Al Jazeera fate uncertain as Gulf states put out mixed messages over network’s future
The fate of Al Jazeera remains uncertain as Egypt’s foreign minister said there could be no compromising on demands against…
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Trial under way for 17 journalists at Turkish opposition as country’s press freedom crackdown continues
Seventeen journalists from prominent Turkish opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet are on trial charged with aiding a terrorist organisation. The journalists, among…
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France takes Google to top European court over ‘right to be forgotten’ in freedom of expression threat
The battle between Google and France’s data protection authority over the reach of an order to remove links to material…
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Reporters Without Borders condemns Chinese authorities over death of writer and activist Liu Xiaobo
Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontieres) says Chinese authorities are “guilty of murder by lack of care” over the death…
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Council refusal to hold Grenfell fire meeting in front of press condemned by Number 10 and Society of Editors
Kensington and Chelsea Council has been roundly condemned for its decision first to ban press from a cabinet meeting discussing…
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Press and public barred from council meeting about Grenfell Tower fire disaster amid ‘disorder’ fears
Update 7pm: After a challenge at the High Court by a coalition of six media groups a judge ordered Kensington…
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Gulf media crackdown: Bahrain closes down nation’s ‘only independent newspaper’ Al-Wasat
Amidst increasing restrictions on the press in the Gulf nation, authorities in Bahrain have shut down Al-Wasat, the country’s only…
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Police accuse weekly paper of ‘creating platform for racial hatred’ over Islamic centre attack story comments
A weekly newspaper has been accused by police of creating a “a platform for racial hatred” over comments posted to…
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