A Turkish journalist released in June after spending two years in pre-trial detention has died, reportedly as a result of the government’s alleged failure to provide adequate medical care during her incarceration. Hürriyet reported that Suzan Zengin – a human rights activist, journalist and translator who was imprisoned for alleged ties to an illegal organisation […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) is highly concerned at the continued deterioration of press freedom in Chile. As major student-led protests continue across the country, the frequency of attacks on journalists has risen sharply and the government has drafted a new law that would unacceptably limit both freedom of expression and the ability of reporters […]

Mexico City’s chief prosecutor has announced that robbery was the motive in the killings of two female Mexican journalists who were found dead in a park in Mexico City last month, naked, with their hands and feet bound. Authorities last week said they had arrested two men — 29-year-old Óscar Yair Quiñones and 26-year-old Lázaro […]

In an exclusive interview with the Gambian newspaper Daily News on Monday, Justice Minister Edu Gomez said that Chief Ebrimah Manneh, a journalist who was arrested in 2006 and has been missing ever since, is alive and that he is not in government custody. However, he refused to clarify further, saying: “But let the right […]