World Sep 04 Nepal blocks Facebook, X, YouTube and others for failing to register with the government By Associated Press
World May 04 Nicaragua withdraws from UNESCO in protest over press freedom award UNESCO on Sunday announced the withdrawal of Nicaragua from the U.N. cultural and educational body because of the awarding of a UNESCO prize celebrating press freedom to a Nicaraguan newspaper, La Prensa. By Associated Press
World Mar 30 Watch 6:02 How journalist Masih Alinejad survived multiple assassination plots by Iran Earlier this month, two men were convicted in a plot to kill Masih Alinejad, an Iranian American journalist and women’s rights activist living in New York. Her attempted assassination was orchestrated by the Iranian government, part of more than a… By Lisa Desjardins, Andrew Corkery, Juliet Fuisz, Gerard Edic
Politics Dec 16 Watch 7:22 ABC News settlement with Trump raises concerns about press freedom in his 2nd term President-elect Trump settled a defamation lawsuit with ABC News for $15 million. That suit followed a segment in which George Stephanopolous inaccurately said Trump had been found liable for raping writer E. Jean Carrol when in fact, he had been… By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan
Nation Aug 13 Ex-Kansas police chief who led raid on small-town newspaper charged with obstruction of justice Former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody is accused of persuading a potential witness for an investigation into his conduct of withholding information from authorities. By Associated Press
Jun 13 U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, jailed in Russia for over a year, to stand trial for espionage, officials say By Associated Press Russia's Prosecutor General's office said Thursday an indictment of the Wall Street Journal reporter has been finalized and his case was filed to a regional court. Continue reading
Jun 05 New Jersey adopts public records law critics say makes it harder for media to access documents By Associated Press The legislation alters the state's Open Public Records Act, which the public and journalists regularly use to get documents from state and local governments. Continue reading
Jun 03 Parliament speaker in Georgia signs into law a bill that critics say curbs media freedom By Sophiko Megrelidze, Associated Press Speaker Shalva Papuashvili acted after the legislature, controlled by the ruling Georgian Dream party, overrode a veto of the bill by the president. Continue reading
May 30 Georgian organization says it will take controversial media law to the constitutional court By Associated Press The law will require media and non-governmental organizations that receive more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad to register as representing the interests of foreign powers. Continue reading
May 28 Georgian parliament overrides presidential veto of the divisive ‘foreign agents’ bill By Sophiko Megrelidze, Associated Press The legislature, controlled by the ruling Georgian Dream party, dismissed President Salome Zourabichvili's veto of the legislation that she and other critics say will restrict media freedom and obstruct Georgia's chances of joining the European Union. Continue reading