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Press Freedom
In Preparation to Join US Wars, Japan Dismantles Freedom of the Press
Since coming to power in 2012, PM Shinzo Abe embarked upon a war of attrition against press freedoms in Japan.
Dahr Jamail | Free Speech Gets the Death Penalty
The US Department of Defense's Law of War Manual gives the US military the legal opportunity to censor, capture and even kill US journalists.
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Egypt’s Terror Law Violates Fundamental Freedoms
Egyptian authorities are already holding a record number of journalists behind bars.
Torturing Democracy: The Freedom of Information Act and First Amendment Under Assault
Tactics by the US government to avoid release of torture photos for 11 years have become a threat to constitutional government.
Complaint to City Council From Journalist: May Day Crowd Control
The editors at Democracy Watch News are very concerned about the treatment of members of the press by police during the May Day protests on Capitol Hill.
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Three Reasons Why the United States Is Broken, Bloated and Bleeding
Facing inequality, police militarization and spiraling military costs, what kind of country will we be?
Early Warning Signs in United Arab Emirates Indicate Troubling Crisis Over Press Freedoms
UAE leaders have become more aggressive in arresting people for expressing their opinions.
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“Drastic Decline” Seen in World Press Freedom
Reporters Without Borders warns of a “worldwide deterioration in freedom of information.”
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Suffocating Dissent: Gagging the Media in Ethiopia
Intent on hiding its human rights violations, Ethiopia's government denies the independent press the freedom to operate.
The Eyes of the World
With constant news delivery, there is little time to contemplate tragedy such as the Charlie Hebdo massacre.