin.
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Mustafa Haji Abdinur works as correspondent for Agence-France-Presse in Mogadishu and is founder and editor-in-chief of the independent station Radio Simba. He spoke with IFEX about why he feels like a “dead man walking,” and what he thinks can be done to tackle impunity in his country.
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Close to 99% of crimes against journalists and the media are committed with impunity in Mexico. Learn more about who is being targeted and who is responsible.
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Cuban editorial cartoonist Alfredo Martinera comments on the steady rise in kidnappings and murders of journalists in Mexico and Latin America.
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Since November 21, 2013 – the beginning of mass protests in Ukraine – 136 journalists have been injured while carrying out, or as a result of their professional activities, according to data collected by the Institute of Mass Information (IMI).
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Political cartoonist Tjeerd Royaards (Netherlands) comments on the international media’s apparent disregard for serious journalism while covering the Sochi Winter Olympics.
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Over the past year, dozens of journalists have been fired as a result of government pressure. Turkey’s government is improperly using its leverage over media to limit public debate about government actions and punish journalists who dispute government claims, concludes a new Freedom House report.
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