Tag: Free press
Julian Assange Expected to Plead Guilty in Deal With US
He was embroiled in a lengthy legal battle with the U.S. due to his role in acquiring and releasing classified military documents. Julian Assange has reached a tentative deal with U.S. Justice Department to plead guilty to a single felony count of violating the Espionage Act, with no additional prison time. RELATED: Julian Assange Is […]
June 25, 2024
Argentines Camp at Telam Headquarters to Avoid Its Dissolution
“If we stop demanding, we will give Milei the freedom to downsize the State,” said a photographic archivist. On Tuesday, the employees of the Argentine news agency Télam marked 100 days of camping outside the company’s headquarters to demand that President Javier Milei retract his plan to close it down. RELATED: Partial Distribution of Food […]
June 11, 2024
Christopher Deloire, Reporters Without Borders Secretary General Dies at 53
Christophe Deloire, general secretary of the Reporters Without Borders (RSF), known for its annual press freedom ranking in the world, died at age 53 following a battle with cancer, the Paris-based organization announced. RELATED: Bolivian Journalists Condemn Argentine Censorship of TeleSUR RFS announced on a statement on its web page that Deloire had held the […]
June 8, 2024
Argentine Public Media’s Websites and Social Networks Suspended
On Tuesday, the administration of far-right President Javier Milei temporarily suspended the websites and social media posts of Argentine public media outlets. RELATED: Argentines Reject Israeli Company in Jujuy Water Management The intervenor of public media, Diego Chaher, stated that only the manager of digital media will handle social media accounts of Public Television and […]
May 21, 2024
Israel Prevents Associated Press From Transmitting Gaza Images
On Tuesday, the Zionist state prevented the U.S. news agency Associated Press (AP) from broadcasting images of the Gaza Strip. RELATED: Greece Calls for Two-State Solution to End Middle East Conflict Israeli authorities based their decision on the so-called ‘Al Jazeera Law’, under which foreign media outlets can be forced to stop broadcasting in Israel […]
May 21, 2024
Israel Bans the Retransmission of the Al Jazeera Channel
On Monday, the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) approved a law that temporarily prohibits the retransmission in Israel of any foreign media that “harms State security.” RELATED: Israeli Missile Levels Iranian Consulate in Syria The “Al Jazeera Law” has been approved “in second and third readings with a majority of 71 votes in favor and 10 against,” the […]
April 1, 2024
Journalists Murdered by Israel Are Remembered in Brussels
On Monday, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) organized a vigil in front of the European Union Council and the European Commission in Brussels to pay tribute to 113 media workers killed by Israeli forces in Gaza. RELATED: Egypt Calls for Two-State Solution to Settle Palestinian Issue Accompanied by the National Union of Journalists and […]