The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) alerted the public on Tuesday of a second case of spyware attack on a journalist and urged Italian authorities to investigate. CPJ’s Europe representative, Attila Mong, criticized the targeting of journalists and categorized it as “a pattern of surveillance aimed at intimidating and silencing investigative reporting”. Mong recognized these [...]

The EU Parliament on Wednesday urged a stop to Türkiye’s plans for accession into the EU after the country failed to address major democratic shortcomings and silenced dissident voices. Members of the EU Parliament (MEPs) have cited fears that Türkiye is well on its way to becoming an authoritarian state after politically motivated attacks on [...]

Reporters without Borders (RSF) condemned on Wednesday the assault on seven journalists who were violently attacked this week in the southwestern Syrian city of Sweida by members of a local armed faction. The assaults — ranging from detention and physical violence to death threats — come amid rising concerns about the safety of journalists during [...]

A US federal court in Rhode Island Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction against a presidential executive order issued in March that cuts funding for several federal agencies, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This comes in response to an injunction filed by 21 state attorneys general last month.  Executive Order 14238, titled [...]

A California jury ordered NSO Group Technologies to pay WhatsApp $444,719 in compensatory damages and $167,254,000 in punitive damages on Tuesday. The jury found that “NSO engaged in malice, oppression, or fraud in violating the California Comprehensive Data Access and Fraud Act.” WhatsApp brought its complaint against NSO, an Israeli cybersecurity company, on October 29, [...]

The mayor of Pataz province in northern Peru, Aldo Carlos Mariño, stated on Tuesday that President Dina Boluarte privately promised a full investigation into the killing of 13 mine workers but contradicted that commitment by publicly announcing the continuation of previously ineffective measures. Despite the province of Pataz being under a state of emergency for [...]

Two US federal court judges issued separate rulings Tuesday, both blocking President Donald Trump’s attempts to deport individuals under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 (AEA). The rulings temporarily enjoin the US government from invoking the AEA to deport the petitioners and members of the class in Colorado and New York. Colorado District Court Judge [...]

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Tuesday criticised the reported proposal of Israeli authorities to deliver humanitarian assistance through military-controlled hubs, which would violate the core principles of neutral, impartial, and independent aid delivery. OCHA reported a day earlier that a large number of civilians were killed and hundreds [...]

EU High Representative and Vice President Kaja Kallas demanded that Israel allow humanitarian access to Gaza on a Tuesday call with Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, amidst Israel’s nine-week-long blockade on humanitarian aid. Kallas condemned the politicization of humanitarian aid and argued that aid should be provided by humanitarian organizations free from political interference. Israel’s [...]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called on Nepalese authorities on Tuesday to promptly investigate the deaths of two journalists in November 2024 and March 2025. The organization expressed concern over the slow progress of inquiries and warned that ongoing impunity in these cases threatens journalists’ safety and right to information. One of the journalists, 32-year-old Suresh [...]