In newsrooms across Bangladesh, the word "Indigenous" has become too dangerous to put in print. Editors quietly strike it from the copy, wary that a single mention could invite the wrath of the state.

Cameroon’s 2025 presidential election exposed a troubling paradox: a nation voting under the watchful eye of power, while its press remained silenced. From the arrest of a teenage reporter to bans on political debate and digital manipulation, freedom of expression is under siege, and journalism is on trial.