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Iranian Blogger Sentenced to Death by Bandar Abbas Revolutionary Court

Rights groups say the ruling shows Tehran is using broad national‑security charges to punish online critics and deter protest.

King's College London Reinstates Suspended Pro‑Palestine Student

Singapore Bans Massive Attack After Band Raised Palestinian Flag

Ex‑Derby Lecturer Loses Appeal Over Dismissal for Misogynistic and Transphobic Remarks

Deutsche Welle Reporter Alican Uludağ Arrested Again in Turkey

Government-Directed Takedown of Satluj Remains as High Court Declines PIL

Morocco Detains Veteran Dissident Journalist Ali Lmrabet

Flensburg Shop Owner Convicted for Displaying Antisemitic 'No Jews' Notice

Turkish Court Orders Release of Deutsche Welle Reporter Pending Trial

Press Freedom Falls to 25-Year Low as RSF Ranks Germany 14th

Kuwait Detains Kuwaiti-American Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin Over War Posts

PEN America Launches U.S. Safety Program for At-Risk Authors

Kazakhstan Approves New Constitution Expanding Presidential Powers

2025 Becomes Deadliest Year for Journalists as CPJ Links Two-Thirds of 129 Deaths to Israel

Turkey Orders Pretrial Detention of Deutsche Welle Reporter Over Old X Post

Hong Kong Court Sentences Pro-Democracy Publisher Jimmy Lai to 20 Years Under Security Law

Hong Kong Court Hands Jimmy Lai 20-Year Sentence Under National Security Law

Hong Kong Sentences Jimmy Lai to 20 Years Under Security Law

UN Rights Envoy Says German Free Speech Is in Decline as June Report Nears

Moscow Court Jails Comedian Artemy Ostanin for Five Years and Nine Months Over Two Jokes