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23 December 2025, GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed deep disappointment at the conviction of pro-democracy media entrepreneur, Jimmy Lai, despite prolonged engagement with authorities on the case, and called for his immediate release from prison on humanitarian...
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5 December 2025, GENEVA – Attacks against journalists and independent media outlets in Serbia have spiralled in the past year, UN experts* warned today, calling on the Government to end impunity for perpetrators of these crimes. “We condemn the ongoing threats and...
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13 January 2025, GENEVA – Independent human rights experts* today urged the Palestinian Authority to immediately end its ban on Al Jazeera and ensure that all journalists, local or international, can work freely and safely in the occupied Palestinian Territory. “We...
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The Special Rapporteur and other special procedures sent a communication to the Government of Kyrgyzstan concerning the alleged crackdown against independent media in the country, including searches against several independent news outlets and homes of journalists,...
