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Mark Frary
Mark Frary
Mark is an award-winning journalist who has worked for The Times, Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard and other publications. He is the author of 11 books and is regularly asked to speak on radio, TV and at conferences.
Iran enters the multiverse of madness
The Iranian government is holding propaganda events while attempting to silence protests against corruption following a building collapse in Abadan
Chad: Return to democracy still seems a distant prospect
A reconciliation dialogue promised after the death last April of the central African country’s president is in turmoil
Belarus: the free press continues despite attacks
The chair of the Belarusian Association of Journalists says reporting is harder than ever because of government crackdowns and war in neighbouring Ukraine
Syria passes draconian cybercrime laws
Country is latest to criminalise vaguely defined fake news to target human rights activists and journalists
Attacks on journalists covering protests increase says new report
The latest annual report from the Council of Europe safety of journalists platform makes for worrying reading on media freedom
Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter – good for free speech?
The tech entrepreneur has made it clear that free speech is at the forefront of his decision to buy the social media platform. We explore just what this means
Ukrainian reporter forced to film propaganda video before release
Victoria Roshchina, who works for independent media channel hromadske, had to deny she was being held captive
Ukrainian news reporter detained by Russia’s FSB
The whereabouts of Victoria Roschina, who works for independent news channel hromadske, is unknown after her detention
Does Russia’s war have popular support? Navalny says not
Some 14,000 people, including children, have been detained for protesting the war. Putin’s pollsters say Russians support it
Will athletes risk the wrath of Beijing to stand up for human rights?
The Olympic Games have a history of protest, but China is going out of its way to stop that. With growing concern over the Uyghurs and Hong Kong we look at how likely they are to win
Turkish-Armenian academic faces deportation from Greece over controversial views
Sevan Nişanyan believes he has been added to the country’s “list of undesirable foreigners” as a result of his controversial research
