In Kyrgyzstan, an ‘unprecedented crackdown’ on free press raises alarm | Freedom of the Press
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Warsaw, Poland – Last year, Aidai Irgebai had a serious talk with her two sons, aged nine and seven. The boys would…
Tesco puts booze in high-tech cabinets dubbed ‘Freedom Cases’ with 4-step access process to stop shoplifters
TESCO shoppers have been left stunned after finding a futuristic security system to prevent booze shoplifting.The weird tech works by asking shoppers to use the…
Hong Kong journalist group head says fired by WSJ in press freedom row | Freedom of the Press News
The new chair of Hong Kong’s leading media professional group has said she lost her job at The Wall Street Journal after she refused her…
How the prison-set ‘Sing Sing’ captures the magic of acting
The new movie “Sing Sing” is set in the maximum-security correctional facility of the same name, a gray and Gothic structure in upstate New York…
Chinese risk perilous journey in search of ‘freedom’ in the United States | Migration News
Last year, Chinese businessman Li Xiaosan and his teenage son travelled 5,000 kilometres (3,107 miles) through Central America to reach the United States. In Colombia,…
Silencing the Messenger: Pakistan’s Press Freedom in Downward Spiral
From surveillance and coercion to physical violence and online abuse, methods used to suppress unwanted truth-telling have evolved. Recently, a new weapon has been added…
Kazakh dissident dies following Kyiv shooting | Freedom of the Press News
Wife of journalist Aydos Sadykov blames Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for attack last month. A Kazakh dissident has died in Ukraine, two weeks after being…
Assange’s freedom flight and ‘Lacklustre Lions’
Julian Assange features on the front of most of Wednesday's newspapers after it was revealed he agreed a plea deal that should see him set…
Opinion: As the right wing targets same-sex marriage, its power gets clearer
It’s been two years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Dobbs case that overturned the federal right to an abortion, and the troubling…
In Canada, a pattern of police intimidation of journalists is emerging | Freedom of the Press
On the morning of April 15, I headed to a branch of Scotiabank in downtown Montreal to cover a pro-Palestine protest. Activists had chosen the…
Russia says US journalist Evan Gershkovich to face trial for ‘CIA work’ | Freedom of the Press News
Wall Street Journal rejects ‘false and baseless’ charge against 32-year-old reporter who has been in custody since March 2023. Russian prosecutors have said US journalist…
Granderson: A football player said something stupid about women. Let it go
Between 1800 and 1900, women made up only around 10% of the world’s authors. Evelyn Beatrice Hall, who was born in 1868, adopted the pseudonym…
India top court bails NewsClick editor arrested in Chinese funding case | Freedom of the Press News
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…
On second anniversary of Abu Akleh death, press advocates push for justice | Freedom of the Press News
Washington, DC – In 214 days, Israel has killed 142 journalists in Gaza, approximately one every 36 hours. The staggering death toll makes the war…
Chibok Girl Regains Freedom With Children, Says She Left 6 Other Captives Behind
Lydia Simon, one of the 276 girls abducted from Chibok in 2014, has regained freedom, officials confirmed. She emerged from captivity with three children, stating…
Evil British Airways pilot who killed mum-of-two Joanna Simpson has bid for freedom thrown out
THE killer of Joanna Simpson has lost a bid for freedom. British Airways pilot Robert Brown bludgeoned her to death with a hammer within earshot…
Netanyahu’s government votes to close Al Jazeera in Israel | Freedom of the Press
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…
Netanyahu government votes to close Al Jazeera channel in Israel | Freedom of the Press News
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…
Biden praises Presidential Medal of Freedom winners for promoting ‘faith in better tomorrow’
1 of 13 | President Joe Biden presents former Vice President Al Gore (L) with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor,…
Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to activists, athletes, politicians
WASHINGTON — President Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people Friday, including civil rights icons such as the late Medgar Evers, political leaders…