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Press freedom

The United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights protects media freedom. The UN has declared May 3 World Press Freedom Day. A free and independent media landscape is a fundamental characteristic of democracies.

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Protesters criticize state leadership in the Serbian capital of Belgrade in early December

Serbia monitors government critics with spyware

Serbia monitors government critics with spyware

The news of the mobile-phone monitoring comes as protests grow against President Aleksandar Vucic's autocratic rule.
PoliticsDecember 22, 2024
Nan Goldin

How the Middle East conflict overshadows art in Germany

How the Middle East conflict overshadows art in Germany

Photographer Nan Goldin has been celebrated and condemned for accusing Israel of genocide at a show opening in Berlin.
ArtsNovember 28, 2024
A woman holding the Haaretz newspaper

Israel's media crackdown is bad news for press freedom

Israel's media crackdown is bad news for press freedom

Israel's government has ordered officials to boycott the Haaretz newspaper over its perceived critical reporting.
Press FreedomNovember 28, 2024
A new presenter belonging to a group of exiled Myanmar journalists

Myanmar journalists fight for truth from exile

Myanmar journalists fight for truth from exile

With the junta cracking down on press freedom, journalists forced to flee continue their work from other countries.
ConflictsNovember 26, 202406:22 min
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Israeli government wants to 'weaken press freedom in Israel'

Israeli government wants to 'weaken press freedom in Israel'

The Israeli government wants to "silence independent media," says Anat Saragusti of the Union of Journalists in Israel.
Press FreedomNovember 25, 202404:07 min
Kianoosh Sanjari, wearing a T-shirt, stands looking at the camera near the open doors of a building

Kianoosh Sanjari: Iran's prisons 'disturbed my soul'

Kianoosh Sanjari: Iran's prisons 'disturbed my soul'

Iranian journalist and activist Kianoosh Sanjari died by suicide this week after demanding the release of prisoners.
Human RightsNovember 17, 2024
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A man works behind a computer inside a recording studio as one woman talks to another woman in front of a green screen

Exiled journalist produces TV for women in Afghanistan

For many Afghan women Begum TV is the only link to the outside world, as the Taliban clamps down on women's rights.
Freedom of SpeechNovember 16, 202405:53 min
Oil pumping machines in front of the sea

COP29 host Azerbaijan intensifies repression

Host nation Azerbaijan hís cracking down on dissent ahead of the UN climate conference.
Human RightsNovember 8, 2024
A Chinese webcast selling products on social media

Is internet freedom slipping away in Southeast Asia?

Countries across the region are trending towards restricting free speech online, limiting access and censoring content.
Press FreedomOctober 29, 2024
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