Headlines- US President Donald Trump stated that a peace agreement was "very close," even though Tehran denied his assertion that it was prepared to turn over nuclear weapons.
- Iran's Foreign Ministry denied claims made by US President Donald Trump regarding the nation's enriched uranium stockpile, stating that it would not be moved "anywhere."
- After Iran's declaration that the Strait of Hormuz is "completely open" amid a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, oil prices fell by about 10% on Friday.
- The six-week conflict in Lebanon has resulted in the deaths of over 2,000 people and the displacement of one in five.
Tag: Freedom of Press
Populist Leaders and Their Cronies Don’t...
Politicians should remember that journalists have the right to act as eyes and ears of the public.In Indian democracy, to win an election by hook or crook is more important than good governance. Hostile attitudes towards media is a dangerous and alarming trend
Report: Women Journalists in Nicaragua Increasingly...
Since Nicaragua’s political crisis began more than a year and a half ago, more than 300 journalists have reported some type of aggression by state officials. That’s according to a report by Nicaragua’s “Violeta Chamorro Foundation,” which advocates for freedom of expression
Nicaragua Releases Owner, Anchor of Top...
The Nicaragua government has released the owner and news anchor of a top news channel, five months after they were jailed for alleged “terrorist acts.”
In Russia, Journalism is a Dangerous...
The international media freedom advocate, Reporters Without Borders, ranks Russia at number 149 in its 2019 World Press Freedom Index, just between Venezuela and Bangladesh and about 100 positions below the United States – which was ranked 48th
Media Repression on the Rise in...
Global press freedom is on the decline, including in countries that have long been determined to be ‘free.’ Freedom House, an independent watchdog organization, reports that new forms of media repression and manipulation are spreading in traditionally open societies, from Central Europe to the US
Policing The Police: Romanian Journalist Defies...
Senior Romanian police officers have resigned after claims that they ordered death threats against a journalist probing plagiarism at the Police Academy. Amid growing concerns about declining media freedom in Romania, Emilia Sercan insists she will continue her work
News About Azerbaijan
Protesters in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, have called for the immediate release of an Azeri journalist abducted in Georgia in 2017 and forcibly taken to neighboring Azerbaijan Meanwhile Police clashed with Azerbaijani opposition groups rallying against the government of President Ilham Aliyev on May 28, amid reports of earlier detentions~
Family, Lawyer: Egypt Has Rearrested Al-Jazeera...
Mahmoud Hussein, an Egyptian working for the Qatar-based satellite network, was detained at the Cairo airport in December 2016, when he arrived on a family vacation from Doha
Nepal Orders ‘Investigation’ of Reporters Who...
Nepal shares a long border with Tibet and is home to around 20,000 exiles who began arriving in 1959 when a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule forced Tibet’s spiritual leader the Dalai Lama into exile in Dharamsala in India’s Himalayan foothills
After Killing Of Female Afghan Journalist,...
Mangal’s brazen killing in broad daylight in the heart of the capital is just the latest in a number of slayings of Afghan women in public positions over the past 18 years, including politicians, rights activists, policewomen, and teachers