Category: Press Freedom

  • October 12-18, 2024

    Daniel Hale to receive inaugural Ellsberg Whistleblower Award; UK police raid home & seize devices of journalist Asa Winstanley; Rep. Jim McGovern leads letter urging Israel to allow independent press access; Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchina dies in in Russian captivity; Press freedom groups write to US embassy in Israel over detained US journalist Jeremy Loffredo;…

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  • October 5-11, 2024

    Israel detains US journalist reporting on damage to its military bases; Israel targets Palestinian journalists killing one and wounding three; A crackdown on US photo and video journalists; Gaza journalist Hassan Hamad killed by artillery fire after threats from Israeli officer; Israel responsible for record journalist death toll, says CPJ; RSF: Israeli forces have methodically…

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  • September 29-October 4, 2024

    Julian Assange testifies before Council of Europe, CoE Parliamentary Assembly recognises Assange as a ‘political prisoner’; Palestinian journalist killed by Israel in her home in Gaza; UN Security Council urged to not turn a blind eye to Israel’s attacks on press freedom; IFJ demands governments stop interfering in the work of journalists; Mohammed R. Mhawish…

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  • September 22-28, 2024

    Assange to testify before the Council of Europe; Press freedom groups denounce Israel’s raid and closure of Al Jazeera bureau in Ramallah; The Pact for the Future fails to address the issues related to journalism and the global information crisis, says RSF

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  • September 15-21, 2024

    Another Palestinian jounralist killed in Gaza; Caitlin Vogus talks about the importance of the PRESS Act; Israeli army raids Al Jazeera bureau in Ramallah, issues 45-day closure order

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  • September 8-14, 2024

    Palestinian journalist describes conditions for reporters in Gaza; Israel revokes press credentials of Al Jazeera journalists; German journalists demand protection for journalists in Gaza; UN experts urge Israel to stop attacks against journalists in West Bank

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  • September 1-7, 2024

    Israeli army injures journalists in the West Bank, IFJ/NUJ condemn UK’s use of anti-terror legislation, and reporters arrested covering DNC protests speak out

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  • August 25-31, 2024

    Israel continues targeting journalists, reporters arrested at the DNC, a crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech in the UK, and 60 organizations urge EU action against Israel’s attacks on press freedom

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