Julian Assange is out of prison, after agreeing to plead guilty to violating the US Espionage Act. He is expected to be freed after appearing in a US courtroom on the Northern Mariana Islands this week. It is worth pausing for a moment to consider all that Assange has been through,
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Media freedom declining across Europe, with implications for rule of law
A new report has warned media freedom in the EU is close to “breaking point” in many states amid rising authoritarianism across the continent. In its latest annual report covering 2023, the Berlin-based Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties) highlighted widespread threats, intimidation and violence against journalists and attacks on the
US committed to defend press freedom: Peter Haas
US Ambassador Peter Haas has reiterated his government's commitment to defend press freedom and the right of journalists and media outlets to exercise their right to freedom of expression, the SampadakParishad said in a press statement. In reply to a letter by MahfuzAnam, president of the SampadakParishad, seeking clarification of the