Press Freedom

Guwahati: The Press Club of Assam (PCA) expresses their worries that the country’s statutory and quasi-judicial body to safeguard press freedom remains non-functional for nearly five months. In a statement, PCA insisted on constituting the 15th Press Council (of India)…

Once again our mobilization has paid off: the solidarity committees and a large delegation in Istanbul have foiled the Turkish Ministry of the Interior’s attempt to designate an academic conference organized in France under the auspices of the Université Côte…

On 28 June 2024, Pınar Selek will be tried for the fifth time by the Turkish state. 26 years ago, in Turkey, Pınar Selek was arrested for her academic work on Kurdish resistance. In line with sociological professional ethics, she…

Comprehensive Action Needed to Tackle Anti-Media Lawsuits By Eva Cossé The first court hearing in a defamation lawsuit against two media outlets and three journalists who played a pivotal role in exposing Greece’s major surveillance scandal is set to begin on January…

Stefania Maurizi, John Goetz and Christian Mihr discussed in Georg Büchner Buchladen (bookshop) in Berlin about: “What is the Purpose of Journalism if War Crimes Are Not Allowed to be Published?”. Many more wanted to listen to the event, but…

The headline is provocative: “The Kremlin’s Efforts to Covertly Spread Disinformation in Latin America.” This was a statement on the US State Department website, posted on November 7, 2023. The United States government accused two companies—Social Design Agency and Structura National Technologies—of…

6PM at New York Times Building (40th St and 8th Ave) An urgent mobilization hold New York Times accountable for provoking a grave assault on press freedom. In its latest anti-democratic attack on journalists, the government of Indian Prime Minister…

The arrest of investigative reporter Arianne Lavrilleux has sparked outrage in France, where attacks on freedom of reporting have increased under Macron’s presidency. The latest example of the liberal drift of Emmanuel Macron’s France. After the disturbing arrest in April…

The release of Julian Assange is crucial to the future of journalism, free speech and democracy. Free journalism is essential to prevent wars that states often justify with lies. This is a speech delivered by Fabian Scheidler at the Brandenburg…

Politicians, lawyers, journalists, whistle blowers and human rights defenders have pleaded with Prime Minister Albanese to step up his efforts to free imprisoned Australian publisher and WikiLeaks co-founder, Julian Assange. Experts testified at the Belmarsh Tribunal in Sydney on 4 March,…