Tag: national security
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Sanctions on Russia also aim to protect Japan, says ex-minister Kono
Presidential candidate of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Taro Kono, the minister in charge of vaccinations, attends a debate organized by the Liberal Democratic Party, Youth ... -
Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen delivers remarks at a press conference announcing the transnational crackdown charges | Takeover bid
Good afternoon. We are here to report three significant cases, unsealed today in the Eastern District of New York. These cases reveal attempts by the government ... -
Joe Biden press conference on sanctions against Russia and the war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a predawn attack on Ukraine on Thursday. Explosions were heard in major cities across the Eastern European country, killing at least ... -
NSS Detains 8 Journalists for Covering a Press Conference of SPLM-IO MPs
South Sudanese journalists covering an event in the former Yei River State in 2016 [Photo via Facebook] JUBA – At least eight journalists were briefly detained ... -
Revocation of MediaOne license is a crackdown on press freedom in India: prominent figures
New Delhi: Several parliamentarians, lawyers, editors and activists on Monday showed their support for the Malayalam news channel MediaOne, saying the revocation of its license by ... -
Hong Kong minister resigns after Omicron karaoke scandal
A senior Hong Kong official has resigned after attending a karaoke birthday party in violation of the city’s strict ‘zero-Covid’ guidelines, embarrassing Carrie Lam’s government as ... -
Release the former justice minister arbitrarily detained in Tunisia
Tunisian authorities should immediately release former justice minister Noureddine Bhiri, arbitrarily detained, Human Rights Watch said today. Plainclothes policemen intercepted Bhiri on December 31, 2021 in ... -
Hong Kong leader says she cannot accept claims that press freedom is at risk of extinction
HONG KONG, Jan 4 (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she could not accept suggestions that press freedom in the city was ... -
Hong Kong’s Lam: media shutdowns unrelated to press freedom
Lam said the government respects the rule of law in Hong Kong and that when she took office for the first time, she opened government press ... -
Hong Kong Leader Rejects Allegations of “Extinction” of Press Freedom | Freedom of press
Journalists face increasing pressure on Chinese territory with the shutdown of three independent media outlets since the imposition of the security law. Hong Kong leader Carrie ... -
Hong Kong journalist tops ’10 most urgent’ list focused on China’s press freedom
1. Jimmy Lai Chee-ying Hong Kong media entrepreneur and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai Chee-ying is serving a 20-month prison sentence, while also awaiting trial on national ... -
China blocks press freedom in Hong Kong, targets Taiwan
The prospect of freedom of the press and of expression is becoming increasingly murky in Hong Kong, as the consequences of Beijing’s repressive pressure on the ... -
Press freedom downward spiral continues after Hong Kong arrests
In response to the arrest this morning of current and former senior executives and board members of the Hong Kong media outlet Stand News for alleged ... -
US counterterrorism unit investigated journalists, raising concerns over press freedom
A special customs and border protection unit used sensitive government databases designed to track down terrorists to investigate up to 20 US-based journalists, including an award-winning ... -
Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing > U.S. Department of Defense > Transcript
PRESS SECRETARY JOHN F. KIRBY: All right, just a couple of things at the top. Hopefully, you had a chance to see the secretary’s condolence statement ... -
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, December 6, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:15 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Monday. Okay. We will also keep you guys updated on when the ... -
Shuttered Hong Kong Democracy Paper wins Press Freedom Award
HONG KONG – Jailed media mogul Jimmy Lai and his now closed staff Apple Daily newspaper have received a prestigious Press Freedom Award from the World ... -
How Hong Kong press freedom suffocates under China
Emboldened by the National Security Law, Hong Kong officials are increasingly cracking down on media and journalists critical of the government. Many on the ground now ... -
Myanmar media ‘struggle to report,’ says press freedom award winner
WASHINGTON – When the Burmese military took power earlier this year, it quickly began arresting journalists, cutting internet access and revoking media licenses. For Aye Chan ... -
FBI raid on home of Project Veritas founder raises questions about press freedom
This document came into the hands of O’Keefe’s organization, Project Veritas, which never published anything on the subject and ultimately turned the document over to the ... -
China attacks Hong Kong press freedom probe
China slammed a press freedom investigation by the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents’ Club which found nearly half of its members plan to leave the city Through ... -
China slams press freedom survey that shows journalists want to leave Hong Kong
China questions the validity and data of a new press freedom survey. The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Hong Kong (FCC) survey found nearly half of its ... -
Press Freedom Coalition says DOJ must drop Assange case after CIA plot revelation
A coalition of more than two dozen press freedom groups on Monday escalated an earlier appeal demanding that the US Department of Justice drop charges against ... -
The National Press Club announces the winners of the 2021 Aubuchon Press Freedom Prize
WASHINGTON, August 30, 2021 / PRNewswire / – The National Press Club today announced the winners of the 2021 John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award, an honor ... -
Phone press briefing with Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations
Phone press briefing with Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield: Thank you, Justin, and thank you all ... -
Investors ignore a dangerous crackdown on press freedom
Global press freedom is under dramatic pressure. More journalists than ever were in jail last year and the number of media workers killed rose by a ... -
Report – Radio Free Asia
Press freedom in Hong Kong is “in tatters” following the forced closure of the Apple Daily and arrests of columnists under the National Security Act, the ... -
Hong Kong experiences worst year ever for press freedom amid battle with China: ‘In tatters’
This year has been dubbed “the worst year yet” for press freedom in Hong Kong as China strives to turn the city into its own authoritarian ... -
How press freedom is being eroded in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s vocal and politically diverse media, while free from the constraints imposed on neighboring journalism in mainland China, has faced various threats over the years. ... -
Hong Kong: RSF calls for release of press freedom defender Claudia Mo
Claudia Mo, 64, former Hong Kong Legislative Council member and ex-journalist, who was a prominent press freedom advocate in the territory, faces life imprisonment after being ... -
‘Hong Kong press freedom is indeed dead’: Journalists lose hope after Apple Daily is forced to close
Two summers ago, in the heat of massive Hong Kong street protests when pro-democracy protesters clashed with police, they were still on the frontlines: enthusiastic young ... -
The Pentagon Papers are 50 years old: press freedom and whistleblowers are still under threat
Legendary whistleblower Dan Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers fifty years ago, a brave act of truth for which he was later sentenced to life in prison. ... -
Australia must strengthen press freedom laws and promote transparency, survey finds | freedom of the press
Laws to protect public interest journalism should be strengthened and a culture of transparency promoted, recommended a report by a Senate committee on freedom of the ...
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