Detention of Frenchie Mae Cumpio
Ask your MP to sign Early Day Motion 408 urging the release of the Flipino journalist.
Iran: journalists threatened by prison authorities
Women journalists among the first to cover Mahsa Amini’s death have received further restrictions whilst imprisoned.
Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai’s national security trial begins
NUJ repeats its call for an end to the journalist’s persecution, urging the withdrawal of all charges.
Iran: journalists’ accreditation system threatens media freedom
Journalists in Iran may soon require a government licence to work in the country.
Jordan: journalists imprisoned over social media posts
Two journalists have been handed prison sentences after defamation charges were brought under the Internet Crimes law.
Turkey: journalist detained for “praising crime and the criminal”
NUJ urges Turkish authorities to release journalist Merdan Yanardağ.
Tunisia: Khalifa Guesmi sentenced to five years in prison
The Tunis Court of Appeal has imposed the longest prison sentence to a journalist over his failure to disclose his source.
Egypt: journalist Hisham Abdelaziz released
The Al Jazeera producer has been freed following almost four years in pre-trial detention.
Government announces new National Security Bill amendments
NUJ calls for public interest defence and further changes to the bill to ensure sufficient protections for journalism.
Russia: journalist sentenced to six years in prison over Telegram post
NUJ calls for release of Maria Ponomarenko, charged with spreading "fake news" in post about a Russian attack on a theatre in Ukraine.