#JORDAN : The recent arrests of journalists covering the protests are one of the latest symptoms of the mounting pressure on reporters throughout the region.

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#SUDAN : ‘Back to the dark ages’ — Editor of independent newspaper Al-Sudani, Ataf Mohamed on the country's wartime communications blackout: ow.ly/J8vu50Rfw71

🇧🇭 #BAHRAIN : Rights groups send a joint letter to Bahraini authorities renewing calls for the immediate release of human rights defender Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace after more than 1,000 days on hunger strike: ow.ly/c8NJ50Rfw51 GC4HR BIRD

CPJ speaks to three women journalists working tirelessly across borders to support #Gaza 's embattled press corps: ow.ly/z7xo50Rfw3v

#SUDAN : CPJ is alarmed by reports that the Sudanese Ministry of Media and Culture has suspended the work of 3 news outlets and urges authorities to allow the channels to resume operating: ow.ly/FbCR50Rfw4j

#Berlin : EFJ IFEX БАЖ | BAJ meeting today. Solidarity with Larysa Shchyrakova and all other journalists in prison in #Belarus .
#StandWithBelarus
#JournalismIsNotACrime

On 9 April, the Oslo District Attorney’s Office dismissed the case regarding the attempted murder of William Nygaard (the Norwegian publisher of 'The Satanic Verses') who was shot in 1993.

#Norway : No justice for attempted murder of PEN International VP ifex.org/norway-no-just…

#BURKINAFASO - Burkinabe authorities sentence journalist Newton Ahmed Barry to 2 month suspended prison sentence and fine in absentia reports Media Foundation for West Africa: ow.ly/ChYe50Rfw4g

🇩🇿 #ALGERIA : New amendments to the Penal Code add a litany of harsh and overbroad articles to the repressive legal arsenal that could further criminalize peaceful speech ahead of elections this later this year:
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In anticipation of long-awaited IFEX convening, having pizza with brilliant women, writers from Iran, Myanmar, Uganda: Ma Thida, Behnaz Amani, and Stella Nyanzi, learning about challenges of writers in exile PEN America PEN International

ICYMI #Belarus : Stolin court sentenced blogger Aliaksandr Ihnatsiuk to 6 years in prison on dubious charges including 'organising protests' and 'defaming' Lukashenka - via БАЖ | BAJ ow.ly/wyir50RbRlJ

And arrested people are being tortured in #Belarus , of which 34 are journalists! EFJ IFEX IFJ

#JORDAN : @RSF_Inter calls on the Jordanian authorities to stop hounding journalists who are just doing their job after three reporters were arrested in the span of 10 days while covering #Gaza protests:
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A new study from 7amleh حملة examines discrimination and #censorship concerns within the #EU , affecting both Palestinians and global advocates for #Palestinian human rights. 🔽 ow.ly/L3TY50RfvPn

#IA #ViolenciaMachista 'Deep fake porno: Armas cada vez más sofisticadas consolidan nueva forma de violencia machista' via @eldiarioar eldiarioar.com/sociedad/deep-…

#GUINEA 🇬🇳 - President Amadou Oury Bah 'expressed his firm intention to continue the dialogue with media leaders”, during meeting with @RSF_Inter: ow.ly/xCuq50Rfw4b

🌐 #Privacidad 'Volver a lo básico: La importancia de delimitar nuestros espacios de exposición' via Derechos Digitales derechosdigitales.org/23401/volver-a…

'🗣️ In our #Americas roundup:

🇨🇴 A new fund to support women journalists
🇲🇽 New highlights on the failings of the Federal Protection Mechanism
🇺🇾 Official investigation into journalist + sources raises alarms
🇭🇹 Unprecedented threats for the press

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#GHANA 🇬🇭 – incisive dialogue session convened Media Foundation for West Africa looks into how stakeholders can collaborate against mis/disinformation ahead of 2024 elections 2024: ow.ly/nJOy50Rfw3X

PAKISTAN: IFEX member Media Matters for Democracy has launched an online campaign against the prolonged suspension of X (formerly Twitter) in the country. Digital Rights Monitor ow.ly/94Yy50Ree9z