Headlines
  • Iran's High Council for Human Rights condemned attacks on religious, cultural, and historical landmarks across the country by the United States and Israel.
  • Despite an ongoing ceasefire, the National News Agency of Lebanon has reported several Israeli attacks in the country's south.
  • A new round of peace talks was reportedly scheduled to take place in Pakistan with Vice President JD Vance and other American diplomats.
  • The US will host new talks between Israel and Lebanon on Thursday with the aim of encouraging an agreement.
  • US President Donald Trump has stated that unless an agreement is made with Tehran, the US will not lift its embargo of Iranian ports.
  • Data from the Defense Department shows that at least 415 American troops have been injured in the war with Iran.
  • US On Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to leave for Pakistan in preparation for the upcoming round of peace talks with Iran.
  • On Monday, US President Donald Trump claimed on social media that Israel "never talked" him into going to war with Iran.

Tag: Press Freedom

January 6, 2019

News Outlets Denouncd Trump’s ‘Dirty War’...

s and pushing back against President Donald Trump’s attacks on the media. India’s media outlets should learn from their dedication to defend freedomof press despite pressure from political fronts

Iraqi Kurdistan Gets First All-Femal-Run Newspaper

A small newspaper in the Garmiyan region of Iraqi Kurdistan, seems to think so. The monthly newspaper Nawzhin, which focuses on women’s issues, success stories and the challenges women face, is Iraqi-Kurdistan’s first all-female-run newspaper

December 31, 2018

Gambia’s Journalists, Free from Dictator, Work...

As Gambian journalists assembled for the launch of their new council, memories of past violence hung in the air. The council launched amid events marking the anniversary of the 2004 killing of Deyda Hydara, a veteran newspaper editor who was gunned down by what the Yahya Jammeh regime called “unknown assailants.”

2018:Best of the Bests

Pakistan has a mixed record on press freedoms. Although the media is vibrant and there are many TV news channels, state and non-state actors often threaten or harass journalists

December 28, 2018

Khashoggi’s Last Column: Arab World Needs...

In the op-ed, titled “Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression,” Khashoggi recounted the imprisonment of a prominent writer who spoke against the Saudi establishment and cited an incident in which the Egyptian government seized control of a newspaper

December 25, 2018

Being Killed for Their Work a...

The killing of five staff members at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, by a gunman in June brought the threat home to the United States

2018 Another Tumultuous Year for Trump...

It was another contentious year between U.S. President Donald Trump and the reporters who cover his administration

December 22, 2018

Looking Back 2018: Myanmar Journalists Speak...

Press freedom in Myanmar took a hard hit this week with the sentencing of two Reuters journalists who had been investigating a Rohingya massacre

December 15, 2018

Fighting Fake News

In India also populist leaders and their cronies often blame journalists and media houses with ridicules charges for example in rallies they spread venom against specific Media houses who are opposing government policies-hey look we refused them this or that land so they are against us

December 13, 2018

Report: Journalists Faced Intimidation, Prison in...

Imprisonment, intimidation and allegations that journalists produce “fake news” surged in 2016, when U.S. President Donald Trump won the election, CPJ found

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