My own ordeal in Egypt, where I was imprisoned on terrorism charges, was nothing compared to Assange’s. But I understand the weird blend of elation, confusion and disorientation sudden release brings.
Journalist Zhang Zhan was imprisoned for writing about COVID.
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Meta is getting out of the news business to avoid paying for journalism under the Australian Government’s News Media Bargaining Code - but no one is surprised.
Federal Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland and Federal Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones respond to the Meta news.
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Meta’s announcement it will stop paying for news poses a threat. High-quality news is expensive, but important. Do we need economic measures that somehow get the public to pay for it?
New statistics show a spike in the amount of journalists jailed in the country. To protect its democracy, Israel needs to be transparent about why members of the media are arrested.
Hundreds of Australian journalists signed an open letter to news organisations calling for better coverage of the war. It calls their impartiality into question.
Workers next to the Independence Monument, depicting a hand holding a map of the country, in the city of Hargeisa, Somaliland, in September 2021.
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Young Nigerians actively discuss politics and governance despite being kept on the sidelines. They seek a government that would promote their inclusion and solve problems affecting them.
Police arrest protesters at an environmental action on the M25 motorway.
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Australia’s press freedom problems have been acknowledged by both the Morrison and Albanese governments. However, we’re yet to see any actual law reform to support public interest journalism.
Kenya’s journalists have had a tumultuous relationship with Uhuru Kenyatta’s government.
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The country has had five governments in 10 years. Every time a government collapses, the reform programme follows suit.
Protecting persons from ‘false information’ is not a legitimate justification for restrictions on the right to freedom of expression.
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Four months after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, a clearer picture of their rule is emerging. Despite public assurances, the Taliban continue to violate human rights.
Private media in Ghana enables corruption through a combination of partisan reporting and weak journalism.
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By banning non-European companies from operating media companies, the Polish government is taking aim at the largest private broadcaster in the country.