The FCCT has raised concern over defamation cases against Australian writer Murray Hunter, warning they threaten press freedom and highlight cross-border legal risks.

#Thailand #Malaysia #PressFreedom #JounalismIsNotACrime #SLAPP

https://www.thaienquirer.com/62920/fcct-calls-for-charges-to-be-dropped-in-defamation-cases-against-australian-writer-murray-hunter/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

This is a photo of Mariam Gaphrindashvili and Guram Rogava, journalists who were brutally attacked by police while covering the protests in Tbilisi, Georgia last night.

They were just two of dozens of journalists among hundreds of people injured last night.

#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia
#JounalismIsNotACrime

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"In Iran, the Islamic Republic’s judiciary has sentenced two women journalists to five years in prison each for their coverage of the September 2022 death of Mahsa Amini while in custody.

Asghar Jahangir, the spokesperson for Iran’s judiciary, announced the issuance of the five-year prison sentences for Elahe Mohammadi and Niloofar Hamedi, two journalists arrested following Amini’s death."

#JounalismIsNotACrime
#MahsaAmini
#ElaheMohammadi
#NiloofarHamedi

https://iranwire.com/en/journalism-is-not-a-crime/135026-iran-sentences-two-women-journalists-to-5-years-over-mahsa-amini-coverage/

Erster. #jounalismisnotacrime