Technological censorship and surveillance

Pakistan’s new prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, has pledged to defend press freedom including by dropping much criticised plans for a new media control authority.

Authorities should stop targeting, prosecuting journalists and online critics for their work.

Mali’s military junta suspended over-the-air and satellite transmission of RFI and France 24 broadcasts on 17 March after they reported alleged human rights violations by the Malian army and Russian mercenaries.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has reconstructed an exclusive two-year timeline of government assault on Hong Kong’s press freedom following the Chinese regime's enactment of the National Security Law in 2020.