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Israel | Attacks

 

Palestine: ICJ genocide hearing an opportunity to prevent further Israeli atrocities in Gaza

 

The hearing is a crucial opportunity to draw attention to Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people and to place these atrocities under international scrutiny.

 
 
 

Palestine | Access to Information

 

Meta: Systemic censorship of Palestine content

 

Meta should permit protected expression, including about human rights abuses and political movements on its platforms, says HRW.

 
 

International | Attacks

 

ICC’s Israel-Palestine investigation will include crimes against journalists

 

“The massacre of journalists in Gaza, at least 79 of whom have been killed since 7 October, demands a determined response from the ICC. Only a thorough investigation will establish the immense extent of the war crimes against media professionals” – RSF

 
 

Zambia | Access to Information

 

Zambia finally enacts ATI law

 

MISA welcomes President Haikande Hichelema’s enactment of Access to Information legislation after two decades of relentless advocacy.

 
 

Haiti | Attacks

 

Haitian press leaves behind a less deadly year, but remains in grave danger

 

In 2023, the Haitian press was a victim of crimes, kidnappings, and multiple threats.

 
 

Pakistan | Access to Information

 

Pakistan: Political parties urged to include digital rights issues in their election agenda

 

Digital Rights Foundation urged political parties to include six digital rights concerns in their election manifestos.

 
 

Tajikistan | Access to Information

 

CPJ: Tajikistan’s government is throttling independent media

 

“In one telling sign of the climate of fear that prevails in Tajikistan, only two among the more than a dozen journalists, press freedom advocates, and experts that CPJ met with were willing to speak on the record.”