Contempt of court hearings are set to take place on 13th July against online news portal Malaysiakini and its editor-in-chief, Steven Gan, in relation to user comments posted on an article that were deemed "an unwarranted attack" against the judiciary.

Prominent Filipino journalist Maria Ressa has been found guilty of cyber libel in a case widely condemned as politically motivated. She has 15 days to appeal the decision but risks spending up to six years in prison.

WAN-IFRA joined over 150 human rights organisations to call on the Houthis to immediately overturn death sentences handed down to four journalists in April 2020 after they were found guilty on charges of “spying” and “spreading false news.”