#press-freedom

#press-freedom

The first year of the second Trump administration has already seen new heights in unlawful efforts to cut off access to information (and to punish newsrooms for doing their job). From unconstitutionally booting the Associated Press from the Oval Office because of its editorial stance, to creating unlawful press access policies at the Pentagon, the administration is desperately seeking to choke coverage it doesn't like. The currents shaping these efforts are only likely to intensify in 2026.

President Donald Trump attacks the press on pretty much a daily basis, lashing out at reporters who ask questions he doesn't like. He told one reporter to be quiet while calling her "piggy." He has called other reporters "nasty," "stupid," "ugly," "obnoxious" and terrible at their jobs. Often, he focuses on women. But no one is seemingly spared from his wrath when he gets a tough question.

Nearly half of the journalists killed globally this year were by Israeli forces in Gaza. Israel killed more journalists in 2025 than any other country, according to a report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Israeli forces carrying out the genocidal war in Gaza were responsible for the deaths of 29 Palestinian reporters, RSF said in its annual report published on Tuesday. It was the third year running that Israel was named the top killer of journalists by the NGO.

The club notified the Guardian late on Saturday to say it felt it would be inappropriate for journalists and photographers from the Guardian to be accredited to matches at the Amex, starting from Sunday's game against West Ham. The allegations about Bloom, a billionaire who has made his money from gambling, have raised questions from MPs. Dawn Alford, the chief executive of the Society of Editors, said the ban was deeply concerning.

Good Evening. I'd like to begin by saying thank you to the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents for this incredible honor. I'd also like to recognize the Murdoch family, and the Fox executive team for making our coverage possible. Including Suzanne Scott, Jay Wallace, Greg Headen, Tom Lowell and of course Lauren Petterson, Irena Briganti, Kim Rosenberg and Thomas Ferraro who are here tonight. And finally, to my father. You believed in me when everyone else told me this wasn't possible.

Yulia Kuznetsova said in a social media post that it appeared Novak was being transferred from Penal Colony No. 11 in the village of Bozoy in the Irkutsk region, though her destination was unknown. "This week, a lawyer colleague of mine tried to visit Nika, but was denied entry," Kuznetsova wrote. "He noticed a loud noise and a large number of Investigative Committee officers in the colony. The prison staff are not explaining what exactly happened."

Acosta, during an appearance on MS NOW on Saturday morning, made it clear he was still disgusted with the president saying quiet, piggy to Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey earlier this month. He said any boss who spoke to a female employee that way would be fired, so it was not okay for the press to just sit back and take it. Other folks in the press in the room should speak up in that moment and say, Mr. President, that is not appropriate,' Acosta said.

When Elena Kostyuchenko (Yaroslavl, Russia, 38 years old) arrived in Berlin after covering the beginning of the war in Ukraine and learning that she could never return to Russia because a price had been put on her head, she thought she was safe. However, a few months later, she was poisoned in Germany with an unknown substance that continues to wreak havoc on her body even today.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

The Kashmir Times rejected that allegation, describing the raid on its office as yet another attempt to silence us. The bizarre allegations against us are baseless, the news outlet said in a statement shared on its website on Thursday. Criticising the government is not the same as being inimical to the state. In fact, it is the very opposite, it said. A robust, questioning press is essential to a healthy democracy.

U.K. journalist Sami Hamdi, a 35-year-old father of three and outspoken critic of Israel's genocide in Gaza, was residing in the U.S. on a travel visa when he was abducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at San Francisco International Airport on October 26. His wife, Soumaya Hamdi, only found out he was being detained after a friend sent her a text message about DHS bragging about the abduction on social media.

It's a warning shot aimed at the very idea of independent civic life. The silencing of a revolutionary media outlet Instead, the Decree, once seen as a safeguard for civic freedom, is now being weaponized as a tool of control. Nawaat's team describes the action as part of a broader campaign of harassment: tax audits, financial investigations, and administrative interrogations that together amount to an attempt to "stifle all media resistance to the dictatorship."

The university ended the Indiana Daily Student 's print edition after firing the paper's adviser, who refused to comply with administrators' request to remove news coverage from a homecoming edition of the paper. University leaders insist they're not censoring the student paper but moving it to a digital platform in line with a business plan adopted last year to address the paper's deficits.

The journalist, a Vietnamese citizen who lives and works in Thailand, had returned to their home country in August to renew their passport, according a source with knowledge of the situation. While their passport was reissued, it was held by police, who interrogated them over a number of days, asking questions about their journalism, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.