Israel orders closure of Al Jazeera office in Ramallah | Al Jazeera
NewsFeedThis is how armed and masked Israeli soldiers raided Al Jazeera’s bureau in the occupied West Bank and imposed a 45-day closure order. The network…
Israel’s attempted silencing of Al Jazeera’s coverage of the occupation | Gaza
NewsFeed‘All we’ve been doing is reporting on what the Israeli military does to Palestinians’. Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi recorded this message in case…
Israel closes Al Jazeera bureau in Ramallah: All you need to know | Israel-Palestine conflict News
On live television, heavily armed Israeli soldiers raided Al Jazeera’s occupied West Bank bureau in Ramallah and handed the bureau head, Walid al-Omari, a notice…
Why I am rooting for Bisan Owda to win a news Emmy | Israel-Palestine conflict
Bisan Owda, a young Palestinian journalist, activist and filmmaker from Gaza, deserves the highest accolades for the excellent work she has done in the past…
Are restrictions on pro-Palestine speech ‘the new McCarthyism?’ | Israel-Palestine conflict
Is there an attempt to chill debate on Palestine and Israel on both sides of the Atlantic?The United States, and the West in general, are…
Voting under way in Algeria’s presidential election | Elections News
No major changes expected with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune expected to win despite concerns about low turnout.Algerians are voting in a presidential election in which incumbent…
‘Unacceptable pressure’: Kremlin denounces US for targeting Russian media | Media News
Kremlin spokesman also says media censorship during Ukraine offensive is ‘justified’ as Russia is in a ‘state of war’.The Kremlin has accused the United States…
UAE pardons 57 Bangladeshis jailed for anti-Hasina protests | Protests News
The Bangladeshi nationals were sentenced to long prison terms for protesting against the unrest in their home country.The president of the United Arab Emirates has…
Brazil moves to block access to Musk’s X amid disinformation row | Social Media News
The decision comes after a months-long feud between a judge and X’s owner Musk over censorship and disinformation.Telecommunications regulators in Brazil have begun the process…
Russia jails journalist for spreading ‘fake news’ about army in Ukraine war | Freedom of the Press News
Sergei Mikhailov was arrested in 2022 after publishing reports about civilian deaths in Bucha and Mariupol.A court in Russia has sentenced journalist Sergei Mikhailov to…
Las Vegas politician jailed for life for killing investigative journalist | Crime News
Former public administrator Robert Telles sentenced to life after being found guilty of 2022 murder of Jeff German.A Las Vegas politician has been jailed for…
Hong Kong prepares for Stand News verdict in latest media freedom test | Courts News
Two Hong Kong journalists will learn the outcome this week of their landmark sedition trial, whose verdict could set the tone for the future of…
What we know about arrest of Telegram CEO | Telecommunications
NewsFeedFrance says Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has allowed the social media platform to become a haven of criminal activity, while his defenders say his arrest…
Did Biden’s White House pressure Mark Zuckerberg to censor COVID content? | Censorship News
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has accused United States President Joe Biden’s administration of pressuring his team to censor content on the COVID-19 pandemic in a…
Reuters employee killed in Russian attack on Ukraine hotel | Russia-Ukraine war
NewsFeedA safety adviser working for Reuters news agency has been killed in a Russian attack on a hotel in Kramatorsk, Ukraine. Two journalists on the…
Authorities in northern Iraq report casualties from Turkish drone strike | Freedom of the Press News
Kurdish authorities say a Turkish drone strike killed several people, with reports that the strike targeted journalists.Local authorities and news outlets in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous…
Group behind Emmys defends nomination of Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The American body responds to an open letter from a pro-Israel nonprofit and others, asking it to rescind the AJ+ contributor’s nomination.The National Academy for…
The right-wing lurch of X under Elon Musk | US Election 2024
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, and changed its name to X, he has banned journalists critical of him, and been accused of censoring Democratic…
Philippine court orders regulator to restore licence of news site Rappler | Freedom of the Press News
Rappler calls decision to overturn shutdown order ‘vindication after a tortuous eight years of harassment’.A Philippine court has ordered the country’s corporate regulator to restore…
German court fines woman for ‘from the river to the sea’ chant | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Defence lawyer calls the $655 fine against 22-year-old protester a ‘dark day for freedom of expression’.A German court has imposed a $655 (600 euro) fine…