Russians overwhelmingly approved a package of constitutional changes in a nationwide vote, allowing President Vladimir Putin to potentially extend his...

Protestors gather in the streets of Hong Kong to protest the new National Security Law

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China’s New Hong Kong Law Sparks International Condemnation

by Delaney Murray

July 1, 2020

China's sweeping new national security law on Hong Kong has sparked international condemnation, while Beijing claims the reform is needed...

Many of the 10 million-strong Muslim Uygur minority have complained about discrimination, including denials of passport applications and controls on their culture and religion, in China’s Xinjiang region

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China Forcibly Sterilizes Uighurs to Control Population: Report

by Staff Writer

June 30, 2020

Chinese authorities are carrying out forced sterilizations of women in an apparent campaign to curb the growth of ethnic minority...

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Russian, Chinese Media Target Europeans With COVID-19 Fake News: Study

by Alexandra Marquez

June 29, 2020

State-backed media outlets from China, Russia, Turkey, and Iran target Western readers with COVID-19 conspiracy theories, an Oxford study found.

Voters check lists at a polling station during the first round of the local elections on October 21, 2018 in the Polish capital Warsaw

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US, EU Keep Close Eye as Poland Votes in Key Election

by Staff Writer

June 26, 2020

The future of Poland's right-wing government hangs in the balance as Poles prepare to vote on Sunday in a tight...

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Democracy Under Threat During Pandemic, Global Leaders Warn

by Staff Writer

June 25, 2020

Over 500 political and civil society leaders, Nobel laureates and rights groups, on Thursday warned that some governments were using...

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Hungary MPs Approve End of Controversial Emergency Virus Powers

by Staff Writer

June 16, 2020

Hungarian MPs voted Tuesday to revoke anti-coronavirus emergency powers that triggered international criticism amid fears of a power grab by...

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Amid Virus Fight, Hungary’s Orban Gets Sweeping New Powers

by Staff Writer

March 30, 2020

Hungary's parliament endorsed a bill on Monday giving right-wing nationalist premier Viktor Orban sweeping new powers he says he needs...

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Trump’s ‘War on Journalists’ Behind Assange Extradition Bid: Lawyer

by Staff Writer

February 24, 2020

A lawyer for Julian Assange on Monday argued that the United States' bid to extradite him is part of President...

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Lebanon Crisis Deals Blow to Once-Thriving Press

by Staff Writer

February 4, 2020

Lebanon's once-flourishing media is collapsing under the weight of the worst economic crisis in decades.

Iraq Demonstrations Flare as Baghdad Faces Renewed Pressure

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Renewed Violence Against Iraq Protesters as TV Station Suspended

by Staff Writer

January 28, 2020

Two Iraqis were killed and dozens wounded in protest-related violence on Tuesday, as authorities suspended a television station which has...

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Rights Groups Denounce Charges Against Brazil-Based Journalist Glenn Greenwald

by Staff Writer

January 21, 2020

The Intercept said the charges were "blatantly politically motivated" and were an "apparent retaliation" for the publication's work exposing wrongdoing...

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India Passes Contentious Citizenship Bill Amid Violent Protests

by Staff Writer

December 11, 2019

For Islamic groups, the opposition, rights groups, and others this is part of Modi's Hindu-nationalist agenda to marginalize India's 200...

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Saudi Detains 9 Academics, Writers in New Crackdown

by Staff Writer

November 25, 2019

Saudi Arabia has detained at least nine people including academics and writers in the latest in a series of public...

Cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan, chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), speaks to members of media after casting his vote at a polling station during the general election in Islamabad, Pakistan, July 25, 2018.

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Rights Groups Slam Pakistan After Media Watchdog Member Denied Entry

by Staff Writer

October 18, 2019

Last year, Butler had authored a CPJ report warning that the powerful Pakistani military had "quietly, but effectively, set restrictions...

A news stand in Indian administered Kashmir

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New Report Paints ‘Grim and Despairing’ Picture of Kashmir Media Crackdown

by Staff Writer

September 6, 2019

The study said reporters were being subjected to surveillance, informal investigations and harassment for publishing reports considered adverse to the...

A soldier in India's disputed Kashmir region

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Uproar as India Abolishes Kashmir’s Special Autonomy

by Staff Writer

August 5, 2019

India stripped Kashmir of the autonomy it has had for seven decades, prompting a furious response from nuclear-armed Pakistan and...

The Westminster district of the United Kingdom's capital, London.

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UK Regulator Fines Russia’s RT over ‘Failures’ in Press Coverage

by Staff Writer

July 26, 2019

RT immediately denounced the penalty as "astonishing." The international broadcaster is seeking a judicial review against the investigation at London's...