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U.S. Democracy Summit to address threats to press freedom – world
NEW YORK: On the eve of the US government's inaugural Democracy Summit, the Committee to Protect Journalists reiterated that support for press freedom is essential to reversing the decline of democracy around the world.
“Journalists are…
EU welcomes FATF progress and welcomes legislation guaranteeing press freedom
ISLAMABAD: The European Union welcomed the progress made by Pakistan in the implementation of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) program and also welcomed the adoption of the draft law on the protection of journalists and media…
The winter (session) of the freedom of the press?
The winter (session) of the freedom of the press?Recent restrictions on journalists 'coverage of the work of Parliament violate media freedom and citizens' right to knowDHNS, 06 Dec 2021, 22:35…
Press freedom in Greece increasingly threatened: journalists, NGOs | Freedom of press
Athens, Greece - Press freedom is increasingly threatened in Greece, say journalists, NGOs and observers concerned about recent events, including the alleged surveillance of reporters, what they call a vague law banning "fake news" and the…
Top 10 List Focuses on Threat Trends Against Journalists
To close 2021, the monthly list of the “10 most urgent” of the One Free Press Coalition presents “the year of the freedom of the press”. The 10 cases concern trends in threats against journalists, from impunity to imprisonment, from…
Shuttered Hong Kong Democracy Paper wins Press Freedom Award
HONG KONG -
Jailed media mogul Jimmy Lai and his now closed staff Apple Daily newspaper have received a prestigious Press Freedom Award from the World Association of News Editors.
Apple Daily, formerly Hong Kong's most popular…
The One Free Press Coalition presents “The Year of the Free Press” to highlight the most…
The One Free Press Coalition publishes its "10 most urgent" list for December 2021
The Free Press Coalition
NEW YORK - December 1, 2021 - To close 2021, the One Free Press Coalition today released its "Top 10…
How Hong Kong press freedom suffocates under China
Emboldened by the National Security Law, Hong Kong officials are increasingly cracking down on media and journalists critical of the government. Many on the ground now fear that self-censorship will eventually extinguish the independence…
Amal Clooney protects journalists. We asked him about the decrease in press freedom in Asia.
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney holds a press briefing for her campaign for media freedom. Photo credit: DAMIEN MEYER / AFPAt a recent press conference, leading human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, along with members of her international…
Press freedom advocates worry that Project Veritas just muzzled the ‘New York Times’
In an unusual and frightening ruling on Thursday, a New York judge ordered the New York Times refrain from "disseminating or publishing further" information about Project Veritas, the activist group led by a far-right provocateur James…