International organisations call on the British foreign minister to pressure Bahrain to end judicial harassment of human rights advocate Nabeel Rajab
Groups urge Boris Johnson to call for release of Nabeel Rajab
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Index on Censorship
A Syrian journalist’s ordeal after Trump’s travel ban (Mashable)
When Donald Trump approved the executive order on the travel ban for seven majority-Muslims countries, Zaina Erhaim couldn't believe her ears. Read the full article
We must not turn our backs on journalists who lack our freedom (The Guardian)
I’m always wary of referring to the west as “the free world”, and of proclaiming that we are therefore blessed with “press freedom” because, in both cases, that freedom is relative and often under pressure. Read the the full article
Section 40: Protection for the People, or Oppression of the Press? (Mediafile)
The United Kingdom might be seeing its own version of the infamous Gawker versus Hogan case play out in its own legal system, but with a twist. Section 40 is a new law that if enacted, will force publishers to pay for the legal expenses of the...
Political News Sources You Can Trust Over The Next 4 Years (Bustle)
All media is, to some extent, biased. That's the reality of the world: What people choose to report, how they report it, and what bits they leave in or out are all up for debate. However, there are some organizations whose focus on data collection...
Why BuzzFeed published the Trump dossier (CityBeat)
National news media can’t agree whether buzzfeed.com erred when it published the 35-page compendium of salacious rumors about Donald Trump in Moscow. Read the full article
The Battle of Raging Bitch (Washingtonian)
A look inside Flying Dog, the company that made a bestseller out of a beer with a naughty name—and launched a First Amendment fight to call its brews whatever the hell it wants. Read the full article
Groups condemn removal of police protest painting from US Capitol
The censoring of an artwork because of its viewpoint is a deeply disturbing and divisive act in an already polarised nation
Legacy of Charlie Hebdo honoured in event at Parliament (National Secular Society)
Members and supporters of the National Secular Society gathered in Portcullis House on Wednesday night to discuss the future of free speech, two years after the attack on Charlie Hebdo. Read the full article
Turkey: Pro-government newspapers rewarded with state-sponsored advertising
Imprisoned journalists make headlines, but the Turkish government has a more insidious method for controlling the media
Rights groups demand justice for journalist Mehman Huseynov tortured in Azerbaijan
Global human rights organisations strongly condemn the abduction and torture of Azerbaijani journalist Mehman Huseynov
Turkey: “The worst time is when the ruler and the evil of the people are united”
I am a Turkish activist, a human rights defender, a dissident, and currently I feel like a lab rat trapped in a maze, trying to find an exit to freedom.