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How Press Freedom Is Eroding in the “World’s Largest Democracy”
India ranks at a dismal 161 out of 180 on the World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). This stark ranking exposes...
A Review of China’s Restrictions and Surveillance of Foreign Social Media Platforms
In recent years, China's strict surveillance and restrictions on foreign social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have highlighted the government's unique...
182 journalists killed in Gaza Strip since October 2023
At least 182 journalists have killed due to the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, as reported by the press...
Afghan Journalists Under Taliban Repression
Since the Taliban's return to power in 2021, Afghan journalists have faced unprecedented repression, threatening the very foundation of a once-thriving media landscape. The...
Freedom: Different Societies, Different Perspectives
The human struggle over the course of history is to attain freedom, as the great German Philosopher Hegel said “History is a march towards...
Campus crackdowns: Gaza war and freedom of expression crisis
The top leadership of several Ivy League universities in the United States are facing consequences due to a crackdown on students protesting Israel's actions...
Words matter
They have consequences, whether uttered by government officials, members of parliament, military commanders, religious figures, activists, or pundits.
Words become part of a battle of...
Serious concern about the use of spyware against journalists, abusive lawsuits and journalists in exile
The unlawful deployment of spyware against journalists, the use of abusive lawsuits against journalists to hamper their investigative work and the precarious situation of...
Tyranny comes to our Main Street
Americans today have the “freedom” to be fleeced, groped, wiretapped, injected, censored, injected, ticketed, disarmed, beaten, vilified, detained, and maybe shot by government agents....
Political Advertising Online: a Regulation fit for Digital Democracy
The EU's regulation on political advertising online is intended to enhance transparency, but it may inadvertently threaten free speech, especially impacting grassroots political discussions....