Headlines- On Monday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said that airstrikes on Iran have started for the third night in a row.
- On Monday, the UAE Ministry of Defense announced that two Iranian tankers had attacked two national tankers. One Indian crew member was killed and eight others were injured, including four critically, by cruise missiles in the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz in Omani territorial waters.
- Despite unleashing fresh attacks on Iran and reimposing a blockade of Iranian ports, US President Donald Trump said on Monday that an deal with Tehran to end the Middle East war was still possible.
- IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said in a statement on Monday that Iran will "continue to exercise our sovereignty and management over the Strait of Hormuz."
- A constitutional amendment was passed by the Hungarian parliament to oust Orban ally President Tamas Sulyok.
Tag: Free Press
While Visiting Middle East,US President Biden...
Amnesty International said that President Joe Biden must keep his promise to place human rights at the forefront of his first trip to the Middle East and North Africa since taking office and exert all of his influence to push for rapid and significant change
Appeals Court Affirms Nobel Laureate Journalist...
The Court of Appeals upheld a cyber-libel conviction against Maria Ressa, the Nobel Prize-winning chief executive of the Rappler news website, and a former staffer while adding eight months to their maximum prison sentences imposed by a lower court in 2020
Former Journalists For Hong Kong’s Folded...
One year after the paper was forced to shut down and several senior editors arrested by national security police, former reporters at Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper are still writing the stories the paper might have run, and posting them to social media
Social Media Comments Express ‘Shock’ Over...
Authorities in the northern Chinese city of Tangshan have been obstructing state media journalists after they tried to follow up on a crackdown on organized crime in the city, sparked by thugs beating up women at a barbecue restaurant earlier this month, social media reports said
China Says Bloomberg Journalist Haze Fan...
Bloomberg journalist Haze Fan has been released on bail, but still faces charges of “endangering state security,” according to the Chinese Embassy in Washington
Despite Under Pressure,Myanmar Media continues to...
As journalists report on the aftermath of the military coup, Myanmar’s independent media face increasing attempts to block access to information and free expression
Students Challenge Blinken on Press Freedom...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced questions from student journalists on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, including why the US deals with countries like Saudi Arabia, which is accused of killing journalists, while condemning others like Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela for threatening press freedom
Ethiopian Journalists Are Being Held Without...
In the last month, Ethiopian police have detained at least 19 journalists and are holding them in detention centres without charge. According to rights organisations, the government is deliberately targeting journalists in order to intimidate them into self-censoring their reporting on the Tigray war and other issues. In this report from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Halima Athumani speaks with a lawyer who is trying to help those who have been detained
Afghan Journalists And Activists in Pakistan...
Afghan journalists and activists who fled to Pakistan after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021 are concerned about their future in Pakistan and are appealing with the international community to help them in relocating to a third country
Filipino Journalists, Experts Allege Online Attacks,Disinformation...
Philippine journalists and experts marked World Press Freedom Day by expressing grave concern Tuesday about alleged online attacks by supporters of presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and urging social media giants to patrol their online platforms