Media Freedom
Lebanon Crisis Deals Blow to Once-Thriving Press
Lebanon's once-flourishing media is collapsing under the weight of the worst economic crisis in decades.
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Renewed Violence Against Iraq Protesters as TV Station Suspended
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
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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Saudi Detains 9 Academics, Writers in New Crackdown
Saudi Arabia has detained at least nine people including academics and writers in the latest in a series of public...
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Rights Groups Slam Pakistan After Media Watchdog Member Denied Entry
Last year, Butler had authored a CPJ report warning that the powerful Pakistani military had "quietly, but effectively, set restrictions...
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New Report Paints ‘Grim and Despairing’ Picture of Kashmir Media Crackdown
The study said reporters were being subjected to surveillance, informal investigations and harassment for publishing reports considered adverse to the...
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UK Regulator Fines Russia’s RT over ‘Failures’ in Press Coverage
RT immediately denounced the penalty as "astonishing." The international broadcaster is seeking a judicial review against the investigation at London's...
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Press Rights Group Made Secret Riyadh Mission to Urge Journalists’ Release
"It was an unprecedented mission."
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Russian Reporter Released After Kremlin Faces Unprecedented Pushback
Russian authorities faced unprecedented pushback Monday against the arrest of an investigative reporter on drugs charges.
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Rise of Populism Exacerbates Repression of Independent Journalism [Report]
Press freedom has been on the decline, but the rise of leaders who want to consolidate power and repress independent journalism...
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Freed Myanmar Journalists a Symbol of Suu Kyi’s Tarnished Image
The case of two Reuters journalists played a key part in shredding Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's reputation as...
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Assange UK Bail Sentence ‘Disproportionate:’ UN Experts
The 50-week jail sentence given to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for breaching a British court's bail conditions seven years ago...
Read moreAssange Jailed for 50 Weeks for UK Bail Breach
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in jail for breaching a court order seven years ago when he...
Read moreDisrespecting Russian Authorities is Going to Be Really Expensive
By introducing a controversial set of bills on posting "disrespectful" information about the state and spreading «fake news» online, Russian...
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China Pursuing ‘New World Media Order’ to Suppress Criticism [Watchdog]
China is trying to establish a "new world media order" to prevent and counter criticism, watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF)...
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Putin Signs Laws Against ‘Disrespecting’ Authorities, Fake news
Another piece of legislation allows authorities to decide what amounts to "fake news" and gives a media watchdog the power...
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Afghanistan Celebrates Journalists as Violence Targets Press
Since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001, Afghanistan's media has been one of the country's few success stories.
Read moreRussian MPs Vote to Punish Media For ‘Fake News’
Critics say the bill is vaguely worded and would have large scope for abuse, further complicating the difficult and sometimes...
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Dozen Journalists Arrested at Algiers Censorship Protest
Algerian police arrested Thursday a dozen journalists protesting "censorship" of coverage of demonstrations against a fifth term for President Abdelaziz...
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Philippines to Charge Time ‘Person of the Year’ Winning Journalist
Philippine prosecutors will file a libel charge carrying 12 years in prison against Time 'Person of the Year' winning journalist...
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