Democracy at Risk
Austrian Minister Defends Press Freedom After Media Storm
Austria's far-right interior minister, Herbert Kickl, insisted press freedom was "inviolable" as he tried to defuse a storm after asking...
Read more
EU Takes Poland to Court Over Judicial Independence
The E.U. referred Poland to its top court for an alleged breach of the independence of its supreme court, the...
Read more
Ex-Columnist Jailed for ‘Abusive’ Posts About Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi
A former columnist for state media has been jailed for seven years for "abusive" Facebook posts about Myanmar leader Aung...
Read more
Russians Could Face Jail for Not Deleting News Judged ‘Fake’
Russians who refuse to take down online information that has been judged "false" by a court could be sentenced to...
Read more
Russian Opposition Cries Foul Over ‘Rigged’ Far East Vote
The Kremlin faced a fresh electoral crisis Monday as the opposition cried foul over a key regional poll, drawing crowds...
Read more
Climate of Hatred: Why Do Americans Hate the Media?
Throughout the past year, a climate of hatred and hostility towards journalists in the United States has become significantly worse.
Read more
Journalists Strike Over Far-Right Aggression on Greek Island
Journalists on the Greek island of Lesbos downed tools to protest aggression by far-right militants seeking to capitalize on refugees...
Read more
Pakistan’s Military Sets Restrictions on Reporting Limiting Press Freedom [Report]
Press freedom is under pressure in Pakistan, where journalists face intimidation by the powerful army accompanied by violence which often...
Read more
EU Parliament Votes to Stop Hungary’s ‘Threat’ to Democracy
The European Parliament launched an action that could unleash unprecedented political sanctions against Viktor Orban's populist Hungarian government.
Read more
UN: Myanmar Waging ‘Campaign Against Journalists’
Myanmar, facing international outrage over the jailing of Reuters journalists, is conducting a "political campaign" against independent journalism, the U.N....
Read more
Most Americans Get News from Social Media, Despite Doubts [Poll]
Two-thirds of American adults get at least some of their news from social media, even though many are skeptical about...
Read more
Hong Kong Top Court Frees 13 Pro-Democracy Activists
Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal released 13 pro-democracy activists who stormed the city's legislative council in a dramatic 2014...
Read moreFamilies of Jailed Myanmar Reporters Appeal for Release
The wife of one of two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar made an emotional appeal to Aung San Suu Kyi...
Read more
Saudi Arabia Declares Online Satire Punishable Offense
Saudi Arabia will punish online satire that "disrupts public order" with up to five years in prison, as the kingdom...
Read more
Neo-Nazis March in Germany’s Chemnitz In Show of Force
Far-right protesters paraded with large portraits of victims of attacks perpetrated, they claimed, by asylum-seekers.
Read more
Police Arrest California Man Over Threats Against Boston Globe Newspaper
Police arrested a California man over his violent threats against employees of Boston Globe newspaper.
Read more
Trump Says Google is ‘Rigged’ With Bad News About Him
President Donald Trump took aim Tuesday at Google, claiming that news search results were "rigged" against him.
Read morePoland Moves to Name New Judges Despite EU Concerns
Polish officials moved to speed up the appointment of new judges to the Supreme Court despite objections at home and...
Read more
BuzzFeed Reporter ‘Effectively’ Ejected from China
The Foreign Correspondents' Club of China said the foreign ministry had "effectively" ejected BuzzFeed News's Beijing bureau chief from the...
Read more
Russian Hackers Went After Conservative US Groups, Microsoft Says
The Russian hacking unit that tried to interfere in the U.S. presidential election has been targeting conservative U.S. think tanks,...
Read moreRecommended
Opinion
The Globe Post is part of Globe Post Media, a U.S. digital news organization that is publishing the world's best targeted news sites.
