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Couple Publicly Lashed in Aceh After Viral TikTok Kiss

The case exposes how local sharia courts use online videos to trigger corporal punishment, drawing strong human-rights criticism.

Algerian Court Rejects Prosecutor’s Cassation, Opening Way for Presidential Pardon

CPJ Reports Record 129 Journalist Killings in 2025, Most Attributed to Israeli Fire

U.S. Imposes New Visa Bans on 18 Iranian Officials Over Protest Crackdown and Internet Blackout

Moscow Court Declares Pussy Riot an 'Extremist' Organization

Moscow Court Bans Pussy Riot, Designates Collective an 'Extremist Organization'

Hong Kong Court Sets Monday Verdict in Jimmy Lai National Security Case

RSF Names Gaza Deadliest for Journalists as Watchdogs Diverge on 2025 Toll

RSF 2025 Report: 67 Journalists Killed as Gaza Becomes the Deadliest Zone

RSF Counts 67 Journalists Killed Over Past Year, Naming Gaza the Deadliest Assignment

RSF: 67 Journalists Killed, 503 Jailed in Past Year, With Gaza and Latin America Worst Hit

Iran Arrests Two Kish Marathon Organizers After Unveiled Women Ran

Met Charges 120 More Over Support for Proscribed Palestine Action, Lifting London Total to 254

Tucumán Court Imposes Six-Month Gag on Media Criticism of Judges and Prosecutors

Hanau Police Probe Swastikas Smeared in Human Blood on Dozens of Vehicles

Press Emblem Campaign Reports Record 153 Journalists Killed in 2025, Urges UN Probe

Tanzania Protests Persist Under Blackout as Death Toll Becomes Flashpoint

Finland’s Supreme Court Hears Bible Tweet Case as Prosecutors Drop One Charge

Bomb Explodes Outside Investigative Journalist Sigfrido Ranucci's Home Near Rome

Car Bomb Targets Italian TV Investigator Sigfrido Ranucci in Rome Suburb