X (Twitter) Unilaterally permanently suspends pro-Palestinian journalist account without notice of violation!! ️#Censorship Elon Musk ignores Israeli government atrocities
Journalism is not a crime #PressFreedom#Ceasefirenow
My journalism is my love letter to country: Arfa Khanum Sherwani
"Until 2020, I lived in anxiety because of online bullying and trolling. Now, there is a real possibility that the people in power want to send me (and all public voices like me) to jail. It is the biggest cause of my anxiety now."
#Journalism#Media#News#PressFreedom#Wikileaks#Assange: "In a New Year’s Day special broadcast, we air highlights from the Belmarsh Tribunal held last month in Washington, D.C., where journalists, lawyers, activists and other expert witnesses made the case to free Julian Assange from prison in the United Kingdom. The WikiLeaks founder has been jailed at London’s Belmarsh prison since 2019, awaiting possible extradition to the United States on espionage charges for publishing documents that revealed U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Rights groups say the charges threaten freedom of the press and put a chilling effect on the work of investigative journalists who expose government secrets.
The Belmarsh Tribunal, inspired by the Russell-Sartre Tribunals of the Vietnam War, has been convened several times in the U.S., Europe and beyond to press for Assange’s release. The December proceedings were co-chaired by Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and The Intercept’s Ryan Grim."
The 'Last Press Conference by an Indian PM in India' Was 10 Years Ago on This Day
Journalist Pankaj Pachauri has pointed out that on this day in 2014, Dr Manmohan Singh fielded over 62 questions from 100 journalists in what was the last presser by an Indian PM in India.
There is a sense that the judiciary will not intercede on behalf of those arrayed against the powers that be; liberty can be truly secured only if a party isn’t brought to power with an overwhelming majority, writes Ajaz Ashraf.
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Our cover story: “I had so many people messaging me and telling me, ‘You basically need to sue the city and the #police department and these individuals as a whole, because what they did to you is not right.’”
India: Damning new forensic investigation reveals repeated use of Pegasus spyware to target high-profile journalists
Amnesty International, in partnership with The Washington Post, has unearthed shocking new details about the continued use of NSO Group’s highly invasive spyware Pegasus to target prominent journalists in India, including one who had previously been a victim of an attack using the same spyware.
India targets Apple over its phone hacking notifications
The intensity of the Indian government effort to discredit and strong-arm Apple disturbed executives at the company’s headquarters, in Cupertino, Calif., and illustrated how even Silicon Valley’s most powerful tech companies can face pressure from the increasingly assertive leadership of the world’s most populous country — and one of the most critical technology markets of the coming decade.
Journalists are being killed at an unprecedented rate in Israel’s war on #gaza When a Gazan journalist dies, there is no one to replace them.
In addition to the loss of human life, #Israel is de facto robbing the world of trustworthy, professional #journalism from inside Gaza during one of the deadliest wars in recent history.
#India#Cybersecurity#Apple#StateHacking#PressFreedom#News#Journalism: "A day after Apple warned independent Indian journalists and opposition party politicians in October that government hackers may have tried to break into their iPhones, officials under Prime Minister Narendra Modi promptly took action — against Apple.
Officials from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) publicly questioned whether the Silicon Valley company’s internal threat algorithms were faulty and announced an investigation into the security of Apple devices.
In private, according to three people with knowledge of the matter, senior Modi administration officials called Apple’s India representatives to demand that the company help soften the political impact of the warnings. They also summoned an Apple security expert from outside the country to a meeting in New Delhi, where government representatives pressed the Apple official to come up with alternative explanations for the warnings to users, the people said. They spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters."
#Israel#IDF#Censorship#Journalism#PressFreedom#Media#News: "The order enumerates eight topics the media are forbidden from reporting on without prior approval from the Israeli Military Censor. Some of the topics touch on hot-button political issues in Israel and internationally, such as potentially embarrassing revelations about weaponsOpens in a new tab used by IsraelOpens in a new tab or captured by Hamas, discussions of security cabinet meetingsOpens in a new tab, and the Israeli hostages in Gaza — an issue that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been widelyOpens in a new tab criticizedOpens in a new tab for mishandling.
The memo also bans reporting on details of military operations, Israeli intelligence, rocket attacks that hit sensitive locations in Israel, cyberattacks, and visits by senior military officials to the battlefield.
Concerns about the politicization of the military censor are not merely hypothetical. Last month, the Israeli censor reportedlyOpens in a new tab complained that Netanyahu was pressuring him to crack down on certain media outlets without legitimate reason. Netanyahu denied the charge."
Arms, ethnic domination, choking dissent: Why India is embracing the Israel model
From refusing to recognise Israel to making Tel Aviv a key ally, India’s trajectory reflects a questioning of its very foundations, writes Sajjad Hassan.
As concerns grow over press freedom in India, some of the country's high-profile journalists are leaving mainstream media organizations to go it alone on YouTube and other social media platforms to report unbiased news. These individuals when no longer affiliated with a company, find themselves exposed to online threats and fears of government retaliation. The Rest of World has more:
Telecommunications Bill Lays the Ground for Totalitarian Control of the Internet
While the Bill is being praised by the telecom industry for replacing archaic colonial laws, the Telecommunication Bill 2023 is expected to provide a larger control than these colonial laws to the Government of India and its institutions. Srinivas Kodali writes.
Statement on Sudden Freezing of NewsClick Accounts by IT Dept; Dec Salaries Held up
NewsClick has always complied with the laws of the land, including all tax regulations. Legal appeals against this unjust and cruel measure will be initiated at the earliest.
As #RishiSunak scrambles to put some clear blue water between himself & #MichelleMone (presumably far enough that he cannot be reached by helicopter), the bigger issue for people outside the #Tory party (apart from the scandal of #PPE fraud), is her use of lawyers to try to halt press coverage of the accusations earlier in the year (accusations she has no freely admitted are true)...
I wonder if this'll be come the straw that breaks the #SLAPP back?
"The KBI has declined to answer questions about how much the agency knew about the raid before it happened, but it seems apparent now they were up to their badges in it. It appears now, however, that the KBI has handed off the investigation to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation"
You guys these Fascists mean it when they say it. Believe them.
At least 65 journalists and media workers have been killed covering the Israel-Gaza since 7 October, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. 57 of those killed were Palestinian