"Israel has not allowed international journalists into the blockaded Palestinian territory since the start of the war in October 2023 against the Palestinian militant group Hamas, except when embedded with Israeli forces. [...] "For more than two years, the IFJ has been calling for the borders to be opened to the foreign press so that they can relieve our colleagues who are exhausted by two years of war," said Anthony Bellanger, IFJ general secretary."
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/police-and-justice/article/2025/12/03/french-journalists-unions-file-legal-complaint-against-israel-over-obstructing-gaza-access_6748100_105.html #pressfreedom #Gaza

The family of publisher and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai have raised concerns about his health and mistreatment in prison

Lai is still awaiting a verdict in his case in which he was charged under the National Security Law of "colluding with foreign powers"

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/03/jimmy-lai-health-concern-hong-kong-prison

#HongKong #China #HumanRights #PressFreedom #FreeJimmyLai

Court just let out so there's a lot of updates from reporters OTG to read. One quick update from Inner City Press say the object to the Judge's decision today to seal much of the evidence that's being debated over.

Reporter Matthew Russell Lee says this sealing of records is a violation of press freedom and did not provide a time for journalists to object to being shutout of the evidence.

📸 https://www.patreon.com/MatthewRussellLee

#InnerCityPress #MatthewRussellLee #Journalism #NYC #Luigi #PressFreedom

Here is a worthwhile investment in democracy and #PressFreedom Give to: @cartoonistsrights.org@bsky.brid.gy (Excellent cartoon by @anntelnaes.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy )

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:csf7l5duv7d7ttr65pphmykt/post/3m6ymu3k3dk2s

"A new trove of documents obtained by The Grayzone through freedom of information (FOI) requests provide unprecedented insight into Britain’s little-known military and intelligence censorship board. The contents lay bare how the secretive Defence and Security Media Advisory (DSMA) Committee censors the output of British journalists, while categorizing independent media as “extremist” for publishing “embarrassing” stories. The body imposes what are known as D-Notices, gag-orders systematically suppressing information available to the public.

The files provide the clearest view to date of the inner workings of the opaque committee, exposing which news items the British national security state has sought to shape or keep from public view. These include the bizarre 2010 death of a GCHQ codebreaker, MI6 and British special forces activity in the Middle East and Africa, the sexual abuse of children by government officials, and the death of Princess Diana.

The files show the shadowy Committee maintains an iron grip over the output of legacy British media outlets, transforming British journalists to royal court stenographers. With the Committee having firmly imposed themselves on the editorial process, a wide range of reporters have submitted “apologies” to the board for their media offenses, flaunting their subservience in order to maintain their standing within British mainstream media.

In addition, the documents also show the Committee’s intentions to extend the D-Notice system to social media, stating its desire to engage with “tech giants” in a push to suppress revealing disclosures on platforms like Meta and Twitter/X."

https://thegrayzone.com/2025/11/30/files-expose-britains-secret-d-notice-censorship-regime/

#UK #Censorship #DNotice #DSMA #News #Journalism #PressFreedom #SocialMedia

The #WhiteHouse is now directly attacking the #press on its official website.

“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” - George Orwell

#indivisible #pressfreedom

#PressFreedom continues to plummet in the state of #Israel as persecution of native journalists, critical of Israeli govt policy, intensifies alongside the government's tightening grip on media outlets.

#press #journalism #Palestine #Gaza
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/israel-journalismus-pressefreiheit-100.html

President Trump recently lashed out at a reporter! This exchange, highlighting concerns about presidential conduct and press freedom, occurred after she questioned the vetting process for a D.C. shooter under his administration. Read more: https://www.alternet.org/trump-female-reporter-stupid/ #PressFreedom #Accountability

Edwin Gardiola denies public works corruption allegations | The wRap

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/november-27-2025/

I’ll state the obvious, but in this so‑called free and democratic West, I find myself tiptoeing round more topics by the day, as if plain speech were some reckless indulgence rather than a basic right I’m meant to exercise without apology. #FreeSpeech #PressFreedom #CivilLiberties #HumanRights

#Palestine #Gaza #Israel #BBC #Press #PressFreedom #censorship #Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ROBqQGhHsE

West Africa: MDC 2025 - Experts Raise Concerns Over Declining Press Freedom, Welfare in Nigeria, West Africa: [Premium Times] The concerns were raised during a panel discussion session titled "Independent Media and Resilient Civic Space" at the opening of the four-day Media and Development Conference (MDC 3.0) organised by the CJID http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TPS1yF #PressFreedom #Nigeria #WestAfrica #MediaDevelopment #Journalism

@thejapantimes "In a nation without #PressFreedom there is no indepemdently verifyable economic data available!"

• And that's why I'd steer clear of any shares from places like "P.R." China, Russia, KSA, USA & UK.

Judge Carroll hands Trump Media another legal defeat, as The Guardian's Hugo Lowell reports a Florida judge dismissed TMTG's lawsuit over a 2023 article detailing a federal probe into shady loans. The court granted an anti-SLAPP motion, protecting critical reporting on President Trump's company. Read Lowell’s sharp coverage: https://www.alternet.org/judge-rules-trump-media/ #TrumpMedia #LegalNews #PressFreedom

Rappler’s Lian Buan, Dwight de Leon named panelists in prestigious JVO seminar

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/about/lian-buan-dwight-de-leon-panelists-jaime-v-ongpin-journalism-seminar-2025/

"The Associated Press is back in a courtroom Monday defending itself and our principles against the White House, continuing to fight for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by their government based on its preferences.

"This is not a controversial idea. Yet this foundational American freedom remains under threat."

https://apnews.com/article/associated-press-free-speech-white-house-a1d29b0efc3dc2c0176c7be2471f2a3b

#censorship #PressFreedom #freedomofthepress

What else is new? The Trump administration outlaws anarchism as an ideology. You might as well outlaw libertarianism, which as a matter of fact derives from anarchism...

"At what point does a literary collection or newspaper subscription become prosecutorial evidence under the Trump administration’s logic? Essentially, whenever it’s convenient. The vagueness is a feature, not a bug. When people don’t know which political materials might later be deemed evidence of criminality, the safest course is to avoid engaging with controversial ideas altogether.

The slippery slope from anarchist zines to conventional journalism isn’t hypothetical, and we’re already sliding fast. Journalist Mario Guevara can tell you that from El Salvador, where he was deported in a clear case of retaliation for livestreaming a No Kings protest. So can Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, as she awaits deportation proceedings for co-writing an opinion piece critical of Israel’s wars that the administration considers evidence of support for terrorism.

At least two journalists lawfully in the U.S. — Ya’akub Ira Vijandre and Sami Hamdi — were nabbed by ICE just last month. The case against Vijandre is partially based on his criticism of prosecutorial overreach in the Holy Land Five case and his liking social media posts that quote Quranic verses, raising the question of how far away we are from someone being indicted for transporting a Quran or a news article critical of the war on terror."

https://theintercept.com/2025/11/23/prairieland-ice-antifa-zines-criminalize-protest-journalism/

#USA #Trump #Authoritarianism #FreedomOfSpeech #FirstAmendment #Anarchism #Antifa #Anarchists #PressFreedom

WATCH: 50 Yrs of Combatting Suppressed News
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/11/23/watch-50-yrs-of-combatting-suppressed-news/
Project Censored marked its 50th anniversary Friday night in Washington with Ryan Grim, John Kiriakou, Lauren Harper, Joe Lauria, Mischa Geracoulis and Mickey Huff. The problem of censorship and suppressed news in the United States is older than 50 years,…
#Politics #Analysis #Censorship #Commentary #ConsortiumNews #ConsortiumNewsAt30 #FreePress #FreeSpeech #Gaza #History #Intelligence #IranContra #Israel #Media #Palestine #PressFreedom #Propaganda #Russia #Russiagate #Ukraine #UnitedStates #Wikileaks #CathyVogan #JoeLauria #JohnKiriakou #LaurenHarper #MickeyHuff. #MischaGeracoulis #ProjectCensored #RyanGrim

WATCH: 50 Yrs of Combatting Suppressed News
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/11/22/watch-50-yrs-of-combatting-suppressed-news/
Project Censored marked its 50th anniversary Friday night in Washington with Ryan Grim, John Kiriakou, Lauren Harper, Joe Lauria, Mischa Geracoulis and Mickey Huff. The problem of censorship and suppressed news in the United States is older than 50 years,…
#Politics #Analysis #Censorship #Commentary #ConsortiumNews #ConsortiumNewsAt30 #FreePress #FreeSpeech #Gaza #History #Intelligence #IranContra #Israel #Media #Palestine #PressFreedom #Propaganda #Russia #Russiagate #Ukraine #UnitedStates #Wikileaks #CathyVogan #JoeLauria #JohnKiriakou #LaurenHarper #MickeyHuff. #MischaGeracoulis #ProjectCensored #RyanGrim

Brian Karem reveals a disturbing new low: "Quiet, piggy." The White House columnist details President Trump's insult to a reporter and his concerning praise for MBS. Learn more about these alarming incidents and their implications for press freedom by clicking here: https://www.alternet.org/trump-white-house-2674331272/ #Trump #PressFreedom