Turkiye: Çiğdem Akbayrak Faces Renewed Legal Harassment for 2018 Tweet
Journalist Çiğdem Akbayrak faces trial for "insulting the president" over a 2018 tweet criticizing Turkey's Afrin military operation. Despite the Constitutional Court ruling that the initial decision violated her rights, the case has been reopened.
Belarus: Press Repression Escalates, Volha Radzivonava Sentenced Ahead of Presidential Election
Volha Radzivonava sentenced to 4 years in prison for “insulting the president” and “discrediting Belarus.”