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White House finds few are interested in the press secretary role; secrecy abounds in drafting Senate Republicans' healthcare legislation; Mexican government's misuse of spyware to target journalists and critics… More
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Google announces plans to curb extremist content on Youtube; Julius Caesar controversy continues; Univision flexes its muscles in the age of Trump, and more in free expression news from… More
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Violence shakes DC as lawmakers look for answers; arrests made following attack on peaceful protesters outside Turkish embassy in DC; Egypt continues to crack down on news media ahead… More
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White House press office getting quieter; new Poet Laureate named; counter-terrorism and digital freedom in Europe, and more in free expression issues around the world. More
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Trump cabinet compete to praise President at televised meeting; Megan Kelly criticized for hosting fake news proponent; and more in free expression in the United States and around the… More
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Breaking: Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ testimony this week on Trump campaign ties to Russia will be in a public Senate Intelligence Committee session. CNN reportedly drops Reza Aslan’s show Believer after… More
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The central role of the media and journalism is on full display during fired FBI director Comey's riveting Congressional testimony. So is the state of truth, as "lies" and… More
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President Trump blocking Twitter users a violation of their First Amendment rights, according to lawyers; fake news unsettles relations in the Gulf; Comey testimony broadcast significant move by TV… More
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At least 7 political prisoners in Azerbaijan have declared hunger strikes in solidarity with Mehman Huseynov, a 26-year-old political blogger who may have 7 years added to his nearly completed 2-year prison sentence. https://t.co/SKlePwut00
Five years ago, Ilham Tohti’s case, stood as a clear warning shot to the rest of the academic community in China: criticism, or mere conversation, about state policy towards Uyghurs was off limits. https://t.co/nxtCBoIZEk