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US Denies BJP’s ‘Deep State’ Accusation Of Creating Narratives To Destabilise India, Calls It ‘Disappointing’
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

US Denies BJP’s ‘Deep State’ Accusation Of Creating Narratives To Destabilise India, Calls It ‘Disappointing’

ABP News  

The United States on Saturday dismissed allegations by the Bharatiya Janata Party suggesting that organisations funded by the US State Department and elements of the American deep state were involved in destabilising India through targeted attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and business tycoon Gautam Adani. According to news agency PTI, a spokesperson from the US embassy in India described …

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Hong Kong court sentences editor to 21 months in jail in case seen as barometer of press freedom
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong court sentences editor to 21 months in jail in case seen as barometer of press freedom

LA Times  

Chung Pui-kuen, the former chief editor of Hong Kong’s now shuttered pro-democracy news outlet Stand News, arrives at the Wanchai District Court ahead of the final sentencing of Stand News sedition case in Wan Chai district court in Hong Kong on Thursday. A Hong Kong court sentenced a former editor of a shuttered news publication to 21 months in prison …

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From Autonomy to Control: How China Dismantled Hong Kong’s Free Press
3 months, 1 week ago

From Autonomy to Control: How China Dismantled Hong Kong’s Free Press

News 18  

Former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen, and acting chief editor Patrick Lam of Hong Kong’s Stand News, have been found guilty of sedition, marking the first such conviction since the territory was handed over to the People’s Republic of China in 1997. This ruling represents the latest effort by the Chinese-backed government in Hong Kong to suppress journalists and media outlets, following …

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Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong's convictions of two journalists
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong's convictions of two journalists

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The convictions Thursday of two …

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British judge on Hong Kong’s top court, facing criticism, quits media freedom group’s advisory panel
4 months, 1 week ago

British judge on Hong Kong’s top court, facing criticism, quits media freedom group’s advisory panel

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A British judge who was part of a Hong Kong court panel that unanimously dismissed an appeal from imprisoned prominent publisher Jimmy Lai and six former pro-democracy lawmakers has quit his position on an advisory board to an international media freedom group because of concerns over his role on the city’s top court. David Neuberger, a non-permanent …

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British judge condemned for keeping Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong jail quits media freedom panel
4 months, 1 week ago

British judge condemned for keeping Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong jail quits media freedom panel

The Independent  

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New report on media freedom in India and South Asia rings alarm bells on democratic decline
7 months, 2 weeks ago

New report on media freedom in India and South Asia rings alarm bells on democratic decline

The Hindu  

Published : May 08, 2024 20:30 IST - 5 MINS READ In its South Asia Press Freedom Report 2023-2024, the International Federation of Journalists has painted a bleak picture of media freedom in the region. The report titled “Artificial Independence: The Fight to Save Media and Democracy” was released on May 3, commemorated as World Press Freedom Day. “Without media, …

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Al Jazeera closure: Israel orders shut down of network in the country, seizes equipment, in ‘dark day for democracy’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Al Jazeera closure: Israel orders shut down of network in the country, seizes equipment, in ‘dark day for democracy’

CNN  

CNN — Israel shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in the country and seized some of its communication equipment Sunday, prompting condemnation from the United Nations and rights groups over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s moves to restrict press freedoms. The Qatari-based news network, which has produced dogged, on the ground reporting of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, called the …

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Media freedom has disappeared under BJP rule: Kerala CM
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Media freedom has disappeared under BJP rule: Kerala CM

New Indian Express  

PATHANAMTHITTA: Media freedom has disappeared under the BJP rule, with the Sangh Parivar relentlessly targeting those outlets that do not sing praises for the regime, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan alleged on Monday. Addressing the media here, Vijayan said reports claimed that BBC was compelled to make this decision due to persistent vindictive actions by the Income Tax Department. "Media …

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US-funded Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns under new security law
8 months, 3 weeks ago

US-funded Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns under new security law

The Independent  

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US-funded Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns under new security law
8 months, 3 weeks ago

US-funded Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns under new security law

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The president of U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia said Friday that its Hong Kong bureau has been closed because of safety concerns under a new national security law, deepening concerns about the city’s media freedoms. Rep. Gregory Meeks, the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, expressed concern over RFA’s shutdown and said the new law “not …

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Two Thai journalists arrested for covering anti-monarchist vandalism of temple wall freed on bail
10 months, 1 week ago

Two Thai journalists arrested for covering anti-monarchist vandalism of temple wall freed on bail

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Two Thai journalists arrested for reporting on the vandalism of Bangkok temple wall with graffiti criticizing a pro-monarchy law were released on bail Tuesday, a lawyer’s group said. Amnesty International Thailand director Piyanut Kotsan called the arrests a “direct violation of media freedom.” The Thai Journalists Association said the charge of acting in support of a criminal act …

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Tucker Carlson's interview with Putin to be streamed without paywall: Why the Western world's relentless hypocrisy in Ukraine war needs to be called out
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Tucker Carlson's interview with Putin to be streamed without paywall: Why the Western world's relentless hypocrisy in Ukraine war needs to be called out

Op India  

Tucker Carlson, the famous US journalist has been in Moscow for the last few days. Tucker Carlson’s soon-to-be aired interview with Vladimir Putin will be the first time any Western journalist has interviewed Putin since the war started in 2022. He discusses how the Western media runs only a one-sided, misinformed, juvenile narrative when it comes to the Russia-Ukraine war …

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Rupert Murdoch's parting blast at self-serving elites - and a rallying cry for free speech as he announces he will step down as chairman of Fox and NewsCorp after 70 years
1 year, 3 months ago

Rupert Murdoch's parting blast at self-serving elites - and a rallying cry for free speech as he announces he will step down as chairman of Fox and NewsCorp after 70 years

Daily Mail  

Freedom of speech is at risk from elites and bureaucrats, warned Rupert Murdoch in his resignation letter yesterday. Mr Murdoch's pugnacious tone surprised some given he was finally stepping back from day-to-day control of his media empire. Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch claimed elites and bureaucrats were trying to silence those who did not agree with them Mr Murdoch's pugnacious tone …

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INTERVIEW | ‘Journalists can serve democracy but they can’t save it’: Joel Simon
1 year, 4 months ago

INTERVIEW | ‘Journalists can serve democracy but they can’t save it’: Joel Simon

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 29, 2023 19:51 IST - 24 MINS READ In times when governments and political actors worldwide are weaponising the law against journalists, it has become critical to put in place institutional safeguards in order to protect media freedoms. Well, in this particular instance, let’s first recognise that governments and people within the government have expressive rights, and …

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Al Jazeera renews pledge to seek justice for Shireen Abu Akleh
1 year, 7 months ago

Al Jazeera renews pledge to seek justice for Shireen Abu Akleh

Al Jazeera  

The Doha-based network demands accountability for the killing of its journalist on the first anniversary of her death. Al Jazeera Media Network has renewed its demand for accountability in the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli forces on the first anniversary of her death. “The Network renews its appeal to international human rights and press freedom organisations to …

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Jaishankar calls World Press Index ‘mind games’: Why the ranking is questionable
1 year, 7 months ago

Jaishankar calls World Press Index ‘mind games’: Why the ranking is questionable

Firstpost  

The World Press Freedom Index published by the non-profit organisation Reporters Without Borders has been making news recently in India after the ranking showed New Delhi to be lagging behind even Kabul when it came to the freedom of the press. The World Press Freedom Index is an annual ranking of countries, evaluating the level of freedom available to the …

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World Press Freedom Day | How free speech in India is compromised by government control over platforms: Book excerpt from ‘Caged Tiger: How Too Much Government is Holding Indians Back’ by Subhashish B
1 year, 7 months ago

World Press Freedom Day | How free speech in India is compromised by government control over platforms: Book excerpt from ‘Caged Tiger: How Too Much Government is Holding Indians Back’ by Subhashish B

The Hindu  

Published : May 03, 2023 07:00 IST - 6 MINS READ In December 2004, the Delhi Police arrested Avnish Bajaj, the CEO of Baazee.com, because someone in Kharagpur, West Bengal, tried to sell through the website video copies of two Delhi-based students having sex. Social media companies, a term left vague and expansive, need to take down content within 36 …

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Despite changing media market, India has a free press, and it really works: Top US diplomat Donald Lu
1 year, 8 months ago

Despite changing media market, India has a free press, and it really works: Top US diplomat Donald Lu

India TV News  

A top US official has lauded the freedom of the press in India and the role of journalists in supporting democracy in the world's most populous country. You have India as a democracy in part because you have a free press that really works,” Lu told PTI here. US diplomat praises India's RTI culture “I can remember going into MEA …

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Safeguarding media freedom
1 year, 8 months ago

Safeguarding media freedom

Hindustan Times  

In an atmosphere where criticism of individuals or political positions is often conflated with attacks on the State and legal procedures and gaps in statutes are weaponised to keep people not convicted of any crimes behind bars, the Supreme Court’s judgment on Wednesday quashing a ban on a Kerala television channel comes as a breath of fresh air. The court’s …

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This Russian student faced prison for social media posts. She’s fled to Europe to regain her freedom of speech
1 year, 8 months ago

This Russian student faced prison for social media posts. She’s fled to Europe to regain her freedom of speech

CNN  

Vilnius, Lithuania CNN — Olesya Krivtsova thinks it’s because she was neither the first, nor the last, to criticize the war in Ukraine that she scared Russian authorities as much as she did. Saskya Vandoorne/CNN According to OVD-Info, a Russian human rights media group, most of the 447 Russians prosecuted for anti-war activity since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine last …

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Elon Musk to reinstate suspended Twitter accounts of journalists
2 years ago

Elon Musk to reinstate suspended Twitter accounts of journalists

Live Mint  

Elon Musk in his latest update on the micro blogging site has said that he would reinstate the Twitter accounts of several journalists that were suspended after he accused them of endangering his family. The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern and said that he is "very disturbed" by Musk's suspension of journalists from Twitter and calls it a …

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EU warns Twitter of sanctions under Digital Services Act over suspending journalists critical of Musk
2 years ago

EU warns Twitter of sanctions under Digital Services Act over suspending journalists critical of Musk

Firstpost  

The Digital Services Act requires companies serving European web users to meet strict standards against manipulative algorithms, disinformation, and other online harm Brussels: The EU on Friday warned Elon Musk that Twitter could be subject to sanctions under a future media law after the “worrying” suspension of several journalists from the messaging platform. EU’s Digital Services Act requires respect of …

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‘There are red lines’: Elon Musk faces international outcry after Twitter bans journalists
2 years ago

‘There are red lines’: Elon Musk faces international outcry after Twitter bans journalists

CNN  

London CNN — Elon Musk’s decision to suddenly ban prominent tech journalists from Twitter is fanning a fierce backlash from lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic. Věra Jourová, the European Commission’s vice president for values and transparency, said the “arbitrary suspension” of journalists was “worrying,” and she indicated that the company could face penalties as a result. Jodie Ginsberg, …

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