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

December 30, 2021

CPJ Head: With Press Freedom, ‘US...

The work of journalists is becoming more dangerous, with record numbers detained for their coverage, and dozens killed each year

December 26, 2021

Hong Kong’s Media Face Year of...

2021 was a year of dramatic changes for Hong Kong’s media scene, as the city adjusted to life under Beijing’s national security law

December 9, 2021

Jailed Chinese Citizen Journalist, Disappeared Rights...

Jailed citizen journalist Zhang Zhan and disappeared rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng have won the Lin Zhao Freedom Award for their work promoting Chinese civil society and advancing the rule of law

November 3, 2021

In Afghanistan, Owner of Female-Run Television...

When the Taliban took over the country in August, Afghanistan had a thriving media. One of the many TV channels was controlled by women. Because to Taliban threats and censorship, that channel is currently closed down. But the woman who started it all refuses to give up

Jailed Wuhan COVID-19 Journalist ‘Close to...

Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan is close to death following months of intermittent hunger strikes in protest at her jailing, RFA has learned

October 28, 2021

Vietnamese Journalist Trang Examined for Health...

Award-winning Vietnamese journalist and rights activist Pham Doan Trang has been examined for health problems suffered in detention following appeals made to authorities by her defense team, her lawyer said in a posting on Facebook this week

October 12, 2021

China Plans Ban on Private-Sector Involvement...

The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has set out plans to ban private investment in the media, amid an ongoing program of regulatory changes aimed at tightening state control over the private sector

October 9, 2021

2021 Nobel Peace Prize: RSF Hails...

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is very pleased that the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Ressa and Dmitri Muratov, two eminent and courageous journalists. This prize rewards all those who work with determination for free and independent information

October 8, 2021

Analysts Say Ties Between US and...

Human rights activists and others around the world are outraged that three years after Washington Post columnist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, the US has failed to sanction Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is accused of ordering the killing

October 6, 2021

A Journalist Silenced:Anna Politkovskaya

Anna Politkovskaya, a relentless investigative reporter who uncovered the brutality of Russia’s war in Chechnya and showed how President Vladimir Putin was curbing democracy in Russia, was assassinated 15 years ago. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who was one of the subjects of her human rights reporting, is still in power, and claims of his complicity in murder and torture have persisted

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