President Salome Zourabichvili says the law is ‘Russian in its essence’, but parliament is expected to overturn veto. Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili has vetoed the…
Tunis, Tunisia – Hundreds of black-clad lawyers filled the narrow Boulevard Ben Bnet outside Tunis’s bar association headquarters as they protested the arrests of two of…
Prabir Purkayastha was arrested last year after a New York Times report alleged his outlet was financially backed by a network pushing Chinese propaganda. India’s…
Former Australian Army lawyer David McBride has been sentenced to five years and eight months for revealing information about alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan.…
NewsFeedSee the moment a prominent lawyer and critic of the Tunisian government was arrested by masked police officers during a live TV news report after…
A prominent Tunisian lawyer and two journalists were arrested on Saturday night in the latest move of a presidential administration that has shown little tolerance…
Washington, DC – In 214 days, Israel has killed 142 journalists in Gaza, approximately one every 36 hours. The staggering death toll makes the war…
NewsFeed‘If you’re watching this… then Al Jazeera has been banned in Israel’. Correspondent Imran Khan recorded his last report from occupied East Jerusalem pre-empting the…
NewsFeedBenjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet has unanimously voted to shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel. Earlier the Knesset passed a law allowing the temporary closure of…
BREAKINGBREAKING, Israeli cabinet decides unanimously to close the network’s operations in Israel but no clarity on when the decision might take effect. Israeli Prime Minister…
NewsFeed“Palestinian journalists have seen what no journalist has.” For World Press Freedom Day we spoke to Gaza journalist Hani Aburezeq. He’s been showing Israel’s war…
Whistleblower lawyer on Assange extradition: ‘It would affect publishers, journalists, bloggers, anyone – me and you.’ As the world commemorates Press Freedom Day, WikiLeaks founder…
Every year on May 3, UNESCO commemorates World Press Freedom Day. It is being marked today at a particularly perilous time for journalists globally, with Israel’s war…
The EU, which has warned bill threatens Georgia’s accession, calls on Tbilisi to refrain from violence suppression. The European Union has condemned a violent police…
Konstantin Gabov and Sergey Karelin deny ‘extremism’ charges related to group founded by late anti-Putin dissident. Two Russian journalists have been arrested by their government…
The ruling party suddenly reintroduced the bill earlier this month, after mass protests forced its withdrawal last year. The Georgian parliament has advanced a controversial…
Legislators debate bill requiring organisations that accept overseas funds to register as foreign agents or face fines. Lawmakers in Georgia have come to blows inside…
Gaza’s media office and Reporters Without Borders say there is evidence to suggest it was a targeted attack. Three journalists have been injured, one seriously,…
Reporters Without Borders says advocacy officer detained for six hours before being deported. A representative for Reporters Without Borders (RSF) was denied entry to Hong…
NewsFeedA new Israeli law that permits the banning of foreign news networks, including Al Jazeera, is being received with sharp criticism from governments and press…