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Kurdish Women Journalists Who Work Under Constant Threat Have Lessons to Share
Journalists and rights groups say press freedom is a fiction in Turkey. Is the US headed the same way?
Mississippi City Drops Lawsuit Against Newspaper Following National Outcry
The city's actions this month “awakened the entire First Amendment community nationally,” the paper's owner said.
Trump Administration Seizes Control Over White House Press Pool in Chilling Move
“In a free country, leaders must not be able to choose their own press corps,” the White House press group said.
Trump Relishes in MSNBC’s Firing of Joy Reid, Making False Claims of “Fake News”
Trump frequently peddles baseless accusations of “fake news” against media that criticizes him.
Mississippi Judge Orders Newspaper to Delete Editorial Critical of City
The action is an extraordinary violation of the paper's First Amendment press freedoms, one critic noted.
Journalist Once Jailed in Egypt Joins Hunger Strike to Free Political Prisoner
British Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah remains imprisoned in Cairo despite completing his sentence in September.
Trump Picks Kash Patel to Lead FBI — a Loyalist Who Vowed to Target His Enemies
Patel, who has promised to prosecute journalists, is considered extreme in his devotion to Trump even by GOP colleagues.
Israel Targets, Injures One of the Only Journalists Left in North Gaza in Strike
Al Jazeera reporter Hossam Shabat had just arrived at a house that had been bombed when Israel struck it again.
Press Freedom Group Urges International Probe of Israel’s Journalist Killings
Gaza officials say Israel has killed at least 182 journalists over the past year of genocide.
Under Project 2025, Journalists and Sources Would Face Spying and Prosecution
The policy guidebook for the next GOP president would spell disaster for journalists and whistleblowers if implemented.