Reporters who uncover corruption often face intimidation that’s invisible to the public, the Foreign Policy Centre found in its new report, “Unsafe for Scrutiny.”
Ignace Sossou spent six months in prison for tweeting about an official speech.
Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards says she leaked “suspicious activity reports” after official complaints were ignored.
The ruling excluded information on the grounds of protecting trade secrets as Le Monde journalists continue to call for press freedom.
Keith Schembri and Brian Tonna’s assets were also frozen by court order in connection to an alleged passport kickbacks scheme.
Since Imran Khan became prime minister, the military’s influence on the government has grown as has the administration’s aversion to criticism, advocates and Pakistani reporters say.
Marián Kočner was acquitted in the case which sparked huge public protests and political fallout, but remains jailed for forging promissory notes.
Aidila Razak explains how her team re-told a critical moment in their nation’s past that sparked conversations between generations.
The CEO of Rappler, and ICIJ member, says the charges are 'politically motivated' as her battle continues.
A Malaysian court has reserved its judgment in a contempt case against Malaysiakini and its top editor that has alarmed press freedom advocates.
Prominent Filipino journalist Maria Ressa has been convicted of cyber libel and could face up to six years in prison in a case that has been condemned as an attack on press freedom in the Philippines.
Politicians and police are targeting journalists. This is a crime against society.
Ignace Sossou will spend six months behind bars after a Benin court rejected calls from lawyers and global free press advocates for his immediate release
Collaboration makes our stories better. Working with local reporters means we benefit from their expertise, their trusted sources and their passion — and we give ours in return.
Stories by investigative journalist Arturo Torres and his team at Código Vidrio have inspired a national campaign against misinformation in Ecuador.
The internet is awash in falsehoods about the COVID-19 pandemic; journalists around the world are scrambling to keep up.
Journalists reporting on the coronavirus from Hungary to Chile are not only faced with the risk of contagion. They share their stories.
We asked our global network of reporters to share with you the unvarnished realities of their lives to mark World Press Freedom Day 2020.
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Investigative journalist Ignace Sossou will remain in jail in Benin after a judge postponed his appeal on Tuesday.
A former soldier has been sentenced to 23 years in prison in Slovakia for shooting and killing an investigative journalist and his fiancee.
Across the world, democracy watchdogs are warning that emergency measures aimed at quelling the COVID-19 outbreak are also turning into tools of repression.
Attorneys for a journalist jailed in Benin for tweeting about a speech argue that the case sets a dangerous precedent for press freedom.
A Dutch court has dismissed a case brought by a trust company against journalists who reported on Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos as part of the Luanda Leaks investigation.
We speak with three investigative reporters who worked on Luanda Leaks about the importance of collaboration on this global story.
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