“对我们来说，这不过是将他拘留的借口。在经历了十年的地狱之后，这似乎是不必要的惩罚和侮辱。”-瑞贝卡·文森特（Rebecca Vincent），《无国界记者》
诚实，客观和值得信赖的中东新闻业正遭受漫长而痛苦的死亡，这不仅要归功于媒体的镇压，还得益于资金充裕的宣传帝国。
It is hardly surprising to see Middle Eastern countries at the bottom of the World Press Freedom Index, as the worst violators of freedom of the press. But equally alarming is the complete polarization of public opinion as a result of self-serving media
Media literacy expert Mickey Huff joins ‘Behind The Headline’ host Mnar Muhawesh in a discussion of media censorship, America’s war on whistleblowers, and other threats to press freedom in the United States.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFKqZYp-FqU MINNEAPOLIS --- The Obama administration’s war on whistleblowers was recognized by this year’s Reporters Without Borders’ Press Freedom Index. The NGO ranked the United States -- the
“All of the indicators show a deterioration. Numerous authorities are trying to regain control of their countries, fearing overly open public debate.”
Paris - World press freedom deteriorated in 2015, especially in the Americas, advocacy group Reporters Without Borders said Wednesday as it
The U.S. fell three places to 49th amid a “war on information” by the Obama administration.
PARIS — Reporters Without Borders says Russia, the United States, Japan and many parts of Europe lost ground last year in its ranking of global press freedoms. War, the rise of non-state groups, crackdowns on demonstrations and economic crises provided a backdrop for a tough 2014. The Paris-based media
Even though US-ally Saudi Arabia just condemned the attacks on Charlie Hebdo, it is still quick to enforce its own draconian anti-freedom of speech laws.
US-ally Saudi Arabia flogs liberal activist Raif Badawi in public Friday near a mosque in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, receiving 50 lashes for "insulting Islam," witnesses said. Badawi, 30, was arrested in June 2012 and charged with offenses ranging from cyber crime to disobeying his father and apostasy, or abandoning his faith. He was
During a mass prayer service of Palestinians protesting Israel’s refusal to release a group of Palestinian political prisoners, Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian photojournalist.
RAMALLAH, occupied West Bank --- Israeli military forces shot and injured a Palestinian photojournalist during a demonstration in the occupied West Bank last week.
Mohammad Basman Yasin, 21, is a volunteer photojournalist for the Israeli organization
