Media Censorship

The Sumatra floods of late 2025, one of Indonesia’s deadliest disasters, not only caused immense human suffering but also sparked a controversy over media censorship that has deeply concerned press freedom advocates. Multiple news outlets removed content detailing the floods’ aftermath and government response failures, while officials publicly cautioned against reporting “shortcomings,” raising alarms about […]

The case of Detiege v. Jackson emerges from a conflict that reflects how political engagement has migrated from physical spaces into digital environments. Louisiana state senator Katrina Jackson blocked constituent Maya Detiege from her social media account after Detiege posted repeated criticisms of Jackson’s policy positions and legislative conduct. The account was not a dormant […]

Artificial intelligence has taken over modern journalism as it is a defining force that has transformed the way information is created, shared, and checked. In the struggle against media transparency and truth, AI technologies have brought both unprecedented opportunities and pressing dangers by the dual-use nature of the technologies by 2025. On the one hand, […]

The Gaza war which broke out once again in late 2023 is the deadliest conflict of journalists in history. As of August 2025, at least 242 Palestinian journalists were killed by statistics that had been compiled by the United Nations and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Such statistics are supported by the International Federation […]

The interplay between government regulations on media and media freedom has been kept as a complicated issue but has come out clear in 2025 with the reports of humanitarian aid dropping in Gaza. During aid flights in August, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) particularly and in general, followed Israeli instructions that did not allow the […]

Fueled by emerging fears about the abuse of deepfake technology, last year brought a record number of state-level legislative responses to the phenomenon. Amid the wildfire of breakthroughs in the world of AI and the influx of ever-more-convincing synthetic media into the mainstream, lawmakers have been in a mad scramble to tighten regulation by drafting […]

A decree issued by the Ministry of Health of North Macedonia on July 6, 2025 triggered a debate at the national level on the freedom of the press, censorship, and the correct position of state communication in the crisis. The order was in response to an emergency at a sports and health center that was […]

In recent months, a coalition of over 110 French journalists has publicly condemned the killing of Palestinian journalists by Israeli forces during the ongoing conflict in Gaza. This unprecedented collective response highlights the grave risks faced by media professionals reporting from the region and calls attention to what they describe as a systematic campaign of […]

Kenya recently witnessed a significant escalation in tensions between the government and civil society following a government-imposed ban on live media coverage of nationwide protests marking the one-year anniversary of the deadly 2024 anti-tax demonstrations. The ban, enforced by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), triggered widespread condemnation from activists, journalists, media houses, and legal […]

The ongoing Israel-Iran war, which reignited on June 13, 2025, has intensified an already fraught environment for Palestinian journalists operating within Israel and the occupied territories. This conflict has not only resulted in widespread violence and displacement but has also led to a systematic campaign of harassment, censorship, and violence targeting Palestinian Israeli journalists. The […]

The ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel has not only increased military tensions, but has also heightened the already unsafe environment for journalists in Iran. In 2025, Iranian reporters and media workers are being besieged by a “double threat”: battling both state-imposed censorship and intimidation at home, and that of the risk of being targeted […]