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Hungary MPs Approve End of Controversial Emergency Virus Powers
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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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
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
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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India Passes Contentious Citizenship Bill Amid Violent Protests
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
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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Uproar as India Abolishes Kashmir’s Special Autonomy
India stripped Kashmir of the autonomy it has had for seven decades, prompting a furious response from nuclear-armed Pakistan and...
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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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Sudan Protesters Ready to ‘Pay Price of Change’ as Military Attempts Provocations
As protesters took to the streets of Sudan on Sunday, the military fired live ammunition at them in an attempt...
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Hungary’s Far-Right Government to Take Control Over Science Institutes
The Hungarian parliament passed a bill Tuesday enabling the takeover of research institutes by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government, which...
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EU Court Rules Poland’s Judicial Reforms Illegal, Threatens Fines
If the European Commission, the 28-nation E.U.'s executive arm, finds Poland has failed to comply with the ruling, it may...
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Brazil’s Top Court to Debate Lula’s Release After Explosive Leaks
Brazil's Supreme Court will debate the early release of leftist icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Tuesday, as social media...
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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...
Read moreHungary Drops Courts Plan Opposed by EU, Rights Groups
The European Commission has already taken steps against Poland and Hungary over judicial reforms which it believes undermine the rule...
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