Tunisia Swaps Jail for Fines in Cybercrime Decree
Tunisia amended Decree-Law 54 on 30 September 2026: many first-time false news offences now bring fines of about US$3,300–6,700, not...
October 2, 2026Topic
press freedom
Cuban Journalist Detained 13 Days as Press Groups Demand His Release
Cuban journalist detained for 13 days on a disobedience accusation. Reporters Without Borders and two other press groups demand his...
September 29, 2026
Study: 337 Reporters and Activists Killed in Mexico Under López Obrador
Journalists in Mexico: 337 reporters and activists killed under López Obrador, a Berkeley study counts; a planned ICC case was...
September 28, 2026
Peru Treats Susy Aponte Polo Killing as Contract Hit
Prosecutors in Huaylas treat the killing of journalist and candidate Susy Aponte Polo as a contract hit; two foreign suspects...
September 23, 2026
Djibouti Frees and Deports a South African Journalist After Four Days
Micah Reddy was released from Djibouti custody on 22 September 2026 and deported home to South Africa after four days,...
September 22, 2026
Peru Election 2026: Candidate and Journalist Susy Aponte Polo Shot Dead
Peru candidate Susy Aponte Polo was shot dead in Caraz. Two suspects get 18 months in custody, and Áncash heads...
September 20, 2026
Guinea’s Media Regulator Issues a Formal Warning to France 24 Over One Word
Guinea's media regulator formally warned France 24 on 16 September 2026 over a broadcast calling the president coup-installed. No sanction...
September 17, 2026
Mali Jails Journalist Two Years Over Kidal Remark
A Bamako cybercrime court sentenced Le Témoin editor Abdrahamane Keïta to two years on 14 September over a television remark...
September 16, 2026
Tunisia Holds Al Qatiba Editor Over Financial Suspicions
Tunisia is holding the Al Qatiba editor Mohamed Yousfi in police custody over financial suspicions. He has not been charged...
September 6, 2026