Press freedom

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A year ago Russia jailed Evan Gershkovich for doing journalism. He’s still there | Margaret Sullivan
The 32-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter’s imprisonment is a gross injustice and an affront to press freedom

Margaret Sullivan

18, Mar, 2024 @10:01 AM

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Chinese state media body condemns police harassment at site of deadly blast
The All-China Journalists Association - a Communist party-backed group - issue a rare rebuke of authorities attempts to ‘control public opinion’

Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent

14, Mar, 2024 @5:57 AM

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Telegraph takeover: UK planning new laws to prevent foreign states owning assets
New legislation could thwart planned £600m purchase of media group by UAE-backed consortium

Jane Croft

13, Mar, 2024 @3:52 PM

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French journalist arrested in Ethiopia accused of ‘conspiracy to create chaos’
Antoine Galindo is accused of conspiring with rebels, but press freedom groups say no evidence has been found and call for his immediate release

Guardian reporter

26, Feb, 2024 @1:03 PM

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After this week’s Julian Assange court hearing, this is clear: extradition would amount to a death sentence | Duncan Campbell
Lawyers posed the pivotal question: how can exposing crime and torture be worse than committing them, says former Guardian crime correspondent Duncan Campbell

Duncan Campbell

24, Feb, 2024 @7:00 AM

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Ministers to back crackdown on Slapp lawsuits aimed at intimidating critics
Government will back bill to curb spurious lawsuits often used by very rich to stop exposure of wrongdoing

Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

23, Feb, 2024 @7:42 PM

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The US Justice Department must drop spy charges against Julian Assange | Margaret Sullivan
As the UK considers extraditing the WikiLeaks founder, American press freedom hangs in the balance

Margaret Sullivan

20, Feb, 2024 @11:13 AM

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The Guardian view on Julian Assange: why he should not be extradited | Editorial
Editorial: Sending him to be tried in the United States would be an unacceptable act against the WikiLeaks founder – and against journalism

Editorial

18, Feb, 2024 @6:30 PM

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We have seen Assange’s plight in a UK prison, but extraditing him this week would be a disaster for us all | Christophe Deloire and Rebecca Vincent
It is vital not to forget about the man – and the repercussions for press freedom if the High Court says he can be sent to the US, say Christophe Deloire and Rebecca Vincent

Christophe Deloire and Rebecca Vincent

18, Feb, 2024 @3:02 PM

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French regulator to look into CNews channel after ‘opinion media’ allegation
Court orders regulator to examine balance and independence of CNews, described by critics as ‘French Fox News’

Kim Willsher in Paris

13, Feb, 2024 @4:38 PM

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I’ve fought for years to report what really goes on in family courts. At last, journalists can | Louise Tickle
Allowing journalists to report on hearings is welcome. Now editors need to give them the resources to be able to tell these complex stories properly, says family law journalist Louise Tickle

Louise Tickle

31, Jan, 2024 @2:56 PM

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Journalists who revealed Greek wiretapping scandal appear in court
Defamation lawsuit, filed by nephew of Greece’s prime minister, described as ‘disgraceful’ by press freedom groups

Helena Smith in Athens

25, Jan, 2024 @4:53 PM

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