Democracy at Risk

2018/09/25

Austria's far-right interior minister, Herbert Kickl, insisted press freedom was "inviolable" as he tried to defuse a storm after asking...

Democracy at Risk

EU Takes Poland to Court Over Judicial Independence

2018/09/24

The E.U. referred Poland to its top court for an alleged breach of the independence of its supreme court, the...

Media Freedom

Ex-Columnist Jailed for ‘Abusive’ Posts About Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi

2018/09/19

A former columnist for state media has been jailed for seven years for "abusive" Facebook posts about Myanmar leader Aung...

Democracy at Risk

Russians Could Face Jail for Not Deleting News Judged ‘Fake’

2018/09/18

Russians who refuse to take down online information that has been judged "false" by a court could be sentenced to...

Andrei Ishchenko surrounded by supporters

Democracy at Risk

Russian Opposition Cries Foul Over ‘Rigged’ Far East Vote

2018/09/17

The Kremlin faced a fresh electoral crisis Monday as the opposition cried foul over a key regional poll, drawing crowds...

Police cars at the scene of shooting in Maryland

Media Freedom

Climate of Hatred: Why Do Americans Hate the Media?

by Ivy Kaplan

2018/09/26

Throughout the past year, a climate of hatred and hostility towards journalists in the United States has become significantly worse.

Horrors of Greek Detention Facilities Force Migrants to Attempt Suicides

Media Freedom

Journalists Strike Over Far-Right Aggression on Greek Island

2018/09/13

Journalists on the Greek island of Lesbos downed tools to protest aggression by far-right militants seeking to capitalize on refugees...

Media Freedom

Pakistan’s Military Sets Restrictions on Reporting Limiting Press Freedom [Report]

2018/09/14

Press freedom is under pressure in Pakistan, where journalists face intimidation by the powerful army accompanied by violence which often...

Democracy at Risk

EU Parliament Votes to Stop Hungary’s ‘Threat’ to Democracy

2018/09/12

The European Parliament launched an action that could unleash unprecedented political sanctions against Viktor Orban's populist Hungarian government.

Media Freedom

UN: Myanmar Waging ‘Campaign Against Journalists’

2018/09/11

Myanmar, facing international outrage over the jailing of Reuters journalists, is conducting a "political campaign" against independent journalism, the U.N....

Media Freedom

Most Americans Get News from Social Media, Despite Doubts [Poll]

2018/09/10

Two-thirds of American adults get at least some of their news from social media, even though many are skeptical about...

Hong Kong "Umbrella Movement" demonstrators attacked with tear gas in 2014

Democracy at Risk

Hong Kong Top Court Frees 13 Pro-Democracy Activists

2018/09/07

Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal released 13 pro-democracy activists who stormed the city's legislative council in a dramatic 2014...

Media Freedom

Families of Jailed Myanmar Reporters Appeal for Release

2018/09/04

The wife of one of two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar made an emotional appeal to Aung San Suu Kyi...

Saudi arabia prince purge anti-corruption

Media Freedom

Saudi Arabia Declares Online Satire Punishable Offense

2018/09/04

Saudi Arabia will punish online satire that "disrupts public order" with up to five years in prison, as the kingdom...

Democracy at Risk

Neo-Nazis March in Germany’s Chemnitz In Show of Force

2018/09/01

Far-right protesters paraded with large portraits of victims of attacks perpetrated, they claimed, by asylum-seekers.

Media Freedom

Police Arrest California Man Over Threats Against Boston Globe Newspaper

2018/08/30

Police arrested a California man over his violent threats against employees of Boston Globe newspaper.

Media Freedom

Trump Says Google is ‘Rigged’ With Bad News About Him

2018/08/28

President Donald Trump took aim Tuesday at Google, claiming that news search results were "rigged" against him.

Democracy at Risk

Poland Moves to Name New Judges Despite EU Concerns

2018/08/22

Polish officials moved to speed up the appointment of new judges to the Supreme Court despite objections at home and...

Media Freedom

BuzzFeed Reporter ‘Effectively’ Ejected from China

2018/08/22