#press-freedom

#press-freedom

Donald Trump has sued the New York Times for, well, reporting on Trump. Rather than charging the Times with any specific libelous act, Trump's lawsuit is just another of his angry bloviations. The lawsuit says he's moving against one of the worst and most degenerate newspapers in the History of our Country, becoming a virtual mouthpiece' for the Radical Left Democrat Party. And so on.

She'd probably go after people like you! Because you treat me so unfairly! It's hate! You have a lot of hate in your heart! Would that be appropriate? Karl replied. Maybe they'll come after ABC. Well, ABC paid me $16 million recently for a form of hate speech, right? Your company paid me $16 million for a form of hate speech, so maybe they'll have to go after you, Trump added.

At the same time a long-running family feud among Rupert Murdoch and his children was settled with a deal that will assure Fox News and other powerful media outlets run by the family will retain their conservative bent. The moves deepened concerns among many US media critics and observers of authoritarianism that press freedoms in the US were undergoing capitulation to the Trump administration's rightwing authoritarian leanings.

"We are immensely grateful to President [Donald] Trump for securing the release of yet another brave RFE/RL journalist unfairly detained by Belarusian authorities," RFE/RL President and CEO Steve Capus said in a statement from Vilnius.

The police never gave us an answer, and said they would put together a team to look for him.

Guevara has spent almost all of his detention in ICE custody, although he is authorized to live and work in the United States. He immigrated to the United States more than 20 years ago from El Salvador to escape persecution for his journalism. Guevara settled in Georgia and continued to work as a journalist, first for Mundo Hispánico, and then, in 2024, he founded his own news organization, , which had recently begun filming ICE abductions.

(Jehad Alshrafi/AP photo) Four journalists representing Reuters, the Associated Press, and Al Jazeera were killed in multiple Israeli strikes on a hospital in Gaza on Monday. The four journalists covering the ongoing Israel-Hamas war were among 19 killed in the hospital blast, including paramedics who had apparently responded to the scene of a previous bombing, the AP reported. The IDF just killed journalists from Reuters, Al Jazeera, AP and NBC.

Clarke claimed the allegations published by the Guardian after an investigation were false and he had been the victim of an unlawful conspiracy. During the five-week civil case, 26 witnesses gave evidence against him, detailing allegations of bullying and professional and sexual misconduct. On Friday, Mrs Justice Steyn rejected Clarke's claims, ruling the Guardian had proved both its defences: truth and public interest.

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.

Mzia Amaglobeli has been sentenced to two years in prison in what rights groups deem politically motivated, following her arrest during a pro-European protest.

The merger of Paramount Global and Skydance Media, valued at approximately $8 billion, received approval from the Federal Communications Commission, paving the way for imminent completion.

President Donald Trump is using presidential power to suppress coverage of his alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein, which poses a serious threat to press freedom.

The Freedom of the Press Foundation expressed serious concern about ICE agents harassing journalists, indicating that their conduct raises significant First Amendment and press freedom issues.

Turkey has been ranked 159 out of 180 countries in the 2025 global press freedom index by Reporters Without Borders. Only four journalists are currently imprisoned, yet risks persist.

The Indian government ordered X to block 2,355 accounts, including two Reuters handles, citing Section 69A of the IT Act, threatening criminal liability for non-compliance.