Freedom of Information laws in the six Western Balkan countries may look robust, but public institutions all too often find ways to obstruct transparency, a new BIRN report has found.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) published a statement on Wednesday warning against the signing of new amendments to the Kyrgyz Code by President Japarov, which impose administrative ...

Zambian leaders say new cybersecurity laws are protecting citizens from online scams and identity theft. But critics see them ...

The internet in China is already tightly controlled and censored. The "Great Firewall" blocks the country's more than 1 ...

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's authoritarian regime is forcing human rights defenders like the nonprofit Cristosal to ...

LGBTQ rights endure when they are written into or otherwise grounded in national constitutions; culturally normalized across ...

Former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn was found guilty of murdering Carol Clay during a campsite dispute in Victoria's High Country ...

Colorado, California, and Montana have passed neural data privacy laws meant to prevent the exploitation of brain information ...

Human Rights Watch submits the following information regarding Nepal’s human rights record since its 2021 Universal Periodic Review (UPR), including efforts towards implementation of recommendations ...

Friday is the Fourth of July. What will you celebrate? Freedom from the English monarchy? To me, the Fourth is about freedom, period. When the Founders signed the Declaration of Independence, they put ...

Increased transparency from countries about how they use AI to manage migration is needed to boost trust and strengthen the ...