Arbitrary detention and proceedings

More than 150 days after the British-Egyptian blogger completed his jail sentence, and as his mother lies close to death in a London hospital, RSF calls on the Egyptian authorities to release him immediately.

Repression against independent voices is intensifying in Tajikistan ahead of the parliamentary elections on 2 March in which there are no real opposition candidates. The latest victim, Rukhshona Khakimova, is awaiting her appeal trial.

Emboldened by Donald Trump's toxic rhetoric and freezing of US foreign aid, the pressure exerted by the Serbian government on the media has reached a level not seen since the 1990s.

The Turkish journalist Elif Akgül is in pre-trial detention in Istanbul, accused by the judiciary of being a member of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). She and İmrek were arrested in İstanbul and Tar in the Turkish capital, Ankara.

Targeted in four cases, Baris Terkoglu faces a new prison sentence for having criticised the shortcomings of the Turkish judicial system.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) demands the authorities release Rory Branker along with all other arbitrarily detained journalists.

As a tribute to his extraordinary work in defending press freedom in Hong Kong, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has nominated Jimmy Lai, the Apple Daily publisher facing life in prison on bogus charges, for the Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.

RSF welcomes news that the UK Prime Minister met Laila Soueif, mother of detained blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah

The amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) that recently came into force further exacerbate the threat this legislation poses to journalists in Pakistan.