Tag: Freedom of the Press
Extradition Order for Julian Assange Approved by Britain
LONDON — The British government approved an extradition order on Friday for Julian Assange, the embattled WikiLeaks founder,…
Thousands Swept Up as Kremlin Clamps Down on War Criticism
Vladimir Efimov, a local politician on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s Far East, was charged with “discrediting the…
What Depp Trial Means for Media Companies’ Airing #MeToo Accusations
Mr. Depp’s argument was that the case had nothing to do with the First Amendment’s broad protections for…
Supreme Court Leak Inquiry Exposes Gray Area of Press Protections
“The norms of confidentiality at the court, they’re not gentle or subtle,” said Allison Orr Larsen, a professor…
The Man Who Could Ruin the Philippines Forever
In other ways, too, Mr. Duterte is responsible for normalizing authoritarianism, which may be yet another thing Mr.…
Jokes, Glamour and a Try for Normalcy as Correspondents’ Dinner Returns
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, opted against going to the dinner because of…
Musk’s Ties to China Could Create Headaches for Twitter
SAN FRANCISCO — When Elon Musk opened a Tesla factory in Shanghai in 2019, the Chinese government welcomed…
Kashmir Journalists Face Forbidding Pattern: Arrest, Bail, Rearrest
After being held in jail for close to four years awaiting trial on charges of aiding militants, the…
Do Russian Oligarchs Have a Secret Weapon in London’s Libel Lawyers?
The government attempted to rebalance the scales with the passage of the Defamation Act of 2013. It required…
Zelensky Gives Interview to Russian Journalists. Moscow Orders It Quashed.
It was a remarkable moment in the war in Europe: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine gave a 90-minute-long…
Fed Up With Deadly Propaganda, Some Russian Journalists Quit
Dmitri Likin spent more than two decades helping shape the look of Russian state television, but he says…
The Lies Putin Tells to Justify Russia’s War on Ukraine
In the tense weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, Russian officials denied that it planned anything…