Democracy at Risk

2018/08/20

An Iranian journalist has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for "insulting" an imam from the ninth century on...

US President Donald Trump making a phone call.

Media Freedom

Trump Alleges Social Media ‘Censorship’ of Conservatives

2018/08/18

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday accused social media platforms of "totally discriminating" against users with right-wing views.

Malaysian authorities are pushing against "fake news."

Media Freedom

Malaysia Repeals Controversial Fake News Law

2018/08/16

Malaysia's parliament repealed a controversial law on Thursday that punished spreading "fake news" with up to six years in jail.

Palestinians Donald Trump Davos Palestinian aid Benjamin Netanyahu

Media Freedom

Media Counters Trump with #EnemyOfNone Campaign

2018/08/15

Branded "enemy of the people" by Donald Trump, the US news media is responding with a campaign aimed at countering...

Democracy at Risk

EU Ramps Up Legal Threat to Poland Over Court Reform

2018/08/14

The E.U. stepped up its legal threats to Poland over its controversial supreme court reforms, giving Warsaw one month to...

Media Freedom

Belarus Detains More Journalists in Raids

2018/08/08

Belarus on Wednesday detained at least four more journalists in Minsk and searched the home of a Deutsche Welle correspondent.

Media Freedom

Trump’s Attacks on Media Hurting Press Freedoms Around the World

by Bryan Bowman

2018/08/03

The effects of President Donald Trump’s persistent attacks on the press are being felt beyond the U.S. border.

Media Freedom

Google Developing Censor-Friendly Search Engine for China [Source]

2018/08/02

Google is crafting a search engine that would meet China's draconian censorship rules, in a move decried by human rights...

Media Freedom

NY Times Publisher Warns Trump Against ‘Dangerous’ Anti-Press Attacks

2018/07/29

The publisher of the New York Times has warned Donald J. Trump in a White House meeting that the president's...

Democracy at Risk

Jimmy Carter: US has ‘Abandoned’ Role as Human Rights Champion

2018/07/25

Former President Jimmy Carter says the U.S. has abandoned "our position as a government to be the champion of human...

Democracy at Risk

Polish President Proposes Vote on New Constitution

2018/07/20

Polish President Andrzej Duda presented plans for a non-binding vote on a new constitution that can take place on November...

Media Freedom

WhatsApp Seeks to Stem Fake News Ahead of Pakistan Election

2018/07/18

The WhatsApp messaging service began a week-long publicity campaign in Pakistan offering tips to spot fake news ahead of a...

Media Freedom

Egypt’s Parliament Approves Bill to Monitor Social Media

2018/07/16

The Egyptian parliament approved in a final reading a bill that would allow authorities to monitor social media users with...

Media Freedom

Media Watchdog Issues Warning to India Alarmed by Journalist Killings

2018/07/04

Media watchdog Reporters without Borders expressed alarm on Wednesday about India, with seven journalists killed in the past 18 months.

Democracy at Risk

EU Starts Legal Action Against Poland Over Supreme Court Reform

2018/07/02

The EU on Monday launched legal action against Poland over its controversial Supreme Court reforms.

Media Freedom

Russia Accuses France 24 of Breaking Media Law in Tit-for-Tat Move

2018/06/29

Russia's state media regulator Roskomnadzor on Friday accused television channel France 24 of violating Russian media laws, after Paris issued...

Police cars at the scene of shooting in Maryland

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Five Dead in Newsroom Shooting in US State of Maryland

2018/06/28

Five people were killed on Thursday in a shooting at the building that houses the Capital Gazette, a daily newspaper...

Media Freedom

Veteran Journalist Shot Dead in Indian Kashmir

2018/06/14

Journalist Shujaat Bukhari, editor of an English language daily Rising Kashmir, and his police bodyguard were shot dead in Kashmir...

Democracy at Risk

EU Countries to Probe Poland Over Rule of Law

2018/06/13